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    Olympic flame crosses Windermere on a boat

    • June 22, 2012

    Climax to day 34 of torch relay

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    Kitchen roll is a boat owner’s best friend

    • June 22, 2012

    Multi-tool

    Tip of the Day

    4 stroke outboard reluctant to start?

    • June 21, 2012

    Try this tip!

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    World’s largest Union Flag is repainted

    • June 20, 2012

    Makeover for Cowes landmark

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    Video: Outboards on test

    • June 19, 2012

    Read the comparison in PBO's summer issue

    RNLI St Mary's all-weather lifeboat The Whiteheads

    Lifeboat crew and fundraisers honoured

    • June 19, 2012

    Four recognised in Birthday Honours List

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    Olympic support boats handed over

    • June 18, 2012

    Beneteau gives 23 boats to LOCOG

    Bodelwyddan Castle

    North Wales Boat Jumble changes date

    • June 18, 2012

    Moved to August 5

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    Non slip – free!

    • June 18, 2012

    You don't need to splash out on granules

    a tethered MOB dummy

    Video: Tethers on trial

    • June 15, 2012

    How to recover a MOB that's still attached to your boat

    Tip of the Day

    Shifting a castellated nut

    • June 15, 2012

    Such as on a stern gland

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    Squirrel up the mast

    • June 15, 2012

    It must be nuts

    rustler 33

    Video: New Rustler 33 on test

    • June 15, 2012

    A British-built dedicated weekender

    st mawes cornwall

    Yacht survives crashing into harbour wall

    • June 14, 2012

    Ketch broke free of mooring and ended up on beach

    dover lifeboat

    Lifeboat crew has to be rescued

    • June 11, 2012

    Four-man crew airlifted after helping in Welsh floods

    jester challenge plymouth

    Solo skipper rescued by Royal Navy helicopter

    • June 9, 2012

    Was taking part in Jester Azores Challenge

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    Today is World Oceans Day

    • June 8, 2012

    Celebrate the planet's oceans and seas

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    Use your ears

    • June 6, 2012

    To alert you to a problem

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    Sailor dies in Scottish capsize

    • June 6, 2012

    Two others survive

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    Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant this afternoon

    • June 3, 2012

    1,000-strong flotilla led by The Queen takes to the river

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