The pros and cons of dinghies for downsizing; Stop leaks – tips for every sailor; How to set storm trysails; Antifoul like a pro; Ditch…
Practical Boat Owner
July 2026 – out 7 May
Keel know-how; How to gybe safely; Spotlight on the Nordic Folkboat; Hot water systems explained; Working with Perspex; Painting over varnish; Launching tips for dinghies;…
Geoff Holt’s first broadcast from the Atlantic
Return to Tortola
Thousands of starfish wash up on beach in Norfolk
Holkham horror
Chart stowage ideas
Keep your paper charts tidy and safe on board
Government ‘Backs-Off’ immediate sale of BW assets
Victory for campaigners
Independent Lifeboat fundraising drive announced
Orange events proposed
Make weighing anchor cleaner…
with this tip
Jeckells The Sailmakers goes green
Recycling old sails
More Brits feared kidnapped on yacht off Seychelles
Ecoterra website report
Keeping cool…
...without a fridge!
PBO photo gallery: RNLI assists racers in Poole
Keelboat capsizes
RNLI assist yachts in Poole Harbour
PBO boat tester and photographer David Harding was on the water only a few yards off Poole YC. ‘It was fairly breezy and, by the standards of the harbour,…
Every step…
... needs a handhold!
Mole
Mole
Mizzen (mizen)
Mizzen (mizen)
Mitre
Mitre
Miss stays, to
Miss stays, to
Millibar
Millibar
Middle ground
Middle ground
Microspheres
Microspheres
MHWS
MHWS