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…
Check your liferaft’s repair kit
Contents vary hugely - but which is the best method of repair?
More time for epoxying…
Don't kickstart the epoxy curing process - avoid it with our top tip
Having trouble putting your oilskins on over your boots?
It may not be elegant but there is a simple solution
Yachtsman and Young Sailor of the year finalists announced
YJA Pantaenius shortlist chosen
Madoff yachts fetch more than US$2m
Proceeds go to ruined investors
Vessel sinks on Poole Quay
60ft trawler sinks at her mooring
Night-vision camera wins 2009 DAME award
Winners announced at METS
Dropping the kite: a top tip
Keep the spinnaker blanketed by the mainsail...
My other boat’s a canoe!
PBO teams up with the BBC and hits the water, paddle in hand...
My other boat’s a canoe
PBO Podcast - PBO hits the airwaves with the H2O show
Mini Tonner class association launched
IOR yachts hope to emulate Quarter Ton success story
Masking tape – remove it the easy way
Don't hang around when you've finished painting...
Tidy up your keel/hull joint
Today's tip for a good join
Hydroptere takes 1NM speed record at over 50knots
Working towards ocean sailing
Protect your electrics in a thunderstorm…
...using a ready-made faraday cage - the oven!
Much life left in your anodes?
Sacrificial anodes - and when to replace them
Yacht’s crew divided by a common language
Clipper race crewmember struggles with Atlantic divide...
Pirates up threats against British couple
Paul and Rachel Chandler held inland by gang
A little flutter?
What's the quickest way to destroy a sail? The solution is simpler than you might think...
Earthrace joins Sea Shepherd against whalers
Stealth and speed an advantage