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    January 2026 Issue – out on 20 November

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    Tip of the Day

    How to cut teak-faced ply

    • March 4, 2011

    ...without damaging the veneer

    Round the Island Race

    Round the Island’s early entry discount ends tomorrow

    • March 4, 2011

    Get your entry in before midnight on Saturday 5 March

    Geoff Holt/Sailability BVI stamp

    Geoff Holt on BVI stamps

    • March 3, 2011

    Disabled sailor and local Sailability honoured

    Dave Selby has a new image - Summer issue 2010

    Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ April 2011

    • March 3, 2011

    Dave Selby Podcast 'Mad About the Boat' April 2011

    Dave Selby has a new image - Summer issue 2010

    Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ March 2011

    • March 3, 2011

    Dave Selby Podcast 'Mad About the Boat' March 2011

    Tip of the Day

    Stripping antifouling tip

    • March 3, 2011

    How to keep moisture out and heat in...

    RIB patrol at Southampton Boat Show marina

    ICC now available to foreigners

    • March 2, 2011

    RYA changes entry criteria for International Certificate of Competence

    blog of yacht ING

    Danish yacht seized by pirates off Oman

    • March 1, 2011

    Three children on board Somali pirates' latest capture

    Tip of the Day

    Back in the water tip # 6 – free everything

    • March 1, 2011

    Free anything that moves

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    PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections March 2011

    • February 28, 2011

    Download free pdf of corrections for the PBO almanac

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    PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections February 2011

    • February 28, 2011

    Download free pdf of corrections

    Tip of the Day

    Radar scanners – size matters

    • February 28, 2011

    Choose the biggest you can possibly fit

    Berserk

    Search for missing Antarctic sailors called off

    • February 28, 2011

    Yacht Berserk disappeared after dropping off South Pole expedition

    Berserk sails through ice

    Polar yacht missing in Antarctica

    • February 24, 2011

    British sailor may be among lost

    Quest taken

    Confusion reigns over yacht hostage deaths in Indian Ocean

    • February 23, 2011

    Pirates in captivity, US Navy insists there was no friendly fire

    Tip of the Day

    Don’t scrimp on your deck hardware

    • February 23, 2011

    Move up a size, especially when choosing mast base blocks

    Quest taken

    Kidnapped US sailors killed

    • February 22, 2011

    Somalian pirates shoot all four captives

    Tip of the Day

    Crimping electrical terminals…

    • February 22, 2011

    Invest in the best

    dorset wind farm

    Dorset wind farm location announced

    • February 22, 2011

    Developers reveal wind farm plans, 8 miles SW of Needles

    Extra Thames moorings during Olympic Games

    Extra Thames moorings during Olympic Games

    • February 22, 2011

    Recreational moorings will be between Tower Bridge and Greenhithe

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