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PBO Tested: Gin Gins Caramel
The Ginger People’s Gin Gins Caramel contain 30% ginger per sweet and are said to be great for combating motion sickness.
New University Sailing Sustainability Challenge launched
University sailing clubs from across the UK are taking part in the first ever University Sailing Sustainability Challenge, set up by The Green Blue
New berths at Portsmouth’s Royal Clarence Marina
New finger pontoons and an improved layout has created an extra 18 berths at Royal Clarence Marina in Gosport.
10 Handheld searchlights tested
Alex Bell and a PBO test team compare a variety of handheld lamps, meanwhile assessing LEDs versus incandescent bulbs, with some illuminating results
Five rescued from liferaft after abandoning sinking boat
Angle RNLI volunteers responded to a Mayday call in the early hours of yesterday morning and rescued five crew from a sinking fishing boat off the Pembrokeshire coast.
Pontos four-speed winches
A range of four-speed winches from Pontos is claimed to offer more speed for race boats and more power for cruisers – but do they deliver? David Harding finds out
HALF PRICE Dick Everitt painting sale!
There is a treasure chest of paintings here at the PBO office and we're offering a big sale in the run up to Christmas 2015.
Sir Ben Ainslie gears up for Race Of Champions driving challenge
Olympic legends Sir Ben Ainslie and Sir Chris Hoy will return to London’s former Olympic Stadium next month to take part in a unique driving challenge
Plans revealed for London Boat Show 2016
New features for the 2016 event include a ‘60’s Revival’ attraction, a ‘Mediterranean Bay’ pool featuring the chance to learn how to moor a boat in a tight berth, and…
Three Peaks Yacht Race entries open
The Three Peaks Yacht Race is one of the oldest multi-sport endurance races in the world, combining sailing, running and a little cycling...
Vote now for the 2015 Yachtsman of the Year awards
Nominations for the YJA Yachtsman of the Year awards 2015 close on Friday, October 30. The winners for each award will be announced on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
Keith White’s round-the-world unassisted voyage begins
Keith White is attempting to quite literally sail single-handedly around the world, after losing the use of his arm in a motorway accident in 1991.
Rescued cat-carrying French yachtsman is fundraising for a new boat
Solo sailor Emmanuel Wattecamps dramatic leap to safety with his pet cat from his stricken yacht was captured on video.
Navitus Bay off the Table
Navitus Bay developers decide not to challenge the decision to refuse consent for the South Coast offshore wind farm
Poole set to host 2017 European Maritime Day
Being the only time this event will take place in the UK, Poole will act as representative to the international maritime community...
‘Mary’ and ‘Barney’ among storm names chosen by the public
The Met Office and Met Eireann have announced the list of storm names chosen by the public for autumn and winter 2015/16.
‘Mayday’ yachtsman found after extensive search
A skipper whose vessel had lost its rudder off the Isles of Scilly was rescued following an intensive search.
Yachtsman Julian Mustoe: “I’m distressed about losing my boat”
"Just about everything I owned is now at the bottom of the North Sea" says yachtsman Julian Mustoe.
“Miss Isle” sailor Natasha Lambert presented with her British Empire Medal
Teenage disabled sailor Natasha Lambert has been presented with a British Empire medal, awarded for her fundraising in the community