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50ft multihull Hallucine is first ARC yacht to arrive in St Lucia

The lead yachts in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers are now arriving in St Lucia, with 50ft multihull, Hallucine, being the first to cross the…

Once you’ve found a boat with enough potential to make an offer for it, a whole lot more questions open up. How much to offer?…

By the time you start viewing a shortlist of boats, you should already have a clear idea of how you plan to use your new…

My Westerly Konsort Koto was built in 1980 and featured a loo outlet connected direct to the sea via a 1.5in Blakes seacock. But having…

Fancy building your own Nigel Irens-designed 14ft rowing/sailing skiff? Nic Compton explains how to get the plans for free

Mike Camp charts the trials and tribulations of designing and building his 26ft steel sloop

In many ways, the 1990s were a good time for me: I had a nice terraced house within commuting distance of London; a great job…

PBO magazine and 14 other specialist Time Inc UK titles have joined forces to create the ultimate gift guide, with hundreds of recommended products.

Has Navtex been superseded by smartphones and the internet, or does it still have a role in modern sailing?

20 antifouling paints tested in 13 UK locations: which works best where you keep your boat?

It’s vitally important to ensure that the tension of your boat’s rigging is within the correct limits: Alex Bell tests four rig tension gauges to…

Some real head-scratching work has been going on this month as the pace picks up in advance of Southampton Boat…

The PBO Project Boat will be sold to the highest bidder in a charity auction to be run online during…

The Secret 20 is a beautifully-shaped wooden sailing yacht designed by Derek Ellard and available to the DIY enthusiast in…

Designed in Australia and built by enthusiasts all over the world, the Secret 20 packs grace and pace into her…

The Secret 20 is a beautifully designed classic sailing yacht that can be built from a kit, one of which…

Like many boat projects Harvey, the PBO Secret 20, has been the victim of circumstance. This unique, classic-style performance weekender…

Casting a critical eye over the project boat’s lines, David Pugh and Ben Meakins set to work filling and fairing…

Chine in your hands: PBO takes a turn at shaping the project boat’s bilge. David Pugh reports

Tickets have now gone on sale for the RYA Dinghy Show 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London

The UK Coastguard has released a video of the rescue of a young tombstoner in Flamborough, Yorkshire as a warning…

The pinnace of the Royal Navy battleship, HMS Royal Oak, had lain undiscovered in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands…