110 ways to save money on your boating costs, from mooring and maintenance to rigging and sails! PLUS 12 anchor designs to consider, how to…
Practical Boat Owner
June issue – out 11 April
Is it time to swap your boat batteries? We look at the pros and cons of lithium-ion vs standard, installation dos and don’ts, bust the…
Blog 4: Dave Selby sets off!
Marlin's Mission is underway as Dave Selby heads off from Maldon on his Sailfish 18
Gordon Moody dies aged 91
The former Chairman and Managing Director of a well-known Swanwick boatyard has died aged 91.
August 2016
In the August 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Call for local knowledge ahead of marine planning
The MMO says local, specialist and industry knowledge is critical to developing meaningful and tailored marine plans
LED and laser flares tested
LED and laser flares claim to replace pyrotechnic flares on board: but how do they compare with a traditional flare and an LED torch?
Make a Bow Protector
Sam Longley uses soil pipe to protect his boat's bow from marina pontoons
Cockpit table and extra bunks for a Sailfish
Howard Betts had a brainwave to design a versatile cockpit table – then he slept on it
Righting an upturned pontoon
Hurricane-force storms during the winter of 2013/14 caused a lot of damage in the west of Ireland. Beaches were washed away, roads and bridges were destroyed and many piers, jetties…
Solar panel mounts
Off-the-shelf anodised aluminium sections can provide a Meccano-type solution for many structural projects on a boat. I used some to make adjustable brackets for my solar panels. The pivoting bracket…
Dinghy wheels for an Avon Redcrest
Here’s my solution for those who still own ancient but trusty Avon Redstart and Redcrest dinghies. I rigged this 20 years ago by fitting a pair of wheels to the…
Make a fid from a ballpoint pen
I wanted to change my main halyard with the mast up. The halyard is inside the mast, exiting at the base and then enclosed under the hatch garage before leading…
All aboard the America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth
Thousands of spectator boats are expected to take to waters off the South Coast this summer to cheer on Sir Ben Ainslie at the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) Portsmouth.…
Countdown to Rio: Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic contenders
With less than one month to go until the 2016 Rio Games, we look at the British Olympic and Paralympic sailors who will be going for gold...
Two people rescued from sinking yacht off Dorset coast
Two people were rescued and a sinking yacht saved off the Jurassic Coast of Dorset this morning.
Oban Marina is up for sale
Oban Marina on Scotland's west coast is up for sale for the second time in five years.
Round the Island Race 2016 in pictures
Organisers of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race said this year will go down in history as 'a windy edition of the event'.
Wind farm plans delayed by harbour porpoises
Plans for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm have been hampered by fears that the noise of construction will disturb harbour porpoises.
Commodore’s yacht sinks in Round the Island Race
A yacht owned by the commodore of the Island Sailing Club sank after it hit a shipwreck in Saturday's Round the Island race.
Royal Navy warship assists squall-battered yacht
HMS Echo and RNLI lifeboat volunteers assisted a 28ft yacht that was battered by 40 knot squalls whilst attempting to cross Lyme Bay, eight miles off the Devon coast
1,533 entries for this Saturday’s Round the Island Race
Thousands of sailors in yachts of all different shapes and sizes will be taking part in the annual Round the Island race around the Isle of Wight.