Sunsail's third annual Funding the Future initiative attracted 85 entries but Paignton Sailing Club's Mums on the Water ...

Starlink has cancelled the popular Global Roam plan and placed a 30-day international roaming limit on its Roam Unlimited plan.

Loreto Rodriguez, who has written for Practical Boat Owner, has won the Yachting Journalists' Association's Young Journalist of the Year Award for 2026 ...

The aluminium-hulled Garcia Exploration 45 is the ultimate ‘go anywhere’ 45-footer, says Peter K Poland. With panoramic views onto the outside world.

The Wooden Boat Stage 2026 will be delivering a series of talks and demonstrations aimed at encouraging young people to ...

For two years, the 43-year-old cruiser had been languishing in a Chichester boatyard and it was anyone’s guess what shape the engine was in. There was, however, a glimmer of hope. The day following ...

Ann Davison became the first woman to sail across the Atlantic solo when she arrived in Dominica in January 1953 before sailing up to New York. Katy Stickland looks back at her record It was a misty, ...

The boat featured here is a 15ft Fletcher speedboat, and it was in desperate need of GRP repair. It was purchased by a couple new to boating who were sadly sold a boat with such hull defects it almost ...

“The strops on the crane broke and Big C was dropped onto the concrete; it was smashed, causing irreparable damage,” says Andrew Bedwell. “I was a bumbling mess, and everything came out: the grief ...

From the humble Optimist to the offshore Mini 6.50, Saša Fegić shares his pick of the legendary designs that shaped sailing history. The history of sailing is not just a story of wind and water – it ...

Today we are fortunate to have boat anchor designs that are much more effective than those of only a few decades ago. Nevertheless, anchor choice is still one of the most heated discussions online and ...

Inflatables are everywhere: paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, tents, kites and wings – and inflatable boat technology has long been a practical option for tenders, RIBs, liferafts and lifejackets. But ...