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…
Practical Boat Owner
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…
Seldén winch a winner
Reversible winch takes DAME award at METS
Don’t overtighten ‘glass bowl’ fuel filters
It's a delicate balance
Chandlers released by their captors
Cruising couple spent 388 days in captivity
Skipper escapes capture by pirates, but crew held
Yacht ran aground, skipper rescued by EU warship
Don’t overgrease your winches
Keep them turning all year round....
Still afloat? Keep your boat safe in the winter gales
Essential tips to keep your boat snug and safe as the storms bite
Burnham RNLI appeal passes £100k
East Coast boathouse fund on target
Save sticky, UV-degraded plastic with cheap cola
Fenders and clutch handles - a new lease of life
Re-live the Round the Island Race on TV
Channel 4 to broadcast documentary on 13th November at 7.30am
Don’t pinch in waves!
it'll slow you down...
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ December 2010
Listen to Dave Selby's column from the December 2010 issue of PBO
Cornish Crabbers looks down under
Rock-based firm starts distributing in Australia
Help your headfoil last longer
Save the foils with this tip
Prevent crossed threads
How to avoid crossing or stripping a thread
Stop Snapshackles unsnapping
With this tip
Gipsy Moth to stay in UK
Sailing Academy to retain history-making yacht
Jib cars are your friend
Go upwind more efficiently!
Tall ship dismasts SW of Scilly
RN helicopter on standby to go to the aid of Fryderyk Chopin
First Aid tip of the day: Dealing with burns
Simple kitchen item is best to keep in your kit
Lifeboat rescues canal boat at sea in F8 winds and huge waves
Barge was in Dover strait, with no VHF