Summer 2010
On sale: Thu, 24 Jun 2010
SPECIAL FEATURES
PBO Summer 2010 marina visitors’ price guide
Use PBO’s comprehensive listing of walk-ashore berths and pontoons to help plan and budget for your summer get-away
Slipway skills
Follow PBO’s step-by-step guide to launching and retrieving your trailer-boat on a slipway
BOATS
New boat test: Sweet seventeen
Small but perfectly formed, the classically-styled 17ft Shilling is a versatile, head-turning camper-cruiser
A Contessa 32 for our times
The originator of the iconic Contessa 32 goes green to give her a 21st century transformation – we show you the energy-efficient innovations
History of yacht design
Centuries of competition have driven the design of the leisure yacht from humble working-boat beginnings to the lean machines of today
Buying a small motorboat
Part 5: value for money. With careful research you can find the best motorboat for your money – we point you in the right direction to help you to compare the market
PRACTICAL
Practical tip of the month
Our expert urges the fitting of an exhaust overheat alarm for your water-cooled system
Boat electrics
PBO’s complete guide to wiring your boat –
this month: renewable energy
Practical projects
Pushbutton reefing, galley clips for pence, making a stove-top oven... and more
PBO sketchbook
Suggestions for onboard cockpit tables to make alfresco dining more fun this summer
Replacing instruments
A step-by-step guide to installing new entry-level Tacktick instruments
Sail plans and engines
Powering a restored Quarter-Tonner: choosing the optimum sails and engine at a bargain-basement price
ON THE WATER
Wrecked on a maiden voyage
Decades of hard work were lost in one PBO reader’s heart-breaking moment of misfortune
Six weeks on the South Coast
Would a summer sailing on their refitted cruiser leave this couple still wanting to live aboard?
Cruising notes
Taking the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to Washington DC, plus winning cruise photos
Med mooring, France and Italy
Mastering mooring and anchoring procedures in choice French and Italian stopovers
Continental cruise checklist
It’s easy to overlook vital paperwork – PBO helps you stay on the right side of the law
GEAR
Dual-band active radar reflectors tested
How do active radar reflectors perform on test, and are they worth the money?
Seven boat barbecues on test
With summer in mind, the PBO team jumped on a boat and burnt some bangers on your behalf
REGULARS
Waiting for the tide
News and views from the editor
News and regional news
Racer hurt as jet-ski and trimaran collide, anchoring bans, plus news from your area
Readers’ letters
Single-handed sleepers, a boat is buzzed, further towing tips and tender troubles
Bargains of the month
Special offers from our chandlery pages
Dave Selby
A familiar face gets an unwelcome update
Sam Llewellyn
With forecasts getting ever more technical, sometimes the old ways are weather-wisest
Andrew Simpson
As the day draws to a close, the sailors draw closer – do they know something we don’t?
Ask the experts
Readers’ problems solved, including sooty starts, servicing wobbly winches, storm damage insurance and dirty yellow flames
PBO products
PBO Reeds Small Craft Almanac and Sailing around the UK and Ireland, plus PBO practical booklets, plans for building your own PBO Pup dinghy and Copy Service
RYA Course of the month
Spotlight on the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course
Chart updates
Recent revisions from the Admiralty
Bosun’s bag
Maritime mischief as seen by readers
