Is it time to swap your boat batteries? We look at the pros and cons of lithium-ion vs standard, installation dos and don’ts, bust the…
Practical Boat Owner
May issue – out 14 March
15 fixes at sea: sailors share how to deal with a range of problems afloat from a dismasting and rudder damage to chafe, the essential…
Evacuation of four crew from ARC yacht Magritte
The Magritte crew were evacuated onto the cargo ship SCL Basilea, which is now en route to Spain. The yacht was abandoned at approximate position 16 44.36N 027 27.82W.
Tribute to Admiral Mary Barton
The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has paid tribute to its former Commodore, Admiral Mary Barton, who died on 1 December, just a few days before her 95th birthday.
Sinking cargo ship towed to safety
The UK Coastguard received a Mayday call last night from the cargo ship EMS Majestic, which was taking on water and sinking 13 miles south east of Eastbourne
Rio 2016-selected sailor to undergo cancer treatment
Following medical tests, it has been confirmed that the British Sailing Team’s 470 Olympic campaigner Elliot Willis has unfortunately been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Search for missing light aircraft resumed
A shoreline search has begun this morning for a missing light aircraft which disappeared from radar yesterday.
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Police name yachtsman whose body was found off Isle of Wight coast
Hampshire police have named the man whose body was found in water off East Cowes, Isle of Wight as Nigel Robert Greenyer.
Tributes paid to yacht designer Mike Pocock
Tributes paid to Mike Pocock, long-distance cruiser, yacht designer, and former OCC Commodore, who has passed away.
Fraud and theft investigations at a south west sailing club
Police are investigating allegations of fraud and theft relating to the Chew Valley Sailing Club.
Hantu Biru’s farewell cruise: A Snapdragon in Scotland
As PBO prepares to say goodbye to its much-loved project boat, Ben Meakins recalls Hantu Biru’s farewell cruise in the Kyles of Bute
Gracing us with their presents – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat column
To the seasoned observer, the sight of boutique branded sailor wear in the pub at this time of year signifies a successful Christmas haul as opposed to an intrepid bout…
Across the Channel in Hantu Biru
We took the PBO Project Boat on a shakedown sail - across the Channel and back! Read on to find out how Hantu Biru got on...
January 2016
In the January 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Restored Snapdragon 23 yacht – free prize draw
We’re giving one lucky winner the opportunity to win the PBO Project Boat Hantu Biru, complete with engine, instruments and sails
Making GRP locker lids
Tim Marsden demonstrates how he fashioned a smart pair of cockpit locker lids for his bargain boat using glassfibre and iroko hardwood
2018 Golden Globe Race gains momentum
The 2018 Golden Globe Race will test the mettle of modern sailors by limiting them to the same types of yachts and equipment available in 1968/9.
New Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) course record set
Volvo Ocean Race yacht Team Brunel (NED) has broken the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) course record sailing from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia in an elapse time of 8d…
Yacht recovered after man’s body found
Coastguard rescue teams and Cowes lifeboat were tasked to search for a yacht after a man's body washed up off the Isle of Wight coast
Huge World War Two mine destroyed in The Solent
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have destroyed a 1,500lb (680kg) German mine discovered on the seabed in The Solent.