59 low cost upgrades to enhance your boat; How to reduce weather helm; Boat repairs in a Force 9 storm; Designing and building your own…
Practical Boat Owner
April 2026 issue – out 12 February
Sailmaker tips for getting new life out of old sails; NMEA wifi gateways tested; Wayfarer Weekended on test; Cruising hacks from liveaboard sailors; Solo skipper’s…
Make your plates non-skid
with cheap mastic
Watch the Americas Cup live on your computer!
Monster multihulls line up for the start
Danish special forces storm hijacked ship
Troops from warship stop Somali pirates mid-hijack
Atten-shun! Make your blocks stand up
with cheap water pipe
Lifeboat’s anchor drags up flying boat’s propeller
Sunderland flying boat sank off Calshot 50 years ago
Yachtsmen urged to donate sails to Haiti
US yachtsmen provide shelter to earthquake victims with used sails
Deck paint – proper preperation…
...prevents poor performance... and should make it last for years!
Alternative uses for a washboard
A spare washboard can be useful for mounting a chartplotter
Hackles rise over weather forecasts
Download our in-depth feature, 'Weather forecasts: can you rely on them?' free
How to avoid an insurance claim when relaunching
Top tips to keep your launch stress- and claim-free!
Held by pirates, Chandlers appeal for ‘urgent help’
Yacht couple held hostage since October speak out; Miliband says 'We're working very hard'
Abby Sunderland starts… and stops
US teen has charging issues
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ Feb 2010
Still Mad About the Boat - five years on from the first Dave Selby column in PBO, it's time to reflect
Only a few days left to enter PBO’s antifouling trial
Testers wanted, you could win £500!
Tie your own bowline
When going aloft
Replica of 2,600 year old ship reaches South Africa
Phoenicia took large detour to avoid pirates in Africa circumnavigation
OSTAR competitor’s top tip
Peter Bourke's tip for a comfortable night's sail
Keep your boat safe and secure
Top tips to deter thieves from your boat
Watch the birth of a RIB
Cobra Marine opens factory for a weekend
Don’t trust your EPIRB’s ‘test’ button
Lithium batteries are difficult to test...