Is it time to swap your boat batteries? We look at the pros and cons of lithium-ion vs standard, installation dos and don’ts, bust the…
Practical Boat Owner
May issue – out 14 March
15 fixes at sea: sailors share how to deal with a range of problems afloat from a dismasting and rudder damage to chafe, the essential…
Cocaine plot yacht Makayabella sold by public auction
A sailing yacht at the centre of one of Ireland’s biggest-ever drugs seizures has sold at public auction for €70,000.
Grounded catamaran skipper airlifted from boat
A lone sailor was airlifted ashore after his catamaran grounded off Constantine Bay, North Cornwall and he 'declined to get aboard a lifeboat'.
Extended Push The Boat Out will return in 2016
The dates for Push The Boat Out 2016 have been announced as 14 to 22 May.
Scotland’s Annan Harbour has reopened
The first stage of dredging at Annan Harbour on the south west coast of Scotland is now complete, ready to receive pleasure craft.
Dismasted sportsboat adrift in Solent
A 20ft sailing boat suffered a 'sudden dismasting' yesterday evening, leaving its crew adrift in the Solent.
Poole Harbour Boat Show confirmed for next two years
The free Poole Harbour Boat Show will be returning in May 2016 and 2017 - with an extra day of activities.
Cocaine seized from a yacht at Brighton Marina
Cocaine with an estimated value of around £480,000 has been seized from a yacht moored at Brighton Marina.
Boater rescued from Winchelsea Beach after running aground
A newly-bought cabin cruiser ran aground on Winchelsea Beach in East Sussex after suffering engine failure in rough seas.
Ben Ainslie’s team claim victory at ACWS Portsmouth
High winds cancelled racing on the final day of the America's Cup World Series Portsmouth event - leaving Sir Ben Ainslie's team as the overall winners.
August issue on sale today!
This August 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner looks at 'boating by computer' - could two daggerboards and a laptop change sailing forever? A Sailcloth S.O.S feature gives on-water fixes…
Dave Selby podcast: ‘Mad About The Boat’
Some sailors claim to know all about showers in marinas the world over, but it won’t wash with PBO columnist Dave Selby...
August 2015
In the August 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Aberdeen Coastguard Operations Centre joins national network
Aberdeen Coastguard Operations Centre (CGOC) has become part of the new Coastguard national network.
Royal Navy announces support for America’s Cup World Series race
HMS St Albans will act as the guard ship for the America’s Cup World Series event hosted in Portsmouth later this month.
Migrant traffickers cause alarm for boaters in the Mediterranean
Cruising Association members have reported that small yachts are being chased by boats carrying migrants from Libya to Europe
Armed guards on Ionian Island Skorpios
Boaters in the Ionian Sea have reported aggressive guards patrolling the private island of Skorpios, warns the Cruising Association
‘Wavemakers’ will welcome spectators to the America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth
250 volunteers are preparing to welcome visitors, both on and off the water, to the America's Cup World Series event in Portsmouth this summer.
UK coastal fatality figures: Half didn’t even plan to enter the water
UK coastal fatality figures released by the RNLI reveal that more than half of the casualities didn’t intend to enter the water
Sailors airlifted from grounded yacht
Two men were airlifted to safety after their yacht grounded on rocks 'in challenging conditions' on Lambay island, off the coast of Ireland.
ACWS Portsmouth countdown
There's less than three weeks to go until the America's Cup World Series (ACWS) Portsmouth event.