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    August 2025 issue of Practical Boat Owner

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    Everything you need to know about trailer-sailing; How to spray gelcoat; Improvements on the continuous splice; Retrofitting a £1 mast; Tips for avoiding collisions;  Enduring…

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    Keep fresh air flowing

    • August 4, 2010

    With a forehatch cover

    Eshton Road Lock, Gargrave, looking west.

    Drought forces Leeds-Liverpool canal closure

    • August 3, 2010

    60-mile stretch closed to save water

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    Building a Cornish Crabber 26

    • August 2, 2010

    Download free multi-part PBO series

    Swale Smack and Barge Match

    38th annual Swale ‘Smack and Barge Match’

    • August 2, 2010

    Saturday 7 August 2010

    Raymarine workers face the sack

    Raymarine workers face the sack

    • August 2, 2010

    as new owners FLIR Systems increases sales

    Fruit in a net

    Keep fruit fresh on board

    • August 2, 2010

    Lots of ventilation is the key

    Selby august 2010 podcast cartoon

    Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ August 2010

    • August 1, 2010

    All hobbies have their dangers but nothing comes close to sailing for the sheer variety of ways to scare yourself

    Dave Selby has a new image - Summer issue 2010

    Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ Summer 2010

    • July 31, 2010

    The camera never lies - sailing makes you older, not wiser, just older faster

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    How to improve vane steering in tricky wind conditions

    • July 30, 2010

    Use a tiller pilot

    Mylor Yacht Club

    New £1million Mylor Yacht Club design approved

    • July 29, 2010

    Striking new modern building

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    When is it good to mix fuel and water on board?

    • July 29, 2010

    When you're specifying which side to build your boat's tanks

    Laura Dekker

    Dutch 14-year-old free to sail solo around the world

    • July 28, 2010

    Court permits Laura Dekker to set sail

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    Would you trust your topping lift?

    • July 28, 2010

    At sea if the main halyard breaks, what use is a lightweight topping lift?

    Optimists celebrating two years until 2012 Olympics

    London 2012 olympics – two years and counting

    • July 27, 2010

    WPNSA celebrates with 300 optimist sailors

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    Bridging the language gap when cruising abroad

    • July 27, 2010

    Plan ahead when picking destinations

    Coastguard helicopter winch man lowering cable during rescue

    Jetski and motorboat collide in Poole Harbour

    • July 26, 2010

    Jetskier airlifted to hospital

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    Yawing at anchor?

    • July 26, 2010

    Use a swivel

    Watch whale jump on yacht

    Watch whale jump on yacht

    • July 23, 2010

    The most unbelievable video footage

    Green Blue sustainable facilities officer Dan Reading with Dee Caffari and Alex Thomson

    Green funds available for clubs and marine businesses

    • July 23, 2010

    Volvo eco-challenge and Green Blue grants available

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    ‘Vanity cabinets’ make great computer stations

    • July 23, 2010

    In with the new...

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