From steering to rigging (and all the things we forget!) – the essential checks for the prepared skipper; Displacement theory and how it affects the…
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November 2025 issue – out 25 September
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Ignorance, February 2008
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MAIB report warns RIB owners to check seats
Accident in July 2007 caused by poor seat fitting on board 6.3m Ribquest
Offshore racing crew – meet and greet yacht owners
Social and networking opportunity for crew and owners
Cheeky Monkey auctioned for £35K
Tide 28 skippered transatlantic by the youngest ever single-hander
Angler saved by flotation suit
Gale-force winds and cold water would have been fatal without correct clothing
Hugo Boss II – All white on the night
A sartorial statement from the start of the Sydney-Hobart
Navy ship stands by dismasted Dee Caffari
HMS Northumberland returning to UK for Christmas diverts to aid stricken yacht
Women’s open keelboat championships announced
The men will be on the committee boat, driving RIBS and in the bar for the party in the evening!
Peters Opal: Court dates announced
Two- or three-day hearing scheduled for mid-March
ARC tragedy: evacuated yacht skipper dies of injuries
Press statement issued by World cruising Club
Ouzo verdict: P&O officer cleared of manslaughter
Jury still considering charges of engaging in conduct as a seaman that was likely to cause death or serious injury
First ARC yachts finish during weekend of drama
20 yachts have arrived in St Lucia as two emergency rescues took place in the fleet still at sea
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Yacht blogs, pics and news updated everyday
Podium position, January 2008
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Jury still deliberating in Ouzo manslaughter case
Accused must sit and wait for verdict
International Paint and PBO antifouling test
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Atlantic drama for ARC participants
Three separate rescue incidents over the weekend
In pictures: record-breaking surf
Amazing pictures of the largest waves ever surfed in Irish waters
New Earls Court Boat Show starts Saturday
So what's it like? PBO reports from press preview day at Earls Court Boat Show
Massive surf heading for UK west coast
Tow-surfers rejoice as 55ft wave faces expected to hit Ireland this weekend