Sailmaker tips for getting new life out of old sails; NMEA wifi gateways tested; Wayfarer Weekended on test; Cruising hacks from liveaboard sailors; Solo skipper’s…
Practical Boat Owner
March 2026 issue – out 15 January
Boat electrics made easy; Restoring a £1 boat; Easy ways to revive your canopy; How to find the perfect crew; How to lower your mast…
Cornish town celebrates Sailtica Race involvement
Cruisers and multihulls over 8.5m will be competing
Sailors’ pets cut adrift
Bringing pets back home from Europe becomes more difficult for yachtsmen
Easter Boat Show on the south coast
New and used boats, plus stalls and marina tours
New marina development for Deacons
Hamble river boatyard plans new layout for berths at Bursledon
Buckler’s Hard museum celebrates 50 years
Maritime Museum rededicated to celebrate village link with the sea
Classic Fife yachts to sail into Argyll’s Secret Coast
The Fife Regatta has attracted entries from New Zealand and the US
Search and rescue services sold off to US-based company
Search and rescue officially privatised as Department for Transport signs new £1.6bn helicopter contract with Bristow Group
Dry meet of the Countess Owners Association
Guest of honour brought 21 years of cruising experience to the meeting
Entry boost for Peel Traditional Boat Weekend
Peel is preparing for a five-day party with the OGA
£60million investment plans for Wales’ biggest port
Milford Marina will be 'transformed' by The Port of Milford Haven development
Easter Sunday Boat Jumble in Christchurch
An alternative to the cancelled Dorset Boat Jumble
Mansura Trophy winner announced
Seaway Yachts scoop accolade for hybrid marine craft design
Video: Undercoating the PBO Project Boat
We paint the hull and deck of our Snapdragon 23 with two-pack polyurethane undercoat
Olympic support for Coastwatch charity
Katherine Grainger hails the 'valuable work' being undertaken
On the Water weekend on the NW coast
Offering a Boat Jumble, 2 for 1 berthing and displays...
Dave Selby podcast: ‘Mad About The Boat’
May 2013: ‘... And they paid less than us!’
Video: Bavaria 33 on test
The new Bavaria 33 is tested to her limits on a blustery day
Drop in to discover more about windfarm proposal
New batch of Navitus Bay public exhibitions, same material
Drill holes in gelcoat without a crack
...and how to stop it cracking
Dorset Boat Jumble cancelled
...due to Irish travellers occupying the site