59 low cost upgrades to enhance your boat; How to reduce weather helm; Boat repairs in a Force 9 storm; Designing and building your own…
Practical Boat Owner
April 2026 issue – out 12 February
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…
Yachtsman dead after tanker collision
Italian coastguard still searching for missing crew after fatal crash
Make way for ‘Swan Upping’ on the Thames
Annual census and health check of the Queen's own population of mute swans
RYA backs young sail designers
OnBoard programme announces competition winners
Preserving two-part varnish in the fridge
First coat on, second coat tomorrow
Barefoot boat thief behind bars in the Bahamas
Infamous fugitive arrested after Caribbean boat chase
What does WD40 have to do with missiles?
The history of Solvents
Frank Dye tribute exibition opens at NMMC
Respect to sailing legend who passed away in May this year
How much is enough for a deposit when buying a boat?
10% need not always be the price
Marine industry in ‘slow’ economic recovery – BMF
According to our survey...
Jumping overboard to clear the prop?
Consider how to get back on board
Lobster pot line disables yacht off Point Lynas
Difficult rescue for RNLI
The most useful tool on board?
A bit of bent wire!
Offshore ‘Academy’ aims for Vendee victory in 2016
Artemis Offshore Academy based at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
The engines come in two by two
Struggling for spares? Some engines from different makes are the same...
DIY stove-top oven warning
Common camping oven could be a carbon-monoxide risk on board
Extreme Tea challenge in aid of RNLI
What's the craziest cuppa you've ever had?
Selling your boat?
Some quick jobs will make her more attractive...
Westward Cup – Four days of Big Class classic racing
Classics race in Solent Tuesday-Friday
VHF issues? Probably the wiring…
You can often buy replacement parts