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December 2025 issue – out on 23 October
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Peter Snow launches online JST bingo
Jubilee Sailing Trust patron announces new fund-raising venture
Jessica Watson is setting out to become the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the World
Sixteen-year-old Australian is setting out to become the youngest around the world
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Video: Windjammer Peking rounds Cape Horn in 1929
They don't make 'em like this any more: Awe-inspiring footage of windjammer Peking rounding the horn in a storm
Knox-Johnston and his proteges
Eight British solo circumnavigators were in London yesterday - how many more can you name?
Three US boat shows discontinued
Too many competing boat shows
Premier offers rewards for recommending a friend
£250 reward for any referrals that become annual berth holders
PBO Glossary of Nautical Terms
Stumped by seafaring slang? There are over 1,500 definitions in the PBO Glossary, from alpha to zulu...
Cruising Association salutes long-serving members
Sir R K-J at new library opening ceremony
Funeral held for murdered yachtsman
Malcolm Robertson laid to rest
Green around the gills? Fish get seasick, too!
Study finds disorientated fish
Japanese skipper, Minoru Saito, forced to accept tow after rounding Cape Horn
Japanese skipper, Minoru Saito, forced to accept tow after rounding Cape Horn
Windjammer Peking rounds Cape Horn in 1929 – amazing vintage footage
They don't make 'em like this any more: Awe-inspiring footage of windjammer Peking rounding the horn in 1929
Suunto acquires Tacktick
The UK wireless instruments manufacturer is taken over by the Finns
New VHF rules in force on European Waterways
ATIS number mandatory for UK boats on most European inland waterways
Channel ports’ blockade is over for now
P&O resumes crossings to most ports
Online EXHIBITION commemorates 40th anniversary of record breaking achievement
Can England win the World Cup again? Can a Brit be the fastest around the world again?