Practical Boat Owner

Practical Boat Owner is a British magazine about boats. It is published by Future plc. It covers boat maintenance and repairs, sailing activities and news about sailing and motor boats.

History
Practical Boat Owner was started in 1967. The founding editor was Denny Desoutter. In 2002, it was announced that Sarah Norbury would become editor. She was later replaced by David Pugh.

From 2018, the magazine was edited by Robert Melotti, and then Alison Wood. The current editor is Katy Stickland, who prior to the appointment was the deputy editor of Yachting Monthly magazine.

Publications
The magazine also produced a small crafts almanac as well as a glossary of nautical terms, both published by Bloomsbury.