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Practical Boat Owner
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Azores and Back – the 2011 Yacht Race
Four-yearly 2,500-mile challenge starts this Saturday
Freeing a stuck screw
Go the other way
Mainsail trimming in light airs
How to go to windward fast
Yacht breaks mooring in storm – and parks itself in marina a mile away
Dehler 38 makes unassisted voyage in Kerrera Sound near Oban
Make your water tank taste better
Natural, juicy and cheap!
Sail repairs – how to get sticky stuff to stick
Acetone is the key!
Facebook and Twitter with PBO
Diving digitally into the 21st century
Competitions
Win with PBO!
Southampton start for Clipper 11-12
Maritime city launches round-the-world race on 31 July
Dave Selby podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ July 2011
Sinking? That just takes the cake
RYA – new Active Marina programme
Aiming to get boat owners on the water more
My other boat’s a canoe!
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Polishing gelcoat
Cut back first
Harbours on film
Guides to UK harbours
Heaving To in a light displacement boat
Speed is the key... or rather, the lack of it
Minister backtracks on Coastguard cuts
U-turn revealed on TV
It was the Sun wot done it
Move your MOB kit inside when not in use
Yacht crew saved by British Antarctic Survey ship
Four people and a cat rescued off Cape Verdes
Find your next boat this weekend!
Hundreds of used boats on sale at Hamble Point Used Boat Show
Jeanne’s a record-breaker!
Jeanne Socrates, oldest woman to sail non-stop solo around the world