Is it time to swap your boat batteries? We look at the pros and cons of lithium-ion vs standard, installation dos and don’ts, bust the…
Practical Boat Owner
Cruise ships bound for Mexico are rerouted
Flu outbreak spooks tourist ships and yachts
Geoff Holt launches new wheelchair accessible boat
Fishbourne Sailability delighted with brand new wheelchair-accessible vessel named Dougal
PBO June 2009 issue
Five liferafts liferafts
Chesil Trust sponsors Dorset school children at WPNSA
Chesil Trust sponsors Dorset school children at WPNSA
Yacht thieves in action – UK and Med
A Bavaria, a Beneteau and two boats on trailers - gone
Italian cruise ship crew repels pirates
Dramatic account of action north of the Seychelles
Beaulieu Boat Jumble – PBO was there
10, 815 visitors - were you one of them?
Web weather – Resources for building your own weather station
Clever electronics and the power of the Internet mean it has never been easier to keep an eye on the weather. Here is a list of useful websites to help…
PBO’s Tip of the Day
Take time out to browse our award-winning tips
Peter Snow launches online JST bingo
Jubilee Sailing Trust patron announces new fund-raising venture
Jessica Watson is setting out to become the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the World
Sixteen-year-old Australian is setting out to become the youngest around the world
PBO BoatCheck – Fairey Swordsman
Assessing the marine equivalent of the E-type Jaguar
PBO on Twitter
PBO's Twitter feed - what are we twittering about?
Video: Windjammer Peking rounds Cape Horn in 1929
They don't make 'em like this any more: Awe-inspiring footage of windjammer Peking rounding the horn in a storm
Knox-Johnston and his proteges
Eight British solo circumnavigators were in London yesterday - how many more can you name?
Three US boat shows discontinued
Too many competing boat shows
Premier offers rewards for recommending a friend
£250 reward for any referrals that become annual berth holders
PBO Glossary of Nautical Terms
Stumped by seafaring slang? There are over 1,500 definitions in the PBO Glossary, from alpha to zulu...
Cruising Association salutes long-serving members
Sir R K-J at new library opening ceremony
Funeral held for murdered yachtsman
Malcolm Robertson laid to rest