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…
Slack water
Slack water
Skipper
Skipper
Skin fittings
Skin fittings
Skin drag
Skin drag
Skeg
Skeg
Single up, to
Single up, to
Side-lights
Side-lights
Shy
Shy
Shrouds
Shrouds
Shroud plate
Shroud plate
Shoulders
Shoulders
Shorten sail
Shorten sail
Shore
Shore
Shoal-draft
Shoal-draft
Stuck Pipes? Use a flannel!
If you’re trying to remove a stubborn pipe from a skin fitting, try soaking a flannel in boiling water, then wrapping it around the offending pipe for ten seconds to…
Weigh your lifejacket cylinder
You can check that a lifejacket cylinder hasn’t leaked by weighing it – most 150N lifejackets use a 33g cylinder, but the target weight will be engraved on the cylinder…
Shoal
Shoal
Shipshape
Shipshape
Ship’s papers
Ship's papers
Ship
Ship