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…
Crew rescued from sticken cargo ship
The car carrier remains grounded on the Bramble Bank, listing at 45 degrees, but out of the shipping channel
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Success for Coastguard and Lifeboat crew in New Year Honours list
Coastguard staff and RNLI volunteers recognised in Queen's 2015 New Year honours list
Dave Selby podcast: ‘Mad About The Boat’
Singing on passage to keep spirits buoyant can sometimes have the reverse effect.
Refit a racer for cruising
Eighteen months after winning the 2009 OSTAR in his Sigma 33C, Elmarleen, Will Sayer talks to Ben Meakins about his next challenge...
65 ways to cut the cost of your boating
With the turbulent forecasts for the UK and global economy, many of us have had to ask ourselves if we can really justify the outlay required to own a boat…
Wreck to Transat racer
Is racing across the Atlantic in a boat bought with a student loan really feasible? Here's the story of PBO reader Will Sayer's preparations to compete in the OSTAR in…
Emotional finale to the 2014 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
The 29th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) wraps up in Saint Lucia
February 2015
The contents of the February 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine
Seal found in a field
A seal was found in a field in Merseyside this morning, some 12 miles from the nearest coastline.
What’s that boat?
PBO readers call for help to identify their newly-bought project boats...
Frank Cowper – Sailing Tours the forefather of modern cruising
Frank Cowper published the first amateur cruising guides 120 years ago. Ben Meakins reads Cowper’s Sailing Tours and plans his own passage, reflecting on sailing then and now
Premier Marinas up for sale – for more than £220million
Premier Marinas is up for sale, with an asking price in excess of £220million, the company has confirmed.
Funding boost to help tackle beach litter
The Marine Conservation Society is celebrating a £175,000-boost towards its anti-beach litter and sustainable seafood campaigns.
Bart’s Bash raises thousands in memory of Andrew Simpson
Bart’s Bash, the global sailing race that took place on 21 September, 2014 raised £366,391.95 for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation
Yachtsman of the Year Awards in doubt after sponsor goes bust
Sponsor Nick Davis, of Apollo Boats, has gone to ground without paying for last year’s YJA Yachtsman of the Year Awards
Scotland’s National Marine Plan
The National Marine Plan will introduce a single framework to manage all activity in Scottish waters
Antares Charts: One man’s mission to update Scottish charts
In a bid to bring archaic navigation information into the 21st century, Bob Bradfield has been on a one-man crusade to update charts of Scottish anchorages
East Cowes marina developer announced
The new Victoria Marina development in East Cowes, Isle of Wight is set to create more than 250 job opportunities
Eight arrested in red diesel laundering raids
The two red diesel laundering plants were discovered in Birkenhead, Merseyside and Ashford, Kent