Practical Boat Owner

With the favourable prevailing westerly winds now blowing, Andrew Bedwell has started his Atlantic crossing aboard his 100cm boat, Big C V2

Andrew Bedwell has carried out extensive sea trials on Big C V2 ahead of the Atlantic crossing. Credit: Andrew Bedwell

Andy Turner suffers a debilitating heart condition while sailing his Bowman 46 offshore with his son and a friend, resulting in an HM Coastguard helicopter airlift from an RNLI lifeboat.

Credit: Claudia Myatt

Originally, we’d set off from north Wales with the intention of coastal cruising down the English coast and eventually making our way to France.

Michael Skidmore explores how folk stories can help sailors navigate the Hebrides.

Towering Black Cuillin mountains surround the anchorage of Loch na Cuilce. Credit: Bertrand Gardel/Hemis/Alamy

Spotting bloodstains in a hotel would usually make me run for the door.

But at Raasay House, I was trying to find them –as my partner and I had set out on ...

Paul Diamond explains how he upgraded his primary fuel filter to make it easier to get at and change

Fed up with trying to reach the primary fuel filter (far left in picture) on his Hanse 301, Paul changed it to a R12T installation, which is easier to access. Credit: Paul Diamond

There’s a good chance that if you have a boat with a

Keep your cabin dry and private with this simple canvas companionway cover project that anyone with a robust sewing machine can tackle. Libby Earle explains

The Bavaria 34’s grab rails by the companionway allow the holding straps to be easily slid out of the way. Credit: Libby Earle

Privacy and keeping out the weather in the saloon can be a bit of a chal...