Motor boat and sailing news from Practical Boat Owner magazine

Ian Williams

Ian Williams has been named the Yachting Journalists' Association's Yachtsman of the Year; Jessye Opoku-Ware was awarded the 2024 YJA Young Sailor of the Year

Hull No 1, Trekka, will be sailed in the Mini Globe Race 2025

15 skippers are expected to leave Antigua to sail around the world in the Mini Globe Race 2025, aboard 5.8m home-built plywood yachts

Aerial view of Poole Quay Boat Haven where the RHIB Fargo had dropped some passengers before the fatal accident minutes later. Credit: Grant Nixon/Alamy

A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of legislation prohibiting the use of alcohol or drugs by those helming a vessel for private or pleasure use, following the death…

A dehumidifier being used on a boat

Following a blaze on a Sadler 29, boaters are being warned of the risks of a dehumidifier fire risk and are being urged to make regular checks

Ocean Breeze, the yacht which tragically lost a crewmember during the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, has arrived in St Lucia. Swedish sailor Dag Eresund (33) went overboard in the Atlantic…