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;…
A little flutter?
What's the quickest way to destroy a sail? The solution is simpler than you might think...
Earthrace joins Sea Shepherd against whalers
Stealth and speed an advantage
Driver towing dinghy cleared of boat mast death
Jury decides
Aussie teen skipper heads for the equator
Jessica Watson begins fourth week at sea
Check your guardrail lashings
...to avoid an unexpected swim
Yacht building driving growth in UK
Poll of UK regional development agencies
WD-40 – the natural alternative
The free way to free a stuck sheave
Download ‘Winds of Change’ – offshore wind farms feature
Free PBO feature download
Green Blue: RYA cuts energy use by 10% for 2010
BMF/RYA Green Blue annual conference
Steve White presents OSTAR stars’ prizes
Solo sailors get awards in Plymouth
Shipwrecked mariner rewarded 30 years late
Heroic feats from 1977 recognised
Artist exhibits 4,500m of chain in gallery
Bradney Chain's 'oddments' department kept busy
Plan for every emergency…
Should you keep your liferaft easily accessible on deck?
Measure twice… cut once!
What else is there to say? Except, If in doubt...
British hostages offered as exchange for prisoners
Rachel Chandler speaks from Somalia
Kill-cord warning to jetski and powerboat owners
Dangerous Jet ski incident luckily avoided
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Nov 2009
Sailing in the land of Lilliput - Aboard a Sailfish everything except the waves seem smaller - Download and listen to PBO columnist Dave Selby reading his November 2009 column
Check insurance cover over winter
Some marine policies only cover boat equipment when it's onboard
Antifoul in the autumn
The painting conditions in autumn are more favourable than they are in Spring
Lowrance Structure Scan images
Views taken from a press trip off Helsinki, where anti-submarine nets left over from the Cold War still litter the sea bed, plus a man-made lake in Oklahoma where trees,…