How to avoid and spot the 15 big problems you don't want on a boat, the vital tasks you need to do on your boat…
Practical Boat Owner
December issue – out on 26 October 2023
How to sell your boat and get the best price, long term test of electric outboards, our view of the new Hanse 348, DIY spinnaker…
Bilge pump troubleshooting: getting the float activation switch to work
Zoran Glozinic does a bit of bilge pump troubleshooting to try and work out why the float-activated switch on his automatic pump won't work
Understanding boat electrics: switches and relays
Pat Manley and Oliver Ballam demystify boat electrics, starting with switches and relays
DIY chartplotter for £200: how to build one at home
John Calton builds his own 10in touchscreen DIY chartplotter with GPS and AIS for a fraction of the cost of an off-the-shelf system
Restoring a vintage Sailor radio
Ali Wood’s Sailor radio is given the VIP treatment
Magnetic mousing for easy wire installation
Winston Collinge uses an easy and attractive way to feed a cable through the length of his mast
Whitbread race veterans invited to 50th anniversary reunion
A reunion for all Whitbread Round the World race crew and skippers is being held in the run up to the Ocean Globe Race in September
Dinghy launch trolley renovation: make it look as good as new!
Rather than bin a rusty dinghy launch trolley, Alec Marsh saves cash - and landfill - and repairs it
Transom repair for a hard tender: step-by-step
Jake Frith explains how to carry out a transom repair for many more years of trouble free service
The best trailer sailer boats for weekend cruising… or longer
Duncan Kent reviews a selection of new and used trailer sailer boats that are large enough to accommodate crew for a weekend, but small enough to launch and recover single-handed
Swallows and Amazon star to return to Southampton Boat Show
Sophie Neville, the actress who played Titty in the 1974 film Swallows and Amazon will be returning to the 2023 Southampton Boat Show with the boat Amazon
Antila 33.3 review: The ideal lakeland explorer
Lake sailing in Poland is very different to coastal sailing. In many ways it’s more relaxing. There are no tides to contend with and because you can find a marina…
Anchoring charges and the law
Are anchoring charges fair to those sailors who do not use facilities ashore? We look at both sides of the argument
Cruising Poland’s lake district
“How do you get from one lake to another?” My brother Jack, a ferry captain, wanted to know when I said I was off to sail a cruising yacht on…
Sailing in Europe after Brexit: the essential guide
Planning on sailing in Europe? The Cruising Association shares its advice on what you need to know for a stress-free cruise in the EU
Pip Hare: ‘I now have a fighting chance for Vendée Globe 2024 success’
The six month refit aims to give Pip Hare's Imoca 60 Medallia "a fighting chance" against the 13 new-build boats, costing some £8million each, which will be joining her on…
Adding a bowsprit to your boat
Nearly every new boat has a bowsprit, but what about older yachts? Rupert Holmes looks at what is available on the market for owners of older vessels
Lifeboat and working boat conversions
The basic shape of a traditional lifeboat is a long shallow keel, double ended and beamy – ideal for conversion into a cruising boat
August issue – on sale 6 July
How to repair gelcoat like a pro, hull design explained, inflatable canoes and kayaks tested, the legacy of Frank and Margaret Dye, 30 pages of boat DIY know-how... and more!…
Man overboard statistics: 47% of MOBs from recreational boats end in a fatality
Latest figures published by the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) reveal that 47% of reported man overboard incidents from recreational boats ends in a fatality
What I learned from my Croatian family charter on a 40ft catamaran
A skippered flotilla charter on the Dalmatian Coast is a dream come true for Laura Hodgetts, but can she really relax as a (last-minute) lone parent with two pre-schoolers and…