Paper vs eNav electronic charts
September 15th, 2026
There’s an accelerating shift away from paper charts, but how best to use predicted data from digital aids in real-world
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Crossing a big ocean in a small boat
February 4th, 2026
In 2023, Andrew Bedwell planned to make a 1,900-mile trip from Newfoundland, Canada, to Falmouth, Cornwall in his 3.9-foot fiberglass
Lessons learned from a boat collision
December 9th, 2025
The thing I remember most about the initial boat collision was the noise. The seconds before impact, the whole crew
200 miles offshore with no rudder
November 24th, 2025
Just after midnight, the Grand Soleil 43 Trustmarque Quokka left the River Hamble in the UK, bound for Malta and
These boats defined modern sailing
November 5th, 2025
In this report for Practical Boat Owner, Saša Fegić shares his pick of the legendary designs that shaped sailing history.
Left for dead after falling overboard
April 17th, 2025
Roger Cottle was presumed dead after falling overboard and lost at sea for five-and-a-half hours in a holed lifejacket, at
Lessons learned from sinking
September 6th, 2024
by Rupert Holmes, Practical Boat Owner Half a century has passed since the loss of Ted Heath’s 45-foot ocean racing
Ship’s cat aboard the Atlantic crossing
August 19th, 2023
Alison Wood, of Practical Boat Owner, introduces us to a special cat who is about to sail across the Atlantic
An entirely different challenge
July 21st, 2022
There’s a lot of desert to the east of California, so when championships are held in the ‘Golden State’, traveling
Which of these cures seasickness?
September 1st, 2021
It’s worth trying any seasickness cure once, but what if you try them all at the same time? Dave Selby
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