Spaces are limited for this Sunday's launch, being held from 3.30pm until 5pm at the Southampton Boat Show, so be sure to register!
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
Win PBO project boat Hantu Biru
We’re giving one lucky winner the opportunity to win Hantu Biru, complete with everything we’ve fitted to her during the restoration, including her engine, instruments and sails.
First sailors selected to Team GB for Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Eight sailors named as first athletes on the British teamsheet for the Rio 2016 Olympics
Diver jailed for fraud following historic canons discovery
'Had these artefacts been correctly reported, the finder would have been entitled to a substantial salvage award... Instead, he is facing a custodial sentence.'
£56million of cocaine seized from a yacht at Dover
Two men have appeared in court after Border Force officers seized more than a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value in excess of £56million from a yacht at…
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Hitch horror and trailer trauma – Dave Selby’s latest podcast
Dave Selby asks 'Why must boat trailers be such a drag?' in his latest column published in Practical Boat Owner magazine.
October 2015
In the October 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Name UK and Ireland’s wind storms this winter
The Met Office and Met Eireann have announced a pilot project to name wind storms that are expected to affect the UK and Ireland.
Win the PBO Project Boat at the Southampton Boat Show
All aboard for Europe’s largest outdoor boat show for the launch of a competition to win PBO's Snapdragon 23 Hantu Biru and a new ARC Channel Islands rally
Solo sailor saved from sinking yacht
A lone yachtsman was rescued by Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat crew after he ran aground on rocks south of Inchkeith Island, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Quick-thinking teenager saves ‘Man Overboard’ Grandfather
A 13-year-old boy has been praised for his 'courage and quick thinking' after he saved to his Grandfather who had fallen overboard from their speedboat.
Clipper tragedy yacht IchorCoal to resume racing
The crew of the Clipper Race yacht IchorCoal have made the decision to keep racing following tragedy of losing their crewmate Andrew Ashman.
Yachtsman dies in Clipper Round the World Race
Andrew Ashman, from Orpington, Kent did not regain consciousness after being injured while reefing the mainsail, approximately 120 nautical miles off the Portuguese coast.
Warning after boat fire explosion caused by petrol spillage
Flammable vapours caused by a petrol spillage sparked a boat explosion that injured four adults and two children, say fire investigators.
Royal River Salute on Thames
At midday on Wednesday 9 September, a flotilla of historic vessels, leisure cruisers and passenger boats will take part in a procession on the River Thames to mark the day…
Cruisers invited to join ‘Royal River Salute’ on Thames
Boat owners are invited to join a flotilla to mark the day Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Storm-struck Dominica appeals for yachting community help
Dominica Marine Association is appealing to the international marine and yachting communities to bring supplies following storm devastation.
Concern about DIY antifouling applications sparks survey
There is a concern that authorities may decide to restrict the application and use of antifouling (AF) paints to strictly professional applicators and organisations.
Plastic in 99 per cent of seabirds by 2050
CSIRO and Imperial College London researchers predict that plastic ingestion will affect 99 per cent of the world’s seabird species by 2050, based on current trends.