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3 great british motor-sailers: boats that you buy by the pound
Over a career spent as a boatbuilder and latterly as a freelance journalist, I have noticed that some owners of sportier yachts tend to trade up to bigger or more…
Devon Yawl test sail and review
A friend and I once decided that instead of sailing, an August hike might do us good. So we took the coastal path from Branscombe to Bigbury. On the leg…
Jaguar 27 review and test sail
Boat testing is fun. But testing in the Ionian under an October sun is even better. Quite a few years ago I was invited to join a flotilla as part…
Nicholson 32 review and test sail
The Nicholson 32 was one of the first production-built GRP yachts of its size. It quickly gained a reputation for being an ultimate go-anywhere cruiser that was also fitted out…
Big new small yacht: Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 tested
Thirty years ago a small boat might have been anything less than around 24ft. However, that number has since leapt upwards, with many large manufacturers paying scant attention in the…
Return of the sporty trailable cruiser
A performance weekender built in Britain has been missing for a long time – which is why it’s good to meet the BTC-22, says David Harding
April 2019
Free plans for building your own Nigel Irens 14-footer, and more, in the latest issue of PBO
March 2019
Sleep easy at anchor - a twin-hook anchoring technique to keep you safe in the roughest storm - in the latest issue of PBO
February 2019
Popular classics! 11 great yachts and what they cost today (part 1 post war and 1950s) in the latest issue of PBO
September 2018
Join the SAIL REVOLUTION: high tech cloth for everyday cruisers, point higher, cruise faster, save £££, plus Bluebird K3 restoration
August 2018
On test: new Crabber 24. See what happened when we put the Mk 5 version through the wringer, and more!
Sedna 26 review – the trailable cruiser that thinks big
Yacht design can be a challenging business, and nowhere is the balance between space, pace and safety harder to achieve than in the larger trailable sailers. These boats have to…
November 2017
In the November 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
August 2017
In the August 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Summer 2017
In the Summer 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
June 2017
In the June 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
May 2017
In the May 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
April 2017
In the April 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
March 2017
In the March 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...