SailTies app

Rupert Holmes tests the personal sailing log app, SailTies, which records passages, collates photos you take while en route and allows collaboration with other crew, groups and yacht clubs

sailing safety gear - children wearing lifejackets

Ali Wood discusses the sailing safety gear she chose for their first family cruise on board their Maxi 84, and how it performed

ePropulsion electric outboard

An electric outboard motor is a very different beast to a petrol one. It’s lighter, quieter and cleaner but does have some drawbacks, such as speed, range and cost. Testing…

Practical Boat Owner magazine, September 2022 cover

Swap sails for power – never stop boating; longjohn wetsuit, buoyancy aid, boat scrub and inflatable kayaks on test; 12 amazing shipwrecks; PBO Project Boat shakedown sail; and 16 pages