How to protect your boat in a storm in harbour, Essential checks for liftout, Second hand boat focus on the Bavaria 34, How to install…
Practical Boat Owner
December issue – 24 October
Monohulls vs multihulls: which one is best? Sailing downwind: how the pros do it, Where is the best place to stow your liferaft? Staying warm…
SEAir Flying Tender 80 review: Is this foiling RIB the future for small motorboats?
Having sampled a prototype version of this French foiling RIB three years ago, I had to reluctantly admit it wasn’t quite there yet. It had, and still has, roughly L-shaped…
Best boat varnish: 7 top options for gleaming woodwork
Few things are as quintessential to the archetypal sailboat as gleaming, iridescent woodwork that is indicative of a recent coat with one of the best boat varnish products on the…
Best boats under £50,000: Our top 10 picks from the secondhand market
Choosing the right second-hand yacht to suit your needs as the years fly by can become ever more challenging. Unlike cars that fail MOTs and finally cease to be worth…
Cold water swimming gear: Everything you need to take the plunge all year round
There’s no better way to lift the spirits than an outdoor swim. Whether you’re a dipper or a swimmer, the experience leaves you tingling all day. I’ve been cold water…
The Sailing Brothers give Practical Boat Owner shout out
The Sailing Brothers, Luke and Adam Martin - former supermarket workers turned round the world adventurers - kindly gave a shout out to Practical Boat Owner magazine's latest issue in…
Channel Hopping: Sailing Trilleen
PBO's YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt recommends Sailing Trilleen for "poetic, enlightening and informative" sailing videos
One year on – footballer turned boater Franny Benali speaks to PBO
Ex-premiership footballer Francis ‘Franny’ Benali is a local hero, so it was fitting he opened this year’s Southampton International Boat Show at the helm of a powerboat, which he berthed…
Cleaning up plastic pollution in paradise: Cruising notes from the Aegean Sea
Contrary to expectations, my first introduction to sailing in the Mediterranean was disappointing. Aleko was returning home to Greece after a three-year voyage in his Nicholson 32 Beduin. I’d joined…
2022 Southampton Boat Show: Insights into the sail and power market
Peter Poland discusses interesting new boats at the Southampton International Boat Show (SIBS) and the state of the sail and power market in general.
Lessons learned from sailing home in a Force 5 after engine failure
Philip, my husband, needed the car so I decided to take my Offshore 8m Karima S from Aith to Brae, where I teach sailing. Last time had been a bit…
Winchelsea Lugger used boat report: A 14ft beach boat that can cross the Channel
Sussex beach boats and their Flobart sisters on the other side of the channel are amongst my favourite luggers. In Normandy they have a following but here in the UK…
November issue – on sale 29 September
Best cruiser racers; Anchoring top tips; Building a watermaker; Homebuilt motorboat; PBO Project Boat alternator; Twisted T300S – 4x4 does marine; and 25 pages of DIY...
Sail the World with Me: Our review of Jimmy Cornell’s latest book
By the end of the book, between the vivid writing and gorgeous photographs, you really feel as if you have sailed the world with Jimmy Cornell as a wise, experienced,…
What do you eat on a transatlantic when your boat’s only 1m long?
When you’re aiming for a solo world record, saving space is a priority… and when you’re in a 1m yacht, it’s absolutely crucial! Food needs to be small, longlife and…
Why I’m crossing the Atlantic in the world’s smallest yacht
What’s inspired this world record microyacht attempt? I’ve always dreamed of breaking the world record for the smallest vessel to cross the Atlantic. Big C is just over a metre…
Swallows and Amazons: Titty actor Sophie Neville shares secrets from the set
“Swallow is coming up for auction,” my father said, sending me the details of a clinker-built sailing dinghy stored at Twickenham. It was the Spring of 2010. I rushed into…
Channel Hopping: The Sailing Brothers in the USA!
Our resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt likens The Sailing Brothers Luke and Adam Martin arrival in North Carolina episode "as a brilliant mash-up of Beavis and Butt-Head with Gavin &…
Viko S21: Test sail of this highly affordable nearly new trailer-sailer
Three to six months is the hump to get over for new boat ownership. It’s long enough to take the showroom sheen off a purchase, the owner will have broken…
Joining chain links: Our expert explains the safest way to extend your anchor chain
Rod Stuart writes: “What is the safest way to join two equal galvanised chain links (I don’t just mean for going through the windlass)? A fat shackle or one of…
Why we swapped sail for power: 10 motorboaters explain their big switch
Many moons ago I had a premonition that Hunter Boats ought to build a classy little motorboat for customers who decide the time has come to move on from sail…