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    Ask the Experts LIVE: Line-up announced for Beaulieu Boatjumble 2018

    Enjoy an action-packed line-up of free boating advice and adventurous tales when PBO’s Ask the Experts LIVE! returns to the 41st Beaulieu Boatjumble. Europe’s biggest outdoor sale of maritime items will be enticing thousands of sailors to the historic Beaulieu parkland in the New Forest this spring. Taking place on…

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    Save 15% on advance Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets with the 2018 PBO discount code!

    The countdown is on for the biggest boat jumble in the south! It returns to the New Forest, Hampshire on Sunday 22 April. Advance event tickets are on sale at £8.80 per adult and £5 for 13-to-16-year-olds. Quote the discount code PBOMAG18 to enjoy a 15% discount on advance tickets.…

    Daria and Alex Blackwell draw a crowd at PBO Ask the Experts Live 2017

    PBO Ask the Experts Live videos – now online!

    Free expert advice on a range of subjects including sail trimming, effective anchoring, repairing fibreglass and diesel engine maintenance.

    Bernie and Mike Wrankmore and miniature dachshound Elsa outside the PBO Ask the Experts Live marquee

    Thousands flock to sunshine-filled 40th Beaulieu Boatjumble

    Boating enthusiasts turned out in force for a landmark edition of Beaulieu Boatjumble yesterday, which celebrated 40 years of nautical bargain hunting.

    The very first Beaulieu Boatjumble in 1978

    Have a clear-out and discover new bargains at Beaulieu Boatjumble

    The Trunk Traders area enables jumblers to clear lockers, sheds and garages and sell unwanted nautical paraphernalia from car boots.

    Visitors laden with bargains at Beaulieu Boatjumble 2016

    Save 15% on advance Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets with the PBO discount code!

    The biggest and best boat jumble the south is returning to Beaulieu for its 40th year, with hundreds of stalls selling new and used kit, clothes and craft.

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    Beaulieu celebrates its 40th Boatjumble

    Beaulieu celebrates its ruby Boatjumble on Sunday 23 April, while PBO brings a golden line-up to the Ask the Experts marquee in honour of our 50th year

    Beaulieu Boatjumble

    53 days – Jude Massey on the ups and downs of rowing across the Atlantic

    53 days – Jude Massey on the ups and downs of rowing across the Atlantic

    What does it take to row every day for 53 days, living in a tiny capsule, bobbing about on the ocean waves? More people have flown in space than have attempted to row the Atlantic and nearly one in three attempts ends in failure. At this year’s Beaulieu Boat Jumble,…

    PBO Ask the Experts LIVE returns to Beaulieu Boatjumble

    The largest outdoor sale of boating items in Europe - Beaulieu Boatjumble - returns on 22 April 2018, along with PBO's Ask the Experts LIVE

    Beaulieu Boatjumble competition 2017

    Win a VIP weekend in New Forest + Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets

    We have teamed up with Careys Manor Hotel in the New Forest and the Beaulieu Estate to offer a VIP weekend for a pair of lucky boatjumblers.

    Scotland's Boat Show 2015

    PBO Ask the Experts Live! returns to Scotland’s Boat Show

    The UK's third largest boat show will be held at Kip Marina, Inverkip from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 October.

    Visitors enjoy sampling dishes by David Wells from South Devon College's demonstration at PBO Ask the Experts Live at Beaulieu Boatjumble 2016

    Cooking on board – two tasty recipes

    Chef David Wells shares two recipes to show how tasty, inventive dishes can be prepared on just one or two gas burners in limited galley space - as demonstrated at PBO Ask the Experts LIVE!

    Happy customers at Beaulieu Boatjumble 2016

    The sun shines on the 39th Beaulieu Boatjumble

    More than 7,000 visitors flocked to Beaulieu Boatjumble yesterday and left the Hampshire country estate laden with bargains.

    Beaulieu Boatjumble 2018 MPU

    WIN a luxury stay for Beaulieu Boatjumble

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    PBO has teamed up with the elegant Montagu Arms Hotel in Beaulieu to offer an indulgent stay for a pair of lucky boatjumblers

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    Panerai British Classic Week

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    Poole Harbour Boat Show

    Irish Sailing and Mountaineering Adventure Challenge

    Sailors taking part in the Irish Sailing and Mountaineering Adventure Challenge

    2019 British Motor Yacht Show

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    Chichester Marina Boat Show

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    Dinghies on display at Alexandra Palace during the RYA Dinghy Show

    Flares Disposal Day at Brighton Marina

    A boater handing over out of date flares

    Scotland’s Boat Show

    Children trying yachting at Scotland's Boat Show

    Maldon Town Regatta

    Maldon Town Regatta

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