Sailing on sunshine: how to get the most out of your solar panels; Latest advice on installing lithium batteries that every boat owner should read;…
Practical Boat Owner
December 2025 issue – out on 23 October
From steering to rigging (and all the things we forget!) – the essential checks for the prepared skipper; Displacement theory and how it affects the…
Use a chain sheet when reaching
...for a better headsail shape
Seal your shorepower sockets at sea
Cheap tip to avoid water ingress
Rescuers call off search after empty boat found in Dart
Owner does not know who took his boat
Remove stubborn stern-gland packing…
...with items you're guaranteed to have in your tool box!
Half-tide
Half-tide
H – Hotel
H - Hotel
Half-decker
Half-decker
Half-breadth plan
Half-breadth plan
Halyards
Halyards
Half-hitch
Half-hitch
Hambro line
Hambro line
Hand, to
Hand, to
Handy billy
Handy billy
Hand compass
Hand compass
Hank
Hank
Harbourmaster
Harbourmaster
Hard
Hard
Hard a-lee
Hard a-lee
Hard-chine
Hard-chine
Harden in, to
Harden in, to