Practical Boat Owner
Lockdown project is just the ticket
John Rogers is a big hit in his restored classic wooden launch
9 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Toplac single-pot paint
In 2017 Richard Hare painted his Golden Hind 31’s sheerstrake with a single pot paint. How did it perform?
3 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Beachcombing
Searching out landing stages and boat noosts
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Boater's biplane rescue at air show
A powerboater and her family sprang into action when a biplane crashed into Poole Harbour on the south coast, narrowly missing yachts, rocks and a chain ferry.
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Cook's challenge
Scraping the food locker bare at the end of the season requires some culinary creativity
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Cut and thrust of sailing
The best ways to call a halt to proceedings
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
North Sea dash
With Covid and Brexit bureaucracy melting away, Saskia Groen-in’t-Woud enjoyed her first North Sea crossing – despite rough return weather
5 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Sailing solo to the Isles of Scilly
In the summer of 2020 Katie McCabe (aged 13 at the time) sailed her newly restored classic yacht solo to the Isles of Scilly
10+ min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Sailing The Martello Coast of Corsica
Owen Moorhouse recalls wonderful cruising and friendships made in Corsica in the 1980s
7 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Parker 660 Pilothouse
Peter Poland test drives the Parker 660 Pilothouse
7 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Why more cruisers should go wireless
Nick Charman makes the case for all cruising yachts to change tack
5 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
That sinking feeling...
Brian Johnson became quickly and intimately acquainted with his engine’s silencer when it threatened to sink his Westerly Pageant
6 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
A winter project
Now’s a great time to start a refurbishment
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
It's good to talk
Wilf Lower makes a dodgy connection
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE GREAT LOOP
Princess V48 owner Maurice Elliott battles steering issues, notorious reefs, dangerous reptiles and the might of the US Navy to visit some of the East Coast’s most historic harbours en route to New York and the Great Lakes
10+ min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Going loopy – making a continuous splice
Roger Hughes declutters the cockpit by splicing his furling lines end-to-end into a continuous loop
6 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
MY FANTASY FLEET
Name: Mark Cherryholmes Current boat: 1972 American Marine Laguna, 1982 Proline Fisherman, 1973 Rinkerbuilt runabout Berthed: Lake Erie, Ohio USA
2 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
The HR evolution
Hallberg-Rassy’s reputation for building quality bluewater cruisers evolved from its early 31-38ft models. Peter Poland reports
10 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
BOAT CUISINE
Think Torquay, think hospitality and what do you get? The answer may not be what you have in mind, says Phil Sampson
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Summer in the Med
Ned Coakley enjoys affogatos, smart marinas and stunning cliff-edge villages on a Mediterranean cruise from France to Italy and back
10 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
A GRAND COUPLE OF DAYS
PIY – Polish It Yourself – could save you thousands, says Phil Sampson, providing you don’t mind hard graft
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
FAIRLINE F LINE 33 OUTBOARD
With demand for outboards going through the roof, Fairline has made them an option on its sporty F-Line 33. How does this version compare to the inboard original? We head to a windswept Ipswich to find out
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
When Britannia waives the rules
Profiting from the world while losing its soul
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
‘I am very much alive!'
A wartime act of kindness is recalled by a survivor of St Helier Yacht Club’s ‘miracle of St Malo’ evacuation, writes Philip Jeune
6 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
WALLY WHY 200
From the creators of the stunning but bonkers 118Wallypower and WHY53, the uber-cool WHY200 has genuine mainstream appeal
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SUNSEEKER 90 OCEAN
An exclusive tour around Sunseeker’s hotly anticipated Ocean 90 confirms that this innovative new range is the life and soul of the party
4 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
WINDY SR44 BLACK HAWK
Ten years after the SR52 Blackbird blew us away there is a new, smaller SR model ready to take on an ever-growing field of challengers. With a sunny Solent as our playground it was time to put the SR44 through its paces
8 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Should You Insure A Project Boat?
Insurance expert Steve Risk has some useful advice for boat owners
2 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
How To Get Your Boat Organised
Are you always misplacing tools and spares? Roger Hughes has the answer
6 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
How To Build Yourself A Mini Tugboat For Fun
Determined to build a small, fun boat for his young grandchildren, Ian Royston made one in the style of a cheeky tugboat
5 min |