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    June 2026 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine

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    HMS Gloucester intercepts yacht

    RN intercepts yacht with £4m of cocaine hidden in rudder

    • September 1, 2010

    HMS Gloucester in mid-Atlantic chase

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    Beware katabatic gusts

    • September 1, 2010

    ...don't try to hide from rough weather behind a mountain

    Yacht aground near Queensferry

    Yacht on the rocks

    • August 31, 2010

    RNLI Queensferry lifeboat evacuates sailors safely

    Croatia cruising

    Croatia tourist tax for annual berth holders 2010

    • August 27, 2010

    Additional cruising info for PBO readers

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    On the Thames, carry a VHF and keep a lookout behind

    • August 27, 2010

    Port of London authority advice

    Extreme dining club poole harbour shingle bank soiree

    Extreme Dining Club hosts shingle bank soiree

    • August 26, 2010

    Al fresco eating may never be the same again!

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    Turning the screws the right way

    • August 26, 2010

    Use the prop-walk to your advantage

    sniffer dog detects stowaways in yacht on lorry

    Stowaways arrested in yacht on back of lorry

    • August 25, 2010

    Lorry driver held in Calais for stowaways found in yacht

    View of marina and De Vere, Southampton

    Southampton Boat Show – Vessels on view

    • August 25, 2010

    Feature boats on show at Southampton next month

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    Choosing which side to fix lines and fenders

    • August 25, 2010

    Berthing tip - choose both

    Low pressure threatens Round Britain and Ireland Race

    Round Britain and Ireland race runs from the weather

    • August 24, 2010

    Race organisers wary of low pressure system due Thursday

    Offshore windfarm test sites revealed

    Offshore windfarm test sites revealed

    • August 24, 2010

    Four sites selected for prototype offshore windfarm tests

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    Which side alongside?

    • August 24, 2010

    Berthing tip

    Saltwater crocodile

    Channel crocodile sighting turns out to be driftwood

    • August 23, 2010

    Bathing suspended at Boulogne-sur-Mer after giant reptile was reported

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    Is that a skyscraper I see sailing towards me?

    • August 23, 2010

    But how can that be?

    Flying yacht design by French designer Yelken Ocuri

    Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No – it’s a flying superyacht

    • August 20, 2010

    French designer proposes a flying yacht

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    How to keep your outboard’s water cooling channels clear for longer

    • August 20, 2010

    Paint them with a thin layer of etch-primer

    Star Class competing at 2010 Skandia Sail For Gold at WPNSA

    BBC TV to feature Olympic sailing hopefuls

    • August 19, 2010

    Sailing documentary from the Olympic venue in Weymouth starts Saturday

    Seafarers sentenced to nine years on a desert island

    Seafarers sentenced to nine years on a desert island

    • August 19, 2010

    For drug smuggling

    Kill cord

    Runaway speedboat teenagers rescued in Poole Bay

    • August 19, 2010

    Lifeboat warns against water-skiing without a killcord

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