Whitehaven Marina Boat Jumble on Saturday 21st May 2016. Free entry for buyers, parking for sellers and overnight berths for visiting boats. To book your stall or gazebo please contact…
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Mayday call from sinking yacht amid Storm Katie
A Mayday call from a sinking yacht with a lone sailor on board sparked an Easter Sunday call out for three lifeboat crews.
Sailors invited to WITT prototype product launch
Sailors are invited to attend an event to showcase a prototype WITT device which could provide emergency power for lifesaving equipment at sea - and much more.
New Cowes Port Handbook launched
The new-look Cowes Port Handbook 2016-2017 is hot off the press and being distributed to numerous outlets around the Isle of Wight.
Deputy Editor’s welcome to the May issue – on sale today!
Letting PBO readers in on a Secret... deputy editor Ben Meakins reveals the next PBO Project Boat and welcomes you to the latest issue.
Cowes Breakwater exclusion zone removed
Mariners are strongly advised to remain 30 metres to the north of the Cowes Breakwater crest to avoid the surplus gravel, which reduces depths below those charted.
My supply of ensigns dried up – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat podcast
Dave provocatively contends that an ensign can make a serviceable tea towel – and vice versa
May 2016
In the May 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Fishing boat crew save two from burning yacht
Two people were rescued from a burning yacht by the crew of a fishing boat who responded to the Mayday call.
Beaulieu bargains and PBO Experts LIVE!
Beaulieu Boatjumble manages to be both a hidden treasure and also the largest outdoor sale of boating items in Europe.
Seaplane operator to launch east coast route
Seaplanes are not a common sight on UK waterways, so many boat owners are concerned at how aircraft and boats mix safely, says the Cruising Association.
Bart’s Bash to support disabled sailing
"It is a travesty that the Paralympics is dropping sailing after Rio 2016, so we have placed Bart’s Bash on the last two days of the Paralympics Games"
Testing times on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
Laura Hodgetts talks to the skippers of 20 boats on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), ‘the biggest downwind gear test of the year’
Meet the Westerly Owners’ new commodore and vice commodore
The Westerly Owners’ Association, thought to be the world’s biggest boat owner group, has appointed its new leaders
Henri Coandã Challenge
The Henri Coandã Challenge is a unique and exciting sailing regatta that brings together Civil Aviation industries in an exciting setting to have fun while supporting charitable causes. Organised by…
Rediscovered Joshua Slocum photographs
New photographs of Joshua Slocum and Spray have turned up in possession of an elderly woman whose family spent their summers at Hyannis Point, Massachusetts.
Jersey Boat Show 2016
World renowned yacht, Gipsy Moth IV, in which Sir Francis Chichester sailed around the globe in 1966 is making an appearance at the 2016 Barclays Jersey Boat Show. The 53…
Pwllheli Boat Show
Plas Heli is organising a Boat Show using the facilities of the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre in Pwllheli 10th to 12th June 2016. There are now opportunities…
Plas Heli to run Pwllheli Boat Show 2016
Plas Heli is organising a new boat show using the facilities of the Welsh National Sailing Academy in Pwllheli, from 10 to 12 June 2016.
Abandoned yacht still beached at Scroby Sands
A yacht abandoned by a Russian sailor who was rescued in storms off the coast of Norfolk is still beached at Scroby Sands - three months later.