Skip to content »
ryft

Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner

  • Subscribe
  • Digital edition
Practical Boat Owner cover

Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner

    • Subscribe
      • Digital editions
    • Practical
      • DIY At Home
      • Project Boat
      • Expert Answers
      • Glossary
      • Tips
    • News
    • Boats
    • On the Water
      • Amazing Adventures
      • Watersports
      • Cruising
      • Seamanship
    • Gear
      • Gear Reviews
      • Gear News
    • Forum
    • Videos
    • Books
    • About PBO
    • Marina Guide
    • Home
    • Galleries

    South Wales Boat Show 2009

    • Practical Boat Owner
    • October 13, 2009
    0shares
    0shares

    Read PBO magazine on screen

    Promo for PBO Digital

    Get every issue of PBO on Android, iPhone, iPad or desktop

    Top tips

    tip of the day th

    Would you trust your topping lift?

    At sea if the main halyard breaks, what use is a lightweight topping lift?

    • Dismasted?

    • How to slow down under sail with the wind astern

    • Sail repairs – how to get sticky stuff to stick

    • Use a chain sheet when reaching

    • Springing-off, singlehanded

    More tips

    Latest issue

    January 2024 issue of Practical Boat Owner

    January issue – out on 23 November

    How to avoid and spot the 15 big problems you don't want on a boat, the vital tasks you need to do on your boat this winter, the best sail and power boats for messing around on the river, how one sailor crossed the Atlantic by raft, truck and giant bottle... and more!

    Videos

    Alex Bevis Sailing YouTube video screenshot

    Channel Hopping: Alex Bevis gets an incurable case of the racing bug

    Wilderness of Waves, YouTube video screenshot

    Channel Hopping: Wilderness of Waves

    The 17ft trailer-sailer preparing to cross the Atlantic

    Site sections

    • News
    • Video
    • Galleries
    • Practical
    • Podcast
    • Seamanship
    • YBW.com

    Ways to read

    • Digital editions
    • RSS Feeds

    Get in touch

    • Advertise
    • Contact us
    • Meet the PBO team
    • About us
    • Write for us

    Search

    ryft
    Subscribe now

    Practical Boat Owner cover
    © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Terms & conditions | Privacy policy | Privacy Settings