Ultimate guide to wind vane steering systems, Offshore gear for small boats, How to winterise your engine, 10 low-cost solutions for anti-slip decks, the best…
Practical Boat Owner
September issue – out on 1 August 2024
How to choose the right prop, A step-by-step guide to servicing a pump impeller, 8 knots every sailor should know, How much does a free…
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Police name yachtsman whose body was found off Isle of Wight coast
Hampshire police have named the man whose body was found in water off East Cowes, Isle of Wight as Nigel Robert Greenyer.
Tributes paid to yacht designer Mike Pocock
Tributes paid to Mike Pocock, long-distance cruiser, yacht designer, and former OCC Commodore, who has passed away.
Fraud and theft investigations at a south west sailing club
Police are investigating allegations of fraud and theft relating to the Chew Valley Sailing Club.
Hantu Biru’s farewell cruise: A Snapdragon in Scotland
As PBO prepares to say goodbye to its much-loved project boat, Ben Meakins recalls Hantu Biru’s farewell cruise in the Kyles of Bute
Gracing us with their presents – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat column
To the seasoned observer, the sight of boutique branded sailor wear in the pub at this time of year signifies a successful Christmas haul as opposed to an intrepid bout…
Across the Channel in Hantu Biru
We took the PBO Project Boat on a shakedown sail - across the Channel and back! Read on to find out how Hantu Biru got on...
January 2016
In the January 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Restored Snapdragon 23 yacht – free prize draw
We’re giving one lucky winner the opportunity to win the PBO Project Boat Hantu Biru, complete with engine, instruments and sails
Making GRP locker lids
Tim Marsden demonstrates how he fashioned a smart pair of cockpit locker lids for his bargain boat using glassfibre and iroko hardwood
2018 Golden Globe Race gains momentum
The 2018 Golden Globe Race will test the mettle of modern sailors by limiting them to the same types of yachts and equipment available in 1968/9.
New Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) course record set
Volvo Ocean Race yacht Team Brunel (NED) has broken the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) course record sailing from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia in an elapse time of 8d…
Yacht recovered after man’s body found
Coastguard rescue teams and Cowes lifeboat were tasked to search for a yacht after a man's body washed up off the Isle of Wight coast
Huge World War Two mine destroyed in The Solent
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have destroyed a 1,500lb (680kg) German mine discovered on the seabed in The Solent.
Rocket debris turns up near the Isles of Scilly
A piece of metal recovered from the sea off the Isles of Scilly looks to be debris from an American space rocket.
DONG Energy agrees partnership to support RNLI
DONG Energy is to make donations totalling £120,000 towards RNLI lifeboat stations at Wells, Clacton-on-Sea, Humber, Barrow, New Brighton and Ramsgate
Using an emergency tiller
How to make sure your emergency tiller is up to the job should your wheel steering fail at sea
How to steer a yacht without a rudder: Jury steering methods tested
How would you cope if your boat lost its steering at sea? PBO tries a variety of jury steering fixes to see how well they help to regain control
Last chance to enter the PBO Christmas gear giveaway!
Practical Boat Owner magazine's big Christmas giveaway represents our pick of the best test items of the year - the prize is worth more than £3,000.