The objective of the initiative is to inform and educate boat owners regarding the hazards associated with antifouling their boats.
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
In pictures: The London Boat Show 2017
The London Boat Show kicks off the 2017 boating calendar, showcasing what the global sailing and marine world has to offer, with close to 400 boats on display.
Absolutely Fabulous start to the London Boat Show
Award-winning TV star, model and activist, Joanna Lumley has officially opened the Sunseeker International stand at the London Boat Show.
Yacht family assisted after running aground
A family of four received help when their yacht ran aground near Bembridge Harbour, on the east coast of the Isle of Wight.
Tributes paid to popular East Coast sailor Colin Jarman
Cruising community remembers the inspiration behind East Coast Pilot
What’s next for yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates?
British yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates still has her sights set on becoming the the oldest person to sail non-stop, solo and unassisted around the world, despite having to wait until September…
Banish the winter blues at the London Boat Show!
Dame Ellen MacArthur, Olympic champion and World Sailor of the Year Saskia Clark and yachtswoman Dee Caffari are among the many big name guests confirmed for this year’s London Boat…
Merry Christmas from the PBO team
Deck the halls with fenders and anchors, tra la la la...! Wishing all PBO readers a very happy Christmas
Official report into collision between general cargo vessel and oil bunker barge
"Avoiding collision starts with keeping a good lookout in order to detect other vessels and assess the situation"
Sailfishing for compliments – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
A salute to the Sailfish, ‘a pert piece of politburo polyester for the masses’
‘Hefty fines’ for two motorboaters who flouted speed limits
'The speed limit is prominently posted on navigation marks, ignorance of the law is no excuse and common sense should have prevailed" says Lymington Harbour Master Ryan Willegers.
Advice from Coastguard as Storm Barbara set to hit UK
Unsettled weather is heading our way in the lead-up to Christmas with Storm Barbara expected to strike the north and west of the UK tomorrow.
Cowes Outer Harbour Project delay
A delay involving the Harbour Infrastructure Funding Agreement has meant it will not be possible to start the Eastern Channel dredging works in January.
Thomas Ruyant -“Everything has been made secure”
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.…
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...