PBO January 2011 issue
On sale: Thu, 9 Dec 2010
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London Boat Show preview
What's hot in new boats, gear and chandlery at the 2011 London Boat Show. Plus find your way around the new-look show with your cut-out-and-keep standfinder map and listings.
Classic charter holiday destinations
Are the evergreen favourites of the Greek Ionian, Turkey, Croatia and the British Virgin Islands worth revisiting? They may offer more than you might think. Plus news from the charter world
Sixteen speedy bargains
Frisky fun at a fantastic price? Quarter Ton-derived cruiser-racers from the 1970s and 1980s are on today's market from just £2,500
New Storm 22 on test
Nippy trailer-sailers big enough for a weekend away are gaining in popularity. Does this Polish export tick the boxes for the enthusiastic sailor?
Refit a boat to live aboard
An OSTAR-winning Sigma 33C is transformed back into a liveaboard cruiser - but this time she's fit for the tropics
Practical tip of the month
Why it's wise to warm up - and 'warm-down' - your diesel engine
Make a curved-front locker
You can create impressive curved joinery using veneering and laminating techniques
Fit a wind turbine
Guidance for DIY fi tting of a wind turbine for environmentally-friendly energy on board
Practical Projects
Replacing a fl exible exhaust pipe, a tip for easier antifouling, a step-up for an old seadog - and more
Venting tanks
Tips from the PBO Sketchbook on how to look after your water, fuel and holding tank vent pipes
DIY Tank level monitor
Create a tank level monitor using DIY blood pressure measuring kit
Welsh winter sail
A delivery trip down the Welsh coast in the depths of January led to a stunning sighting
Beached in a loch
When a reader's yacht lost drive in a Scottish loch a change in the weather left him struggling on a rocky lee shore
The 'Mediterranean canal'
Crossing France by canal from the Atlantic to the Med - places to stay and top tips for using the Canal du Midi
Cruising notes
Why lingering as a liveaboard for too long in Spain can hurt your pocket, and how ARC sailors can help St Lucia storm victims
Top kit
Award-winning boating gear. The marine equivalent of the Oscars have been announced. We check out the best new gear
8 handheld VHF radios on test
New DSC handheld VHF radio versus the rest - will they float? Are they waterproof?
DIY electronic chart updates
Internet technology is changing the face of mapping - soon everyone can lend a hand with local updates of charts
Garmin GPS on test
The GPS Map 78s GPS unit is also a handheld chart plotter - see how it performs
Waiting for the tide
News and views from the editor
News
Somali pirate kidnap victims Paul and Rachel Chandler are home - and want
to resume sailing! Plus Russian polar circumnavigation... and more
Regional news
Spotlighting stories from the coastlines and inland waters where you live in the British Isles
Bargains of the month
Special offers from our chandlery pages
Beached in a loch
When a reader's yacht lost drive in a Scottish loch a change in the weather left him struggling on a rocky lee shore
The 'Mediterranean canal'
Crossing France by canal from the Atlantic to the Med - places to stay and top tips
Cruising notes
Why lingering as a liveaboard for too long in Spain can hurt your pocket, and how ARC sailors can help St Lucia storm victims
Readers' letters
Much ado about ensigns, plus mooring aids, outboard advice, Eastern VHF, Scottish wind farm, craning club, gas tap warning and a singleminded sailor
Dave Selby
Marlin gets marooned in an uppercrust East Coast enclave
Sam Llewellyn
Admiring the ultimate minimum boater
Andrew Simpson
When kit pitched at the yachtsman is hardly able to cope with the marine environment
Ask the experts
Setting mast rake, drilling acrylic, corroding valves, losing coolant and meranti grating
PBO subscription offer
Course of the month
RYA Radar one-day course
Chart updates
Recent revisions from the Admiralty
Bosun's bag
Maritime mischief as seen by readers
