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Our Favourite No-Nonsense Cleaning Tools to Keep Your Deck and Hull Brand New – Reclaiming Your Boat with Best Power Washers
Keeping your hull and decks shining can be an ongoing battle with the elements, but finding a top notch pressure washer for boat cleaning is an easy way to reclaim your vessel
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The Cultural Gem That Hundreds of Cruisers Blindly Skip When Sailing in the Med – How to Level Up Your Sailing Adventures with Cruising in Morocco
The North coast of Morocco is a cruising ground frequently overlooked in the Med, yet it has a lot to offer
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Are Marinas Pricing Out the Next Generation? What Rising Fees and Marina Costs Mean for the Future of Boating
Many big dreamers of the younger generation have been met with a harsh reality in the current boating market – that of rising marina costs and compounding fees that threaten to keep them at arms length from boat ownership
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Tom Cunliffe’s Hard Truths About the Importance of Safety Gear – The Fine Line Between Seamanship and Disaster
It pays to be aware of safety gear requirements, and understand the consequences of your actions, Tom Cunliffe tells us
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‘The World Needs to Know More About This, That’s Crazy!’ – Ryan Reynolds SailGP Ride Leaves the Actor Speechless in Bermuda
Wondering what it feels like to high speed foil on a SailGP boat? Ryan Reynolds gave it a go, and had a lot to tell us
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Trade Grey Skies for Waking Up In a Sailor’s Paradise and Tropical Waters – Guide to Finding a Caribbean Charter Holiday and Fixing Winter Blues
The seemingly endless British summer helps ease the transition into autumn, but when winter’s harsh grip arrives, you’ll want to plan your great escape – why not sign up for a Caribbean charter holiday?
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Yacht club using AI community watch system to combat boat crime
Sailing club members on the South Coast are using an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-boosted community watch system to tackle thieves targeting yachts on remote moorings to steal electronic gadgets, clothing and radar. The underlying hardware is off-the-shelf 4G cameras from around £150, and what MoorMesh adds is the platform that makes those cameras work as…
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Praise the best: Sailors’ Choice Awards
Which 10 items of boating gear can you never do without? Best shoes for a comfortable day at sea? Your go-to lifejacket? Or do you have an amazing winch? Be part of Practical Boat Owner’s Sailors’ Choice Awards (run in conjunction with our sister title Yachting Monthly) – as we put the best sailing equipment,…
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Everything You Need to Know About the Round the Island Race 2026 – Britain’s Favourite Yacht Race Where Amateurs Compete Alongside the Biggest Professional Names
Time to start prepping for one of our favourite summer events – the Round the Island Race is back, with a new Commodore of the Island Sailing Club at the helm
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Why the Best Way to go Sailing Round the Isle of Wight Involves an Anchor, a Book, and No Stopwatch – Our Essential Cruising Tips and Favourite Anchorages for a Circumnavigation
The annual world-famous sailing spectacle that is the Round the Island Race is looming but we cruisers like to take things more slowly… Here’s a guide to sailing round the Isle of Wight at leisure