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…
Track up
Track up
Tip
Tip
Tail, to
Tail, to
Sugar scoop
Sugar scoop
Stray current corrosion
Stray current corrosion
STIX
STIX
Stern-thruster
Stern-thruster
Steadily (in shipping forecast)
Steadily (in shipping forecast)
SSR
SSR
Sportsboat rule
Sportsboat rule
Spectra
Spectra
Sonar
Sonar
Solid laminate
Solid laminate
Solent stay
Solent stay
SOLAS V
SOLAS V
SOG
SOG
Soft shackle
Soft shackle
Snuffer
Snuffer
Smooth (in shipping forecast)
Smooth (in shipping forecast)
Slowly (in shipping forecast)
Slowly (in shipping forecast)