110 ways to save money on your boating costs, from mooring and maintenance to rigging and sails! PLUS 12 anchor designs to consider, how to…
Practical Boat Owner
June issue – out 11 April
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…
Family appeal following arson attack on boat
The family of a Dorset couple left devastated when their boat was destroyed in an arson attack have launched a fundraising appeal.
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections June 2015
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New marina initiative to reduce the risk of spreading invasive species
Haslar Marina in Portsmouth Harbour has teamed up with The Green Blue to run an initiative that aims to reduce the risk of boaters spreading invasive species...
RYA response to Defra’s latest Marine Conservation Zone consultation
The RYA believes that in most cases MCZs can be achieved without any adverse effect on either the public right or the safety of navigation for recreational boating.
Planning granted for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Planning permission has been granted for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant.
How to inspect a Yanmar GM exhaust elbow
Ian Pirrie explains how to check the condition of the exhaust elbow on Yanmar GM engines
Grate blacking propeller antifouling
Does black grate polish work as propeller antifouling? This reader finds out...
How to find the source of a deck leak
However your decks are constructed, the water from a deck leak often emerges a considerable distance from where it enters. The point of emergence is usually very clear to see…
Dingy dinghy blues
Daria Blackwell uses a 'miracle' product to clean a heavy yellow stain from a fibreglass dinghy
Boat destroyed by fire on Dorset river
Firefighters the Coastguard and RNLI attended when a 35ft boat went up in flames on the River Frome.
Schengen survey for cruisers
"This survey can be a valuable tool for future interventions. Besides using the data to argue the Schengen issue and the new fees in various countries, it could be used…
Which adhesive sealant is best?
Alex Bell and a PBO test team get stuck into a thorough trial of nine products to assess which adhesives and sealants bond best to aluminium, steel, acrylic and glassfibre
Vinyl wrap your boat’s hull
When Tim Powell bought a 30-year-old Gib’Sea 28 he knew that one of his first jobs would be getting the topsides looking like new again. If your gel coat is…
Sailor rescued from Sheppey mudflats
A sailor was rescued from mud up to his shoulders at Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, after running aground and attempting to lay out a kedge anchor.
Seven rescued after yacht sinks in the Solent
Seven people were rescued from the water after their yacht sank following a collision in the Solent.
All aboard the Northern Boat Show
The Northern Boat Show has begun on Liverpool Waterfront as part of the International Mersey River Festival.
Don’t miss out on Portsmouth’s America’s Cup World Series tickets
More than 95,000 bookings have been made for the Amercia's Cup World Series, Portsmouth event.
RYA urges local marinas to lobby Belgian Government on tolerance for visiting British yachts
Update on the use of "marked" red diesel in private pleasure craft
Police seek boat crew witnesses after body is found
Police are trying to trace the crew of a boat seen at Mudeford Quay who they believe may have vital information about a 'non-suspicious death'.
Cowes Week charity fulfills pledge to get pupils sailing
UKSA, the official charity of Cowes Week, has fulfilled its pledge to give all year six pupils on the Isle of Wight the opportunity to experience sailing.