Boat electrics made easy; Restoring a £1 boat; Easy ways to revive your canopy; How to find the perfect crew; How to lower your mast…
Practical Boat Owner
February 2026 issue – out 18 December
Outboard SOS: how to fix common engine problems; How to set up and get the most out of your chartplotter; The build of the 100cm…
1. Sharing our Secret!
After approximately 11,232NM at sea, our new project boat was craned off a container ship and transferred to a freight-forwarding warehouse in a rainy, grey Southampton Docks. Quite a change…
2. The designer writes…
My ancestors were all sailors, and apparently my first words were ‘da-da’ and ‘boat’. I lived on the East Coast and as a boy sailed the Blackwater, the Crouch and…
US school’s unmanned sailing vessel reaches Wales
An unmanned sailing vessel launched by pupils at the Kent School in Chestertown, Maryland, USA, in June has made landfall near Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Nav in a nutshell: Making comfortable progress to windward
Why make heavy going in choppy conditions when a less demanding alternative heading will get you to your destination in about the same time? Asks Dick Everitt.
Pat Manley tribute
Pat Manley, a long-time contributor to PBO and who regularly featured in our Ask the Experts pages, passed away on 5 September.
Search for possible capsized vessel after debris found
Debris including a life raft, lifejacket and a spinnaker pole washed up in the Whitsand Bay area of Plymouth over the weekend.
Force 6 man overboard recovery
David Harding and the crew of the Mystery 35 Agatha braved a wintry Force 6 to bring you their top tips for man-overboard rescue
MDL Marinas install Tesla electric charging points
MDL Marinas has become the first UK marina operator to offer electric vehicle charging points for the prestigious range of Tesla sports cars.
Bramble Bank cricket match attracts round-the-world yachtsmen
Renowned yachtsmen Geoff Holt and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston were among the players of this year’s Bramble Bank cricket match in the middle of the Solent.
Redevelopment plans for Noss-on-Dart Marina unveiled
Plans have been unveiled for a major redevelopment of Devon’s Noss-on-Dart Marina.
Turn a boat coolbox into a fridge
Chill out with David Rainsbury by following his step-by-step guide to converting a coolbox into a fridge
Fishing vessel and Royal Navy respond to Mayday to save sinking vessel
Two Royal Navy ships, three helicopters, a fishing vessel and the Peel RNLI lifeboat responded to a Mayday call from a sinking boat off the Isle of Man in the…
PBO Ask the Experts Live! returns to Scotland’s Boat Show
The UK's third largest boat show will be held at Kip Marina, Inverkip from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 October.
Nominate your top Yachtsman and Young Sailor of the Year
The awards provide an opportunity for the public to put forward their yachting heroes and celebrate the achievements of up-and-coming talent.
ARC Channel Islands 2017 Rally launched
Cruisers from the 2016 rally joined with prospective 2017 sailors to discuss their adventures at the Southampton Boat Show
7,000+ sailors take to the water for third Bart’s Bash
More than 7,290 sailors took part in the third annual Bart's Bash, which coincided with the Rio Paralympic sailing finale in support of disabled sailing.
Two Rio bronze medals for Britain’s Paralympic sailors
With gold and bronze Paralympic medals, Helena Lucas is Britain’s most successful Paralympic sailor ever. While Alex Rickham and Niki Birrell were “elated” to achieve another bronze Paralympic medal.
Olympic sailors launch Southampton Boat Show in style
Europe's biggest outdoor boating festival runs until Sunday 25 September.
Sonars vow to keep fighting after Rio medal hopes dented
The British Sonar team is refusing to give up on their Rio medal dream after a race disqualification dented their podium hopes yesterday.
British sailor Elliot Willis is fundraising for cancer charity
The Team GB-selected sailor who was forced to drop out of the Rio 2016 Games line-up after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer is getting back on his bike for charity.