The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is asking skippers and other maritime users to help inform the future affordability of ...

We tested the latest marine navigation app options for tablets and smart phones to find out what works best, and which ...

Boating access to the popular Dorset sailing spot could be threatened unless more skippers pay to use the eco mooring buoys.

Washing and reproofing technical clothing, oilskins and footwear at home is now vital, says Gill Marine’s gear guru Matt ...

Everyone on board a leisure boat 6m or less in length that is under way in New Zealand must now wear a properly-fitted ...

The Yachting Journalists' Association has launched a new award in memory of member and yachting photographer, Tom Gruitt ...

A DIY project for the big day! For his wedding photos, Thomas Parker built a smart boarding step for getting safely on and off the pontoon.

During the early part of the 20th century most boats were wooden, built by hand and largely propelled by sail or by rowing. Engines were diesel and internal. Engineering in general was based around ...

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 ...

How effective is forward-looking sonar at flagging up shoals and obstacles on the seabed? David Pugh compares the findings from five devices Would you like to be able to spot an obstacle before your ...

Ever considered getting a trailer-sailer? Some think they might just be for pottering around harbours, but they couldn’t be more wrong. Over the years PBO has met owners who’ve sailed thousands of ...

One spring day when I was a teenager, we were sailing across Poole Bay as we had many times before. All of a sudden, an unremarkable day turned into a special one as three dolphins came rushing ...