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Summer 2025 issue of Practical Boat Owner

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torpedo

Torpedo found close to Channel shipping lane

  • February 9, 2011

20ft barnacle-encrusted projectile found near Eastbourne by fisherman

Tip of the Day

Small outboard not running well?

  • February 8, 2011

Strip down the carburettor!

Coastguard rescue

Government halts SAR helicopter privatisation

  • February 8, 2011

Preferred consortium had access to sensitive information

Tip of the Day

How to break out a stuck anchor

  • February 7, 2011

One way to break out an anchor in waves

Yacht wrecked in Portugal

British sailors missing after yacht wrecked

  • February 5, 2011

Yacht Waterwaves washed ashore on Portuguese coast

Chandlery boss breaks his back

Chandlery boss breaks his back

  • February 4, 2011

Stewart Graham recovering well in hospital in Penang

Tip of the Day

How to keep your boat safe this weekend

  • February 4, 2011

Strong winds forecast for much of the UK

Boats smashed by Queensland cyclone

Cyclone Yasi – no deaths, much destruction

  • February 3, 2011

Coastal areas hit the worst

French storms

Make sure your boat is safe in this weekend’s strong winds

  • February 3, 2011

Gusts approaching 80kts forecast for some areas of the country this weekend

B2B photo comp

Win a camera in the Top Shots photo competition

  • February 3, 2011

New boating social network's exclusive competition

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How to contain the mess when you’re scraping antifouling

  • February 2, 2011

Get fleeced!

Cyclone Yasi

Major cyclone imminent in Queensland

  • February 2, 2011

Australia braces for Category 5 storm

An tiki raft

Pipework raft sets off across Atlantic

  • February 1, 2011

An-Tiki and 'mature' crew aims to raise awareness of lack of clean water

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How to keep a straight course in fog

  • February 1, 2011

Without getting disorientated

Liverpool Boat Show - artist's impression

Liverpool Boat Show tickets on sale

  • January 31, 2011

North-west's new show

RNLI mascot Stormy Stan helps rattle the buckets for SOS day in Poole

RNLI SOS day underway

  • January 28, 2011

PBO takes in charity fundraising extravaganza

Tip of the Day

Don’t like swinging? Use a chum!

  • January 28, 2011

Tips for crowded anchorages

Tip of the Day

A pressure shower on a small boat?

  • January 26, 2011

Yep, it is possible

Round the Island Race

Entries for the 80th Round the Island race open

  • January 24, 2011

Early start this year at 0600 on 25th June

Tip of the Day

How not to cause a scene when anchoring

  • January 24, 2011

Avoid a blazing row with hand signals

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