Katy Stickland

Cornwall County, UK

Sail Group Editor at Yachting Monthly

Sail Group Editor at Practical Boat Owner

Sail Group Editor @futureplc | Editor of @p_b_o Britain's best selling boating magazine | Chair of @yachtingjournos |All views my own. She/Her

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Articles

Why Plan B is the route to success

2 months ago | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

Katy Stickland meets the founder and students at Plan B to see how boatbuilding and sailing are giving teenagers a second chance Plan B, and how its staff and the programmes they run help to prevent dozens of children and teenagers from falling through the cracks, giving them a renewed purpose for the future, is clearly illustrated by the words of former student Adam Pankhurst. “I was a delinquent in the community when I was younger.
2025 British Motor Yacht Show line-up announced

2 months ago | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

A range of boats, from the Saxdor 340 to the Bavaria SR35 HT, will be making their UK debut at the 2025 British Motor Yacht Show TAGS: boat showTop stories The 2025 British Motor Yacht Show will feature UK debuts when it opens next month. The four-day show at Swanwick Marina in Hampshire is an appointment-only event, allowing boat buyers to meet brokers and find out more about new boats for sale.
Next stop Fiji! Mini Globe Race skippers start Leg 2 amid gear issues

Mar 28, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

13 of the Mini Globe Race entrants are now racing towards Fiji in their 19ft plywood boats, a further two skippers are expected to be underway by next week TAGS: Mini Globe RaceTop storiesYacht race It is 7,200 miles from Panama to Fiji, and the solo skippers in the Mini Globe Race fleet will need to dig deep if they are to finish the longest of the five legs in the 26,000-mile race.
Open weekends announced for Portland Marina

Mar 27, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

Next month, Portland Marina will be hosting two boat buying open weekends Prospective boat buyers are being invited to a series of free open days at boatfolk’s Portland Marina. The free Spring Boat Sales Open Weekends will be taking place on 5 to 6 April and 12 to 13 April 2025. Broker boatpoint will be displaying a range of sailing and power brands, including Jeanneau, Elan and Ryds.
Renaud Stitelmann wins Leg One of the Mini Globe Race 2025

Mar 5, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

Swiss sailor Renaud Stitelmann, who won the Globe 5.80 Transat, has taken Leg One of the Mini Globe Race 2025 TAGS: Mini Globe RaceTop storiesYacht race Renaud Stitelmann has led from the front since taking the crown in the Globe 5.80 Transat – one of the ways to qualify for the Mini Globe Race 2025.
Spotlight on Italian women in boatbuilding

Mar 3, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

Following the successful Women in Boatbuilding British tour, the team have now gone to Italy to meet their colleagues in Europe TAGS: boat buildingEuropeItalynewsTop stories Italian boatbuilders are the focus of a new documentary series by Women in Boatbuilding and Annie Means. It follows the success of the British boatbuilders’ tour, which was launched on the Women in Boatbuilding You Tube channel in 2023.
Mini Globe Race 2025 underway: racing 19ft boats around the world

Feb 26, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

14 skippers have crossed the start line of the Mini Globe Race 2025, with the first leg taking entrants from Antigua to Panama TAGS: Mini Globe RaceTop stories The Mini Globe Race 2025 fleet is now sailing the first leg of the inaugural event, which will see solo skippers race their 19ft home-built plywood yachts around the world.
Practical Boat Owner

Feb 13, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

Now’s your chance! Find out how your sailing club could win up to £6,000 to fund new programmes or equipment TAGS: newssailing clubTop stories Grassroots sailing is the lifeblood of our sport. Without the countless hours and dedication of sailing club officers and volunteers, many people – especially children – would not get a chance to try sailing and fall in love with the sport.
Renaud Stitelmann wins the 2024 Globe 5.80 Transat

Feb 12, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

Swiss racer Renaud Stitelmann has taken the crown in the 2024 Globe 5.80 Transat, crossing the Atlantic in just over 22 days in his 19ft plywood yacht TAGS: Mini Globe RaceTop storiestransatlanticYacht race The 2024 Globe 5.80 Transat is a race like no other, where skippers race their homebuilt 19ft boats across the Atlantic. This year, 12 sailors took on the challenge from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Antigua.
Search underway to find pre-1950 boats still floating on the River Deben

Jan 28, 2025 | pbo.co.uk | Katy Stickland

A year-long project has been launched to try and identify the oldest boats of any type and size on the River Deben TAGS: boatsEast CoastnewsTop stories Boats Still Floating is a new project by the River Deben Association which aims to identify the oldest boats which call this waterway home. The Suffolk river was once a major transportation route for people and cargo and has a long history with sailing and boatbuilding.