Don and Renae Shore had flown down from Minnesota to join us in Florida for a week’s cruise, to experience the gentle art of sailing – or at least, that’s…
Cruising
SV Delos Youtube sailing channel exclusive – behind the scenes with The Tribe
My skin was encrusted with a thin layer of salt from an afternoon at the beach. Having only arrived in Grenada a few weeks earlier, my husband and I and…
50ft multihull Hallucine is first ARC yacht to arrive in St Lucia
The lead yachts in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers are now arriving in St Lucia, with 50ft multihull, Hallucine, being the first to cross the line on Friday 06 December.…
The Outer Hebrides welcome
Charmian Entwistle tests new facilities at Tarbert, Harris and Scalpay
Visitors guide to Littlehampton for boat owners
Described by Vogue magazine as one of the coolest seaside resorts in Britain, this seaside town nestled along the south east coastline is enjoying a new lease of life following…
Thames sailing barge – sail training with the Sea Change Sailing Trust
If your idea of Essex involves TV preconceptions of girls with rococo nail jobs and lads on the run from the law after a little contretemps with a cash machine,…
Cruising Notes: Castlebay charm
Charmian Entwistle recommends Castlebay, Barra as a charming stopping-off point when visiting the Outer Hebrides...
Bornholm, island in the sun – a gem on the Danish Baltic coast
It is claimed that the island of Bornholm has more sunny days than anywhere else in Denmark. In summer the sun does certainly seem to shine constantly, and a high…
Sailing to St Helena – The most extraordinary place on Earth?
PBO reader John Apps sails to St Helena, an island so full of superlatives he has to pinch himself to ensure he didn’t dream his visit
Portree, the capital of Skye
Charmian Entwistle shares the rich history of a port fit for kings
Novice Day Skipper sets sail
Newly-qualified RYA Day Skipper Laura Hodgetts charters a yacht around the Sporades islands and the Gulf of Volos
Cross-Channel cruising with a pet cat
With a summer holiday being firmly rooted in the French canals, Richard Hare agreed to have the family cat aboard. The plan cost less than keeping Polly in a cattery…
How to sail to Australia from the UK in a small boat
Kate and Jonny Harrison dreamed of a round-the-world backpacking tour to Australia – but then their plans took a nautical turn
Testing times on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
Laura Hodgetts talks to the skippers of 20 boats on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), ‘the biggest downwind gear test of the year’
Planning and undertaking an Atlantic crossing
Thinking about an ocean passage? Here's some top tips from Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) sailors...
Cruising Notes: Canny Canna
Charmian Entwistle recommends a visit to the Isle of Canna, a handy stop-off en route to or from Skye or the Outer Hebrides, but also an alluring destination in its…
Hantu Biru’s farewell cruise: A Snapdragon in Scotland
As PBO prepares to say goodbye to its much-loved project boat, Ben Meakins recalls Hantu Biru’s farewell cruise in the Kyles of Bute
Across the Channel in Hantu Biru
We took the PBO Project Boat on a shakedown sail - across the Channel and back! Read on to find out how Hantu Biru got on...
Frank Cowper – Sailing Tours the forefather of modern cruising
Frank Cowper published the first amateur cruising guides 120 years ago. Ben Meakins reads Cowper’s Sailing Tours and plans his own passage, reflecting on sailing then and now
Antares Charts: One man’s mission to update Scottish charts
In a bid to bring archaic navigation information into the 21st century, Bob Bradfield has been on a one-man crusade to update charts of Scottish anchorages