
Practical Boat Owner
Changing times
Alasdair Kirkpatrick tells Ali Wood about narrowboat innovations including a fully accessible design plus hybrid and electric propulsion
5 min |
March 2023

Practical Boat Owner
'Ordinary crew' wanted for global sailing race
The organiser of the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, Don McIntyre, is looking for crew to sail with him in the round-the-world race.
1 min |
March 2023

Practical Boat Owner
My near-miss up a mast
A transatlantic sailor has told of her ordeal after a gust knocked her off the mast, jamming her harness, and swinging her repeatedly into the rigging.
3 min |
March 2023

Practical Boat Owner
Sunk boat salvage
Marsali Taylor reports on the salvage efforts to raise a wooden vessel at Aith Marina that attracted spectators despite the mizzle and smirr
3 min |
March 2023

Yachting World
TROPHY HUNTER
THE FASTEST WOMAN AROUND THE WORLD, DONA BERTARELLI HAS SPENT 10 YEARS TRYING TO WIN THE JULES VERNE. HELEN FRETTER FINDS OUT WHY
9 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
SKIP NOVAK
WHEN THINGS RUN THEIR NATURAL COURSE IT’S EVENTUALLY TIME TO LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE THE HELM... SO SKIP IS DOING JUST THAT
3 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Cyclops Marine Wireless Load Pin
Over the past 15 years load sensing has changed from a technology in its infancy even on the latest IMOCA 60s to widespread use in fleets such as J/70s and two-handed racing in small offshore yachts
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Simarine Nereide 3
This digital switching brand is increasingly popular on new yachts and its third-generation product received a DAME nomination.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
120-knot ‘land yacht' record set
America's Cup sailor Glenn Ashby has set a new wind-powered land speed record of 222.4kmh (or 120 knots) in the Emirates Team New Zealandbuilt Horonuku.
3 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
ePropulsion 1-20 electric inboard
propulsion’s I range of electric inboard motors for shaft drive boats is intended to be easy to fit on existing engine beds.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Mantus dinghy navlight
This looks like a handy tricolour light for use on a dinghy which could also double as an emergency navigation light.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
SHORT-HANDED SAILING
PIP HARE ON OUTSIDE GYBES
7 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
RUPERT HOLMES ON FLO
6 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Secumar Furio
Watersports enthusiasts typically rely only on buoyancy aids, rather than full lifejackets that will support a casualty’s head above the water if they become unconscious.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
5 EXPERT TIPS
ALAN ROBERTS ON OFFSHORE PRIORITIES
4 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
ARC fleet rally to help dismasted yacht
Participants in the 2022 ARC transatlantic rally formed a ‘pipeline’ to refuel the Grand Soleil 54 Take Off after it was dismasted some 1,400 miles east of St Lucia.
4 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
New-look Ocean Race
MATTHEW SHEAHAN PREVIEWS THE OCEAN RACE, THE LATEST INCARNATION OF THE CREWED ROUND THE WORLD CONTEST
3 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
NOMAD AT 70° NORTH
A RESOURCEFUL SINGLE-HANDED SAILOR OVERCOMES OBSTACLES WHILE SAILING A JUNK-RIGGED SCHOONER IN GREENLAND
8 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Karver KJSK
This French company won a special mention for its Karver Jammer Staysail Kit (KJSK), an easy set-up for rigging an inner forestay for a heavy weather or storm jib.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
SPECIAL REPORT
JOSHUA SHANKLE ON FORAGING AND FISHING
6 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
SUB ZERO SAILING
SEBASTIAN BARRETT AND XIARA SCOTT SHARED A MEMORABLE EXPEDITION EXPLORING THE MOUNTAINS OF GREENLAND ABOARD A GUNBOAT 68
9 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
TOUGH CONTEST
CONTEST YACHTS HAS CREATED A HULL WITH THE UNIQUE OPTION OF TWO DIFFERENT DECKS AND LAYOUTS. WE TESTED THE FIRST AFT HELM 49CS OVER TWO LIVELY DAYS
10+ min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Ocean Signal rescueMe PLB3
What is it? The first compact MOB beacon to combine AIS and satellite technology
2 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
EXCESS 14
CAN SPACIOUS PERFORMANCE CRUISING MULTIHULLS BE BUILT IN LARGE VOLUMES AT COMPETITIVE PRICES? EXCESS THINKS SO
7 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Integrel Next Generation
What is it? A very high output alternator that can replace traditional generators, plus hybrid propulsion options
2 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Aqua superPower
As electric propulsion becomes more and more widely adopted, the need for fast electric charging escalates. Aqua superPower is rolling out the world's first dedicated global marine fast charging network across Europe and the US.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
WEATHER BRIEFING
CHRIS TIBBS ON NAVIGATING THROUGH THE DOLDRUMS
5 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Tour Voile back to its roots
The Tour de France à la Voile, the famous multistage crewed event which saw many legends of the sport cut their teeth in offshore racing, is returning to an offshore, coastal and inshore format in one-designs, moving to the Figaro Beneteau 3 for 2023.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
Cup dates confirmed
Time to book a trip to Barcelona? Some - but not all of the key race dates for the 37th America's Cup in 2024 have been confirmed.
1 min |
February 2023

Yachting World
MATT SHEAHAN
WE’RE USED TO FOILING BOATS BUT WHAT ABOUT CRAFT THAT FLY JUST ABOVE THE WATER? IT SEEMS GROUND EFFECT’ VESSELS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK
3 min |