Essential skills, planning and kit for your best summer afloat, Bonding & sealants guide, How to sail tidal estuaries, Yacht handing on rivers, Silicone antifouling…
Practical Boat Owner
May issue – out 13 March
Tune your rig so your boat points higher and sails better, The ultimate cruising guide to Britain and Ireland, Essential propeller care, How to check…
Masters fined after fog collision caused by ‘catalogue of failures’
The masters of two vessels that collided in the Humber during thick fog in May last year have been fined £3,000 each, plus costs.
Tracy Edwards sees Maiden for the first time in 27 years!
The battered Maiden yacht has been through a procession of owners since Tracy Edwards and 11 female sailors finished second in the 1989-90 Whitbread Race.
Enjoy 15% off Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets with the PBO discount code
Use the PBO readers' discount code to get 15% off Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets
Report into fatal rower overboard tragedy in the North Atlantic
The MAIB’s report on the investigation of the fatal man overboard from the ocean rowing boat Toby Wallace in the North Atlantic Ocean has been published.
It’s official…Southampton Boat Show sets world record
Guinness World Records has today confirmed that the ‘largest human image of a boat’ was achieved at the Southampton Boat Show 2016
New long range single point of contact for UK Coastguard
The new numbers will go live on Wednesday 1 February 2017 and are intended as a point of contact for international and long range communications.
Golden Globe entrant Shane Freeman is soon to round Cape Horn
One of the forthcoming Golden Globe Race's four Australian entrants Shane Freeman is on his way to the starting line and is soon to round Cape Horn.
7 mast climbing kits on test
Going aloft to the masthead can be tricky at the best of times on a calm day in a marina – and even more so at sea. In our November…
UK Coastguard’s new AW189 and trial Jetstream stage rescue
The Coastguard's new AW189 helicopter and trial Jetstream aircraft came through their ‘water baptism’ yesterday after participating in ‘Exercise Top Cover’
ARC Channel Islands 2017 – Open for registration
Following the successful first edition ARC Channel Islands last summer, World Cruising Club are pleased to announce that entries are now open for ARC Channel Islands 2017.
Love on the rocks? – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
This just in: all the nice girls might not love a sailor after all
Editor’s welcome to the March issue – on sale today!
Tech should be at our beck and call... Editor David Pugh welcomes you to the latest issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
Tributes paid to celebrated yachting cartoonist Mike Peyton
Award-winning yachting cartoonist Mike Peyton has died at the age of 96.
March 2017
In the March 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
New framework agreement for the America’s Cup
'This announcement will go down as one of the defining moments in America’s Cup history. It’s great for fans, athletes, and commercially – a win win for everyone.' said Jimmy…
Hornsea Project Three wind farm consultation events return
DONG Energy is holding extra consultation events in Norfolk in March, in response to community interest in the proposed Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm.
QHM praises punishment for jet skiers who ran amok in Portsmouth Harbour
Two jetskiers who ran amok in Portsmouth Harbour have been fined for their actions – which included delaying the departure of a ferry.
South Coast anchorage Studland Bay among Tranche 3 MCZ contenders
Your chance to find out more about six new Marine Conservation Zones proposed for the South and South West of England
MMO reveals Marine Plan development workshops
Next month, the Marine Management Organisation will launch the next step in the development of marine plans for the NE, NW, SE and SW of England.
Alex Thomson confirms his 2020 Vendée Globe vision
Two days after finishing second in the Vendée Globe, British skipper Alex Thomson has confirmed that he intends to do the race again in 2020.