Ultimate gear test
Tips from transatlantic sailors on battery power, solar energy, steering gear... and more.

The right boat insurance
Expert advice on getting the right deal for your kind of sailing..

Want smoother cruising? Shock absorbing gear for retrofit.

Easy inland cruiser DELPHIA 11.

BUYING SECOND-HAND BAVARIA 34.

Helicopter rescue - Aerial transfer in rough seas to help an injured crew.

Azores adventure - Sailing a Contessa 32 singlehanded around the world.

Stay connected at sea
Ali Wood looks at the pros and cons of different sat comm systems.

Sailing back to Blighty
A trip down memory lane on a cruise from The Hague to London..

"Morning Cloud 3
Storm tactics 50 years on – what has been learned since the 1974 sinking of the famous racing yacht.

Dinghies to keep at home
Why does Clive Marsh have five dinghies sitting in his garden?"

Big is beautiful
Clive Marsh on the joys of a Thames sailing barge.

Dismasted yacht delivery
Sailing from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands without a mast.

Sail the Med with your dog
How a couple spent two years in the Med with man’s best friend...

Sailing in squalls
Steps you can take to protect your rig and sails in storm conditions.

Dodging orcas
Latest cruising and scientific advice for navigating ‘Orca Alley’ on the Iberian Peninsula.

Build a boatport
A PBO reader builds a boat shed...

Tried & tested
Buoycatcher-Max boat hook and Rooster Aquafleece robe in use.

Vital passage plan
The importance of not totally relying on electronic chart plotters.

Troubleshoot engine failure at sea
5 top causes for engine break down and how to prevent them..

Electric motor woes
Why fitting an electric motor proved to be the wrong move.

Anchoring essentials
Best anchor types for varied cruising.

Outboard cowling refurb
Making a scruffy outboard motor cowling look like new..

Sunk by the rocks
A junk rig sailor loses his beloved boat after trouble while anchoring off Anglesey.

Build a lithium-ion battery bank
Lower-cost DIY approach to installing modern batteries..

200 years of the RNLI
The selflessness of volunteers is crucial to the service’s success.

The tragic tale of solo sailor Roman Titov
Successful repairs to his dismasted yacht were followed by tragedy.

Sail solo around Britain
Seamanship tips from a successful solo circumnavigation in a Laser Tandem 28.

Stolen boat recovery
How a quiet cruise on the Norfolk Broads became a crime drama..

Hybrid power
Six ways to retrofit a hybrid drive system to your boat.

Amazing home-built racer
Boat test of the 19ft Globe 5.80 built for racing single-handed across the Atlantic..

Leaving a tight space
A technique for leaving a pontoon with limited room to manoeuvre.

That sinking feeling
Tackling a series of gear breakages while sailing in rough conditions from Panama to the Marquesas.

Northwest passage
Sailing the Northwest Passage in a modern classic gentleman’s cutter...

Arctic paradise
The timeless beauty of Norway’s west coast and Lofoten Islands.

Dismasting off Brittany
A textbook example of how to cope if the mast comes down.

Sailing round every island
One man’s challenge to sail around every island of England and Wales.

Transatlantic first
Ann Davison, the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic..

The capture of Amazon
Sophie Neville’s tales from the filming of Swallows and Amazons.

North Ionian family flotilla
The trials, tribulations – and fun – of sailing with young children.

Handling in tight spaces
How to manoeuvre a powerboat in close quarters.

Cruising the Polish lakes
Exploring the vastness of Poland’s Masurian Lake District.

Frank & Margaret Dye
Legacy of the small-boat sailors.

Safe mast climbing
Techniques to get you to the top.

Cruising Wales
Touring the Pembrokeshire coast..

Rig design, pros and cons
The performance of popular sailing rigs and how they have evolved.

Irish Sea crossing
Sailing from Milford Haven in Wales to Dun Laoghaire in Ireland.

Electric outboard choice
The ins and outs of what you need to know for your type of boating.

Atlantic crossing
Crossing the pond in a refitted 34-year-old catamaran.

West coast slow sail
Following a long-distance swimmer.

Cruising kit changes
How navigation and sailing gear has developed over the years.

Choosing a bluewater boat
We ask Atlantic cruisers what makes for the perfect long-distance yacht.

Choosing an electric engine
Is converting your boat to electric power worth the investment?

Handheld VHF radios tested
No skipper should be without a ‘mobile’ VHF, but which suits you?

Cornish Cormorant
The joys of sailing the original Cornish Cormorant day boat.

A life in boats
Cruising legend Jimmy Cornell’s quest for the ideal liveaboard yacht.

Choosing the right rope
Types of rope, their uses on a boat – and how they’re made..

The Maxi with the most
David Harding puts our Maxi 84 Project Boat Maximus through her paces and tests the new sails.

Back to (sea) school
From tying knots to passage planning: what’s involved in the RYA Day Skipper theory course.

Cruising dinghies
Modest trailer-sailers and dinghies capable of cosy accommodation.

Viko S30 walkaround
A low-price Polish-built cruiser with plenty to offer.

Adventure after loss
Transatlantic in the boat a couple hand-built together..

GRP classics
Why ‘classic’ no longer has to mean boats just built of wood.

Battery maintenance
How to keep your batteries fit as a fiddle through the winter.

Waste holding tank
A compact, economical and user-friendly heads system..

Homebuilt kayaks
How to build a brilliant, lightweight kayak for little cost.

Watermaker repair
Rebuilding a watermaker and saving a small fortune.

Choosing headsail furlers
How to pick a replacement for an ageing headsail furling system..

British-built cruiser-racers
Peter Poland looks at some great designs that perform well in all winds and points of sail.

Solo delivery
John Willis bids farewell to his beloved Pippin on a voyage from Guernsey to the Clyde.

Twisted preview
Jake Frith takes a look at the latest RIB from the team behind re-engineered Land Rovers..

Best used boats
Peter Poland’s pick of great yachts in the £40,000-£50,000 price bracket.

Swallows and Amazons
Sophie Neville on her role as ‘Titty’ in the original film of the iconic book.

Solar cat world record
Crossing the English Channel on a self-built solar-powered catamaran..

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