The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report concluded that a discarded trawl net "was the root cause" of the loss of the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42i, Inish Ceinn
The 2008 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42i, Inish Ceinn had just been refitted before the voyage. Credit: MCIBA discarded trawl net which wrapped around the propeller,...
Hamish Southby-Tailyour explains the modifications he’s made to make his Torqeedo 603 electric outboard work better for him
Hamish Southby-Tailyour made several modifications to his Torqeedo 603. 12mm cordage was used to fashion a handle for the tiller. Credit: Hamish Southby-Tailyour‘How I made my Torqeedo 603 electric outboard work for me’
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Jenny Decker has Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease that affects her motor and sensory skills but she is determined to sail solo around the world via the Panama Canal to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition
Jenny Decker left Hawai'i in June 2023 and hopes to sail into the Atlantic Ocean by October 2025. Credit: Jenny DeckerJenny Decker is in a race against time, and her own body.
The 40-year-old sailor has Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT), a hereditary condition which affects the function of the motor and sensory peripheral...
From horsepower to shaft length and tilt-angle to 2- or 4-stroke, Ali Wood highlights the different features you should consider when buying a new or used outboard
PBO’s Ali Wood on safety boat duty – a short shaft engine is required in the shallow waters of Christchurch HarbourThere are good deals to be had on outboard engines if you know what you’re looking for...
The French inland waterways are an attractive route to the Med. Duncan Kent shares his pick of sub-40ft sail and power boats
The Broom Ocean 29 is easy to manoeuvre on narrow waterways due to its large rudder. Credit: Norfolk Yacht AgencyTravelling south through the inland waterways of France is highly recommended.
There are numerous routes, many of which include quite fast-flowing rivers such as the...
A yachtsman has died following a man overboard incident just outside Port of Dover.
Kent Police assisted HM Coastguard and Port of Dover Police on 1 April following a report of a person overboard from a yacht in the English Channel, just outside Port of Dover. Photo credit: Chris Mansfield/Getty ImagesMichael Savage, known as Mick, had been sailing his 1980s Westerly Konsort called Konsorted...
The Swedish-flagged Arcona 460, IdaLina sank in the Pacific Ocean after the rudder stock failed, reportedly punching a hole in the yacht's hull
The Arcona 460 was designed to be both fast and easy to manage. Credit: Graham Snook/Yachting MonthlyAn investigation is underway by Arcona Yachts after an Arcona 460 sank in the Pacific Ocean.
The rudder stock broke on the Swedish-flagged IdaLina, and is reported to...
Clive shares his love of the South Coast variety Avon Scow: 11ft lug-sailed boats with a heavy galvanised steel centreplate
Yarmouth Sailing Club scows are the largest class sailing and racing at YSC. Credit: Will Perrett/AlamyThree things often said to be unnecessary in a small boat are an umbrella, a wheelbarrow and a naval officer.
The latter may be a tad unfair but my chum at the sailing club, a retired captain in the Royal Navy, would be the first to admit he struggled with little boats.
To be fair his responsibilities...
For the second time, the crew of Pen Duick VI, led by Marie Tabarly, has taken line honours in the Ocean Globe Race. But will it be enough to win overall?
The crew of Pen Duick VI finished Leg 4 in 45D 7H 51M. Credit:: Tim Bishop/PPLPen Duick VI is currently fourth in the overall IRC ratings in the 2023-23 Ocean Globe Race after the crew stormed up the Atlantic to take line honours in Leg 4...
Sailing in shallows means it’s likely that sooner or later you’ll go aground – but if you’ve planned for the eventuality in advance the chances are you’ll either avoid it or be able to refloat yourself, as John Simpson explains
The author’s restored his boat Blauwe Slenk over two-and-a-half years – then ran aground on her first outing!I was born at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on the East Coast of Britain, part of the Thames Estuary.
Here the tide dries out leaving a mile or so of mud with a three-mile creek, before the deeper Ray Channel...