59 low cost upgrades to enhance your boat; How to reduce weather helm; Boat repairs in a Force 9 storm; Designing and building your own…
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April 2026 issue – out 12 February
Sailmaker tips for getting new life out of old sails; NMEA wifi gateways tested; Wayfarer Weekended on test; Cruising hacks from liveaboard sailors; Solo skipper’s…
An international parade officially opens the 30th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
With one week to go before the ARC 2015 fleet leave Las Palmas for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, crews from the 179 yachts already berthed in the marina took…
Win a boat and £3,000-worth of boating gear with PBO!
Practical Boat Owner has two BIG prize draws running with chances to win our fully-restored Project Boat Hantu Biru and to scoop more than £3,000 of quality boating gear.
Boaters warned about the dangers of portable generators
Blunt warning about the dangers of using portable generators onboard from leading inland boat safety body
‘Storm Abigail’ to bring severe gales to Scotland
Across the far north and northwest of Scotland including the Western Isles and Northern Isles, severe southwesterly winds are forecast to develop with gusts of 70-80mph
British sailing star Sarah Ayton scoops World Sailor award
Britiain's Sarah Ayton, and New Zealand's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have been named 2015 ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year.
A sail through time at London Boat Show 2016
The London Boat Show 2016 is inviting visitors to celebrate more than 50 years of boating, from the innovations of the 1960’s to the sailing champions of tomorrow.
ARC+ 2015 sets sail
The 64-strong ARC+ fleet set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria amid a gentle swell, warm sunshine and an easy force 4, ENE breeze
Lifeboat crews recover drifting yacht from shipping lane
Gravesend RNLI lifeboat crew recovered an unmanned yacht after it broke free from its mooring and drifted into a shipping lane.
Scotland gives green light to world’s largest floating wind project
The Scottish Government has granted consent to the UK’s first and world’s largest floating offshore wind development.
WetWheels founder Geoff Holt wins £50,000 award
Disabled yachtsman Geoff Holts has won the prestigious Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2015 for his company WetWheels.
How to service a 2-stroke outboard engine
After a long winter indoors many 2-stroke outboards are reluctant to start. A simple service should make yours more reliable. Here Steve Dawkins of Bursledon Outboards shows PBO’s Ben Meakins…
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How to tow alongside
Towing another boat in the confines of a harbour means that you'll need to set up a tow alongside. Here's how...
Sunken trawler sparks ‘trapped crew’ alert
Fears that someone was trapped aboard a sunken boat lead to the hurried launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat this morning.
December 2015
In the December 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Transat 2016 race – to culminate at New York’s newest marina
The Transat is the successor to the original solo race across the North Atlantic, born as the OSTAR in 1960
German sailors kidnapped and yacht hijacked in Indonesia
The German yacht Faraway was hijacked in the Strait of Lombok off Bali Island, Indonesia while on a round-the-world trip
PBO cartoon mugs – gallery
Check out PBO's new cartoon sailing mug designs! Celebrating eight years of Claudia Myatt's cartoons in PBO...
Walking off with a prize – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat podcast
Despite subscribing to a leisurely sailing ethos, Dave finds himself accepting a sailing prize. Which had been won by someone else
12 of the best weatherproof padlocks tested to destruction
Ben Meakins utilises a saltwater spray tank, bolt croppers and a hacksaw to assess the effectiveness (or otherwise) of a selection of padlocks when it comes to preventing boat break-ins