PBO Project Boat winner Anna Millington learns the ropes with a Competent Crew course, to gain sailing experience for her new yacht Hantu Biru
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
Mayday call from sinking yacht amid Storm Katie
A Mayday call from a sinking yacht with a lone sailor on board sparked an Easter Sunday call out for three lifeboat crews.
Sailors invited to WITT prototype product launch
Sailors are invited to attend an event to showcase a prototype WITT device which could provide emergency power for lifesaving equipment at sea - and much more.
New Cowes Port Handbook launched
The new-look Cowes Port Handbook 2016-2017 is hot off the press and being distributed to numerous outlets around the Isle of Wight.
WITT prototype product launch in Poole, Dorset
WITT Ltd will be putting on an event next Thursday 31 March at the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) Head Quarters in Poole, Dorset. The charity has shown interest in…
Mayday call from yacht aground on Bognor Rocks
A single-handed sailor transmitted a Mayday call when his yacht ran aground on Bognor Rocks and he feared it holed and at risk of sinking
Cowes Breakwater exclusion zone removed
Mariners are strongly advised to remain 30 metres to the north of the Cowes Breakwater crest to avoid the surplus gravel, which reduces depths below those charted.
My supply of ensigns dried up – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat podcast
Dave provocatively contends that an ensign can make a serviceable tea towel – and vice versa
Win a VIP weekend and a pair of Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets
The lucky winner of this competition will receive a pair of Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets, PLUS a night's stay and three-course meal at the Montagu Arms Hotel
May 2016
In the May 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Fishing boat crew save two from burning yacht
Two people were rescued from a burning yacht by the crew of a fishing boat who responded to the Mayday call.
Marine planning gathers pace as next phase announced
"Boaters should engage with the marine planning process in their area to ensure the importance and value of recreational boating is recognised..."
Boaty McBoatface leading public vote to name £200m polar research ship
Shackleton. Endeavour. Falcon. All names suggested for the UK's next world-class polar research ship and yet Boaty McBoatface is the frontrunner following a public vote...
ARC Channel Islands Rally seminar
All aboard the ARC Channel Islands Rally Seminar will be held at Chichester Yacht Club on Saturday 30 April, 2016 - it's ticketed but open to all...
PBO Ask the Experts LIVE! 2016
We are building on the success of Practical Boat Owner magazine's Ask the Experts pages by bringing PBO Ask the Experts live to Beaulieu Boatjumble for the second year running!
Beaulieu bargains and PBO Experts LIVE!
Beaulieu Boatjumble manages to be both a hidden treasure and also the largest outdoor sale of boating items in Europe.
Hoegh Osaka grounding: report published
The findings of an investigation into the listing, flooding and grounding of Hoegh Osaka on Bramble Bank in The Solent have been published.
Hantu Biru handover to competition winner
Anna Millington, an electronics engineer from Ferndown, Dorset won the restored PBO Project Boat, after being picked at random from almost 6,000 competition entries.
Seaplane operator to launch east coast route
Seaplanes are not a common sight on UK waterways, so many boat owners are concerned at how aircraft and boats mix safely, says the Cruising Association.
Ninth member of Makayabella drugs crime group sentenced
Wayne Bush is the ninth person to be convicted over the Makayabella yacht cocaine-smuggling plot