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.

Keeping dampness at bay from boat interiors is an ongoing battle: Alex Bell assesses nine dehumidifiers for efficiency, power consumption and portability With the end-of-season lay-up approaching, ...

What should you do when you catch a line or fishing net and your prop becomes fouled? Ali Wood looks at the options A fouled propeller is every sailor’s nightmare. Whether snagged suddenly in the ...

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

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 ...

Living in a world of power-hungry electronics, windvane self-steering is an appealing concept. Instead of steering to a compass course, you steer the boat to the wind, thanks to a mechanical vane ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Peter Poland reveals how bilge keel yachts and twin-keel designs won his respect – those that could sail well and stand on their own two feet… Back in the late 1970s, I found myself on the horns of a ...