The coastguards have reached Thomas Ruyant’s boat and two sailors have gone on board with a pump. Thomas told his team that he now hopes he can save his boat.…
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
NZ Coastguard to rescue Vendée Globe skipper Thomas Ruyant
It is not too soon, as the situation has grown worse with the Vendée Globe boat sinking her bow down into the water.
Solo sailor in the Vendée Globe in serious difficulty as his boat is splitting in half
Ruyant’s crash with an unidentified floating object - thought to be a shipping container - marks the fifth time a Vendée Globe competitor has struck something and been forced out…
Ramsgate launch to exhausted sailor
The lifeboat crew were tasked to a yacht, about 10m in length anchored to the North Thanet buoy, some 13 miles east of Ramsgate, and on arrival at the scene…
February 2017
In the February 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Phil Sharp’s Channel record ratified
The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) has officially ratified a new Cowes to Dinard monohull World Record for Phil Sharp and Class 40 yacht Imerys.
Aberystwyth Marina capital works completed
New pontoons have been installed and others repositioned to upgrade the access and design of the marina, and to increase the number of available berths...
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections January 2017
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Four new Marine Conservation Zones designated in Northern Ireland
New inshore MCZs to protect Belfast Lough clams; rare black guillemots on Rathlin Island; seagrass meadows off Waterfoot; soft coral in Carlingford Lough.
Winner of the big PBO Christmas giveaway – take 2!
‘This has really made my day and my Christmas', says Bernard Morley, of Grimsby, who has won more than £2,745 of quality boating gear in the PBO giveaway.
Figaro Beneteau 3: the world’s first production foiling monohull
'As for what it means for the wider world of sailing – well, where racing design leads, cruising design often follows..." says PBO boat tester David Harding.
Potential game changer for the wind energy market
A £5million boost for Britain’s Kite Power Systems' kite power technology, which has the potential to transform the global offshore wind generation market.
Aussie sailor to sail half way round the world – simply to start solo circumnavigation
Lone Australian yachtsman Shane Freeman has set sail on a 14,500-mile voyage to England in order to compete in the 2018 Golden Globe Race.
‘Swings and roundabouts’ for the Vendée Globe race leaders
'It's brutal. Absolutely brutal. I do wonder why I do this sometimes", says Britain's Vendée Globe contender Alex Thomson
Fire aboard ARC yacht in Saint Lucia
Fast action from nearby Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) crews helped save a boat from sinking, when fire broke out aboard the 1982 Swan 76 ketch Pauline af Skanör, in…
Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2017
The 2017 edition of the Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac is now available, offering many unique features for small craft sailors in the UK, Ireland and much of northern Europe.
The Ultimate Gift Guide is now online!
PBO magazine and 14 other specialist Time Inc UK titles have joined forces to create the ultimate gift guide, with hundreds of recommended products.
Vendée Globe skipper Kito de Pavant successfully rescued
After taking on water following a collision with an unidentified floating object in the South Indian Ocean, Vendée Globe's Kito de Pavant has been rescued.
Huge concern for Vendée Globe skipper Kito de Pavant
Vendée Globe skipper Kito de Pavant has struck an unidentified floating object, which has led to a significant ingress of water aboard the boat.
Cheeki Rafiki yacht company director denies manslaughter
Douglas Innes, the company director of Stormforce Coaching Limited, has denied the manslaughter of four crew members who were killed when the yacht Cheeki Rafiki capsized in the North Atlantic.