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    Practical Boat Owner

    August 2025 issue of Practical Boat Owner

    August issue – out on 3 July

    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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    Battery management made simple, Plastic vs metal seacocks: which is best? Anchoring with shore lines explained, Tips for replacing curved windows; The appeal of the…

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    Swedish sailors reunited with yacht

    Swedish sailors reunited with yacht

    • May 19, 2009

    Swedish couple's yacht recovered intact off Arbroath after dramatic weekend rescue

    GPS is ‘close to breakdown’

    GPS is ‘close to breakdown’

    • May 19, 2009

    Navigation system could begin to fail by 2010

    Mayday hoax sparks search off Hartlepool

    Mayday hoax sparks search off Hartlepool

    • May 19, 2009

    Nuisance caller may have attempted to 'undo' the nuisance he had caused

    Watch video demo of yachting iPhone app

    • May 18, 2009

    Software developers get serious in the yachting market with yachting iPhone app

    Three boats destroyed by fire at Dun Laoghaire

    Three boats destroyed by fire at Dun Laoghaire

    • May 15, 2009

    RIB and motorboat sunk, yacht scorched

    Cocaine smuggling yachtsman apologies to club

    Cocaine smuggling yachtsman apologies to club

    • May 14, 2009

    Devon yachtsman pleads guilty to smuggling €500m of cocaine

    Misspelled marina signs to be removed

    Misspelled marina signs to be removed

    • May 11, 2009

    Spelling errors rectified after five years

    Ship’s crew run aground in lifeboat as captain prepares to depart

    Ship’s crew run aground in lifeboat as captain prepares to depart

    • May 11, 2009

    Spring tide at Eling catches out ship's lifeboat

    Katie Miller to start Hamble river sprint

    Katie Miller to start Hamble river sprint

    • May 8, 2009

    12 gigs to compete in punishing sprint

    Dave Selby

    A trophy at last, June 2009

    • May 7, 2009

    Listen to Dave Selby's monthly podcast online now

    Sailing enthusiasts sought by charity

    • May 7, 2009

    National charity Vitalise is seeking dinghy enthusiasts to accompany visually impaired people on a sailing holiday

    Tall Ships race begins from Vigo

    Tall Ships race begins from Vigo

    • May 6, 2009

    First stop Tenerife

    Next Earl’s Court show scheduled for 2010

    Next Earl’s Court show scheduled for 2010

    • May 6, 2009

    Organisers plan Leisure Show at Windsor too

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    Twitter

    • May 5, 2009

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    Three yachtsmen rescued west of Ireland

    Three yachtsmen rescued west of Ireland

    • May 5, 2009

    Tanker gave assistance to crew on 40-footer after heavy weather

    Ouch! Crane drops yacht in Cherbourg

    • May 5, 2009

    Eyewitness account and photos of yacht fallen on the hard

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    Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ May 2009

    • May 1, 2009

    In the competitve world of paper boat racing, a few folds of origami and a coat or two of yacht varnish are simply not enough. Hear about Dave's break into…

    Events galore over May Day long weekend

    • May 1, 2009

    In case you can't get on the water, PBO's events calendar has jumbles, shows, demo days and more

    Cruise ships bound for Mexico are rerouted

    Cruise ships bound for Mexico are rerouted

    • April 30, 2009

    Flu outbreak spooks tourist ships and yachts

    Geoff Holt launches new wheelchair accessible boat

    • April 29, 2009

    Fishbourne Sailability delighted with brand new wheelchair-accessible vessel named Dougal

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