Essential skills, planning and kit for your best summer afloat, Bonding & sealants guide, How to sail tidal estuaries, Yacht handing on rivers, Silicone antifouling…
Practical Boat Owner
May issue – out 13 March
Tune your rig so your boat points higher and sails better, The ultimate cruising guide to Britain and Ireland, Essential propeller care, How to check…
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This August 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner looks at 'boating by computer' - could two daggerboards and a laptop change sailing forever? A Sailcloth S.O.S feature gives on-water fixes…
Dave Selby podcast: ‘Mad About The Boat’
Some sailors claim to know all about showers in marinas the world over, but it won’t wash with PBO columnist Dave Selby...
August 2015
In the August 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Aberdeen Coastguard Operations Centre joins national network
Aberdeen Coastguard Operations Centre (CGOC) has become part of the new Coastguard national network.
Royal Navy announces support for America’s Cup World Series race
HMS St Albans will act as the guard ship for the America’s Cup World Series event hosted in Portsmouth later this month.
Migrant traffickers cause alarm for boaters in the Mediterranean
Cruising Association members have reported that small yachts are being chased by boats carrying migrants from Libya to Europe
Armed guards on Ionian Island Skorpios
Boaters in the Ionian Sea have reported aggressive guards patrolling the private island of Skorpios, warns the Cruising Association
‘Wavemakers’ will welcome spectators to the America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth
250 volunteers are preparing to welcome visitors, both on and off the water, to the America's Cup World Series event in Portsmouth this summer.
UK coastal fatality figures: Half didn’t even plan to enter the water
UK coastal fatality figures released by the RNLI reveal that more than half of the casualities didn’t intend to enter the water
Sailors airlifted from grounded yacht
Two men were airlifted to safety after their yacht grounded on rocks 'in challenging conditions' on Lambay island, off the coast of Ireland.
ACWS Portsmouth countdown
There's less than three weeks to go until the America's Cup World Series (ACWS) Portsmouth event.
Sailor airlifted with head injury
A sailor was airlifted to hospital after suffering a head injury on a yacht off Newtown Creek.
New British Marine brand launched
The British Marine Federation has relaunched itself as a ‘British Marine’ brand to better promote businesses and British excellence in the UK and overseas markets.
West Yorkshire man charged over yacht cocaine seizure
The 30-year-old is the fifth person to be charged in the UK in connection with the Makayabella seizure.
National Maritime Operations Centre welcomes HRH Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales has officially opened the National Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham
New youth sailing project for Portsmouth
The project has a target of providing sailing taster sessions for up to 1,000 young people aged 9-14 years over five weeks.
How to make your own canvas bucket
Lin and Larry Pardey's step-by-step guide to producing a durable canvas bucket: from the January 1995 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
YJA voices concern over water pollution at Rio 2016 sailing venue
The Yachting Journalists' Association has expressed 'extreme concern' over the water pollution at the 2016 Olympic sailing venue.
New and used boat show at Port Solent
Premier Marinas will be hosting a New & Used Boat Show at Port Solent on Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July from 10am until 4pm.
Round The Island 2015
A 1,584-strong fleet took on the 2015 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race (RTI) for a day of racing in sparkling conditions.