Red sails in the sunset? PBO columnist Sam Llewellyn is in favour of any sail colour as long as it's not black. Or tan. Or white.
Opinion
Dave Selby: Pottier than The Odyssey
Anyone who’s seen The Odyssey movie will notice an omission that could have made it a lot more relatable for PBO readers... a lobster pot episode.
Channel Hopping: Heartbreaking Melody, a tribute to Andy Bennington-Turner
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt pays tribute to Andy Bennington-Turner of the YouTube channel Sailing Melody
Channel Hopping: Footage, footage everywhere with GGR Window Live
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt ponders if technological progress such as the Golden Globe Race (GGR) Window Live has improved the viewing experience...
Sailing and boating participation in the UK are in decline
"Sailing and boating in the UK are at a crossroads,” says Nick Scott, director of sport for the Royal Yachting Association. "Participation is standing still, or starting to fall.”
Jazz Turner’s Project Fear is sailing at its “most compelling”
Jazz Turner's Project Fear solo, non-stop and unassisted round-Britain circumnavigation attempt is sailing at its "most compelling."
Weathering winter weather
Dave Selby's Mad about the Boat column: A handy guide to keeping warm and dry
The best of the 2024 Vendée Globe storytellers
Our resident YouTube aficionado reflects on the technological developments that have brought the Everest of sailing to our armchairs in more detail than ever before.
Channel Hopping: SV Delos Upgrade – Two Hulls for Version 2.0
Our resident YouTube aficionado has ideas for what to do if you're in the market for plans to build your own cruising multihull, but Wharrams aren’t your style...
Channel Hopping: The Tiny Boat Adventure with Harry Dwyer
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt ponders whether a widening crack in the fibreglass hull is down to Harry Dwyer driving his RIB like he stole it on his Tiny…
Channel Hopping: Refit and sail project boat advice
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt recommends George Isted’s channel Refit and Sail for project boat buying advice in video form
Channel Hopping: Winded Voyage Sailing – don’t count this sailor out
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt begs a YouTuber she's never met to help a friend with wonderful results
Channel Hopping: Alex Bevis gets an incurable case of the racing bug
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt celebrates niche sailing videos such as Alex Bevis Sailing and her enthusiastic take on Corinthian offshore racing
Channel Hopping: Wilderness of Waves
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt shines the spotlight on Wilderness of Waves' latest video, which was shot in Lahiana, a town on Maui that needs support to rebuild following…
Channel Hopping: Inspiring human stories from the Ocean Globe Race
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt gives insight into the drama we can expect from the Ocean Globe Race adventurers
What I learned from my Croatian family charter on a 40ft catamaran
A skippered flotilla charter on the Dalmatian Coast is a dream come true for Laura Hodgetts, but can she really relax as a (last-minute) lone parent with two pre-schoolers and…
Channel Hopping: Why the Golden Globe Race is a yacht race like no other
"I worried the film might be a hagiography of Don McIntyre"... our resident YouTube aficionado reviews The Voyage of Madmen
Channel Hopping: Fulfilling big dreams in the smallest boats
Our resident YouTube aficionado shares her favourite microyacht adventurer video logs
Channel Hopping: Racing trimaran Triple Jack’s remarkable comeback
PBO's YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt praises Triple Jack owners Richard Wooldridge and Steve Davis for taking time out from and sharing the rebuild of their 47ft Derek Kelsall-design trimaran without…
Channel Hopping: How I sailz boat? I dunno lol ¯\(°_o)/¯
At over 6,000 subscribers just two months after launch, The Bumbling Sailor has the growth and engagement many longer-established, and frankly more knowledgeable, sailing YouTubers can only dream about.