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;…
Practical Boat Owner
December 2025 issue – out on 23 October
From steering to rigging (and all the things we forget!) – the essential checks for the prepared skipper; Displacement theory and how it affects the…
Ten coastguard stations to close
Of the rest, three to be 24 hour, 5 to close at night
Festive flares plea
Lifeboat crews are dreaming of a quiet Christmas
Make your intentions clear
Whether racing round the cans or crossing a shipping lane
Baffled by French meteo broadcasts?
Never be baffled again with this guide!
Don’t dispose of your used engine oil containers yet
There's life in them yet!
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ January 2011
Listen to Dave Selby's column from the January 2011 issue of PBO
Video special: Dolphins galore and a manic lift-in day
Two excellent videos, as promised in PBO's January 2011 issue, of dolphins galore and a manic lift-in day
A heel-proof chart table
Consider a strap
Daughter sails to safety after father murdered by pirates
Ship rescue after terrifying ordeal
First sailing yacht finishes ARC
Swan 80 arrives in St Lucia: was beaten by a motorboat!
Tea, vicar?
Tips for spill free tea
Could this be the perfect onboard reading light?
Cheap on-board lighting, the IKEA way
British yachtsman dies during rescue attempt
Tragedy off the Canaries during Force 10 rescue by tanker
Diesel heaters are sensitive beasts
At least when it comes to start-up voltage
Chandlers revisit their yacht
ITV cameras follow kidnapped cruising couple as they rejoin Lynn Rival
How tight should a traditional stern gland be?
Drip or no drip?
Dolphins distract racing fleet in Poole Bay
See David Harding's stunning pictures of an unexpected occurrence up the last beat of a Poole winter series race
Finalists chosen for Yachtsman of the Year awards
YJA Pantaenius award winners to be announced at London Boat Show
Check your stanchion bases
They're the no1 cause of leaks down below
233 yachts head across the Atlantic
Yes, it's the start of the 2010 ARC!