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PBO supports Sailability fundraising effort
November issue on sale now includes freepost envelope for recycling
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Jul 2008
Talking rubbish - quality rubbish - is a skill to be honed early in the season over a cuppa. Put the kettle on and listen to the July 2008 podcast.
Save a sailor from a storm with a teacup
Lifeboat Tea to raise £200,000 a year for RNLI
Captain Cook’s logs could hold key to climate research
Observations to help trace changing weather patterns
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Jun 2008
The boating burden lies heavy upon the soul of the true sailor... at least, that's what we'd have everyone in the non-nautical world believe...
November 2009
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Ellen gives up ocean racing… for now
MacArthur to campaign to save the planet
Harken reinvent the winch
Deck gear company announces 'revolutionary' winches
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ May 2008
Surveying a boat is serious business. You need to speak Latin, have creative writing skills, and be able to wield a hammer!
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Apr 2008
Is Bart Selby a randy criminal mastermind...or just a naughty dog? Hear about the canine scourge of the Blackwater in the April 2008 podcast.
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Mar 2008
The masters of the universe appear to have embraced sailing - and they're taking no prisoners: how luminescent lunatics rule the waves
EGNOS launched to improve EU GPS accuracy
The much-anticipated EGNOS system is now live
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Feb 2008
One thing's for certain - when you're talking sailing absolutely nothing's certain. Reasons to be careful in the February 2008 podcast.
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Oct 2009
A Style All of his Own - Bart has taste. He wouldn't be caught drowining in just any old lifejacket - Download and listen to PBO columnist Dave Selby reading…
Teen solo sailor Jessica Watson admits blunders
Queensland accident investigators leak critical report about collision with tanker
Bankers and Bain lose a billion on Bavaria
Private equity buyout by Bain Capital in 2007 fails to profit bankers
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Jan 2008
There's a particular sense of achievement that comes from being in a class of your own. 'Look on the bright side - no-one can overtake us now!'
Christchurch SC secures moorings worth £800K
Members' rights secured by once-in-a-lifetime deal
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Dec 2007
Wooden it be luverly! A wooden boat should go against the grain for sensible, practical, budget-conscious boat owners. Still, it might be nice...