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MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP
Yachting Monthly UK

MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP

Jessie Rogers looks at the challenges faced by the yachting industry in sourcing teak that is both legal and sustainable, and considers the latest alternatives now available

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8 mins  |
May 2023
SAILING TO SVALBARD
Yachting Monthly UK

SAILING TO SVALBARD

In their electric-assisted yacht two architects venture to the Norwegian Sea's most remote and stunning fjords and islands

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10+ mins  |
May 2023
Children of the ocean
Yachting Monthly UK

Children of the ocean

Liveaboard sailing offers amazing adventures and family time, and it’s becoming easier to do, says Sophie Dingwall

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10 mins  |
May 2023
Atlantic pioneer
Practical Boat Owner

Atlantic pioneer

Nicolette Milnes Walker was the first woman to sail solo and non-stop from the UK to the USA. Julia Jones charts her trailblazing achievement

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5 mins  |
May 2023
Little beauty!
Practical Boat Owner

Little beauty!

Size is relative and dependant on the sailing activity and weather conditions

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3 mins  |
May 2023
Every day's a school day
Practical Boat Owner

Every day's a school day

Thirsting for Day Skipper Practical knowledge, sea-schools appear curiously unavailable

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3 mins  |
May 2023
Getting an old diesel engine to run
Practical Boat Owner

Getting an old diesel engine to run

Is it worth buying a boat with a non-running engine? Vyv Cox has some tips on what to look for before deciding if it's a viable project

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9 mins  |
May 2023
Orkney Longliner & Sussex beach boat
Practical Boat Owner

Orkney Longliner & Sussex beach boat

Clive shares his local knowledge on the best way to travel from Rye Bay upriver to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex - including his choice of open motorboat and family activities en route

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5 mins  |
May 2023
TIPS TO SAIL BETTER Preventer set-up
Practical Boat Owner

TIPS TO SAIL BETTER Preventer set-up

Pip Hare explains why you should rig a boom preventer for downwind sailing

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3 mins  |
May 2023
Walking the plank
Practical Boat Owner

Walking the plank

Alan England looks for a safer way of getting aboard

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4 mins  |
May 2023
PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Summer on Maximus
Practical Boat Owner

PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Summer on Maximus

Ali Wood ventures out on a summer cruise with the family...but not everything goes to plan

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10+ mins  |
May 2023
Thinking of going electric?
Practical Boat Owner

Thinking of going electric?

Electric propulsion is clean, near silent and can even be self-refuelling, but is it worth the investment? Jake Kavanagh considers the options

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5 mins  |
May 2023
Are we sinking?
Practical Boat Owner

Are we sinking?

A heavily pregnant Kerry Buchanan tries to stem the water ingress in a 11ft 6in plywood dinghy off the coast of Donegal in the northwest of Ireland

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4 mins  |
May 2023
Onboard problem solving
Practical Boat Owner

Onboard problem solving

Cruising doyen Jimmy Cornell shares 50 years of lateral thinking from his first hull fit-out to what he stows as gear essentials

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10+ mins  |
May 2023
A boat fit for purpose
Practical Boat Owner

A boat fit for purpose

What makes the perfect bluewater boat? Ali Wood asks the owners of two catamarans and two monohulls crossing the North Atlantic

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10+ mins  |
May 2023
Full steam ahead
Practical Boat Owner

Full steam ahead

Welcome to the world of steam - clean, tidy and almost silent

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3 mins  |
May 2023
JESSICA WATSON Courage on and off the water
Practical Boat Owner

JESSICA WATSON Courage on and off the water

While True Spirit was being filmed, celebrating her teenage solo circumnavigation, the 29-year-old was battling her biggest challenge ashore

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8 mins  |
May 2023
Panama and beyond
Practical Boat Owner

Panama and beyond

Dr Roger Geary recounts a canal transit undertaken in 2018

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10+ mins  |
May 2023
COAST OF RICHES
Yachting World

COAST OF RICHES

A DETOUR NORTH TO COSTA RICA ON HIS CLASSIC SWAN 37 REWARDS MAX CAMPBELL WITH SOME OF HIS MOST ADVENTUROUS CRUISING YET

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10 mins  |
April 2023
NEW GEAR
Yachting World

NEW GEAR

RUPERT HOLMES ON THE FUTURE OF CHARTPLOT TERS AND ONBOARD DISPL AYS

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5 mins  |
April 2023
SPECIAL REPORT
Yachting World

SPECIAL REPORT

HELEN FRETTER ON JESSICA WATSON'S TRUE SPIRIT

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6 mins  |
April 2023
GOING THE DISTANCE
Yachting World

GOING THE DISTANCE

WHAT IF ONE OR TWO YEARS OF ADVENTURE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH? MEET THE CRUISERS WHO'VE BEEN ON BOARD FOR A DECADE OR MORE, AND FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE LONG-HAUL CRUISING WORK FOR YOU

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10+ mins  |
April 2023
LINJETT 39
Yachting World

LINJETT 39

THIS LONG-ESTABLISHED, YET LITTLE KNOWN, SWEDISH YARD BELIEVES IT HAS THE PERFECT FORMULA FOR A CONTEMPORARY YACHT WITH TIMELESS APPEAL

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6 mins  |
April 2023
SEMI CUSTOM CLASS
Yachting World

SEMI CUSTOM CLASS

THE 70-90FT SEMI-CUSTOM SECTOR IS BOOMING. TOBY HODGES EXPLORES SOME OF THE HOTTEST NEW DESIGNS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PRODUCTION YACHTS AND SUPERYACHTS

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10+ mins  |
April 2023
ADRIFT IN THE PACIFIC
Yachting World

ADRIFT IN THE PACIFIC

A FIRST SOLO OCEAN CROSSING BECOMES AN EXTRAORDINARY TEST FOR JAMES FREDERICK WHEN HIS RUDDER FAILS 1,000 MILES FROM SHORE

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10 mins  |
April 2023
GRAND SOLEIL 40
Yachting World

GRAND SOLEIL 40

A RARE SPECIES? HERE'S A CRUISER-RACER WITH GOOD LIGHT AIRS PERFORMANCE, APPEALING ACCOMMODATION AND A PROVEN HERITAGE

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6 mins  |
April 2023
TAKING OWNERSHIP
Yachting World

TAKING OWNERSHIP

SAM FORTESCUE ON FINANCING A YACHT

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7 mins  |
April 2023
Back to (sea) school
Practical Boat Owner

Back to (sea) school

James Wood gets to grip with navigation, passage planning, tides, buoyage, Colregs and more on his RYA Day Skipper Theory course

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8 mins  |
March 2023
17-20ft POCKET CRUISERS
Practical Boat Owner

17-20ft POCKET CRUISERS

Whether you're moving on from dinghies, or downsizing to a boat that's fun without being a financial millstone, here's a trailer-sailer market guide

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10+ mins  |
March 2023
The Maxi with the most
Practical Boat Owner

The Maxi with the most

Why has the Maxi 84 proved so popular since her launch 45 years ago? David Harding sailed Maximus, the 'work in progress' refurbished PBO Project Boat, to find out

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10 mins  |
March 2023