Outboard SOS: how to fix common engine problems; How to set up and get the most out of your chartplotter; The build of the 100cm…
Practical Boat Owner
January 2026 Issue – out on 20 November
Sailing on sunshine: how to get the most out of your solar panels; Latest advice on installing lithium batteries that every boat owner should read;…
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
Revised plan for Sutton Harbour’s Boardwalk scheme
Sutton Harbour Holdings plc has submitted a revised planning application for its Boardwalk harbourside regeneration scheme in Plymouth's Sutton Harbour
Record number of objections for Jersey marina scheme
The project, known as Port Galots, aims to build a new maritime community ‘home and hub’ on the southeast corner of the St Helier harbour
Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm gets the go ahead
The offshore wind farm project for the Yorkshire coast is scheduled to commence operation by 2020
PBO’s ‘Free Anchorage’ Playing Cards – now available!
PBO’s playing cards provide a mini anchorage guide to 54 free overnight stays around the UK, Channel Islands and France
How to swing a compass
Before GPS sets became so ubiquitous, swinging a compass was a yearly ritual for most boat owners, and the compass was the most important navigational tool onboard. After all, even…
How to calibrate your boat’s speed, depth and wind instruments
There are two main methods for calibrating your boat’s speed instrument: The measured mile or the SOG check. The simplest way these days is to use the GPS speed over…
Dredger officer admits causing fatal yacht crash
Dredger officer Gerardus Chapel has admitted causing a devastating collision off the Suffolk coast which killed a yachtswoman