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

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

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

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 ...

Voting is now closed for the inaugural Sailors’ Choice Awards 2026 (run alongside our sister title Yachting Monthly) which aims to champion the very best marine equipment and services. Jointly run by ...

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.

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 ...

Having been a boatbuilder for around 30 years until the very early ‘noughties’, I’ve already witnessed – and even taken part in – a lot of changes in the world of yacht design and building. Yacht ...

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 ...

The 1970s saw further rapid advances in boat design, with new boats becoming quickly outclassed. It also coincided with a new rule for rating race boats, the International Offshore Rule (IOR). This ...