The crinkle of crisp boilersuits shuffling around the boatyard heralds a new season
Dave Selby
Weathering winter weather
Dave Selby's Mad about the Boat column: A handy guide to keeping warm and dry
Mad about the boat: Following the wake of history
Multiple circumnavigators include Moitessier, Knox-Johnston... and now Dave Selby
Mad about the boat: Ever heard of a bumsprit?
Marina manoeuvres at the sharp end... Dave Selby's 'Mad about the boat' monthly musings, owner of a wooden 1953 Blackwater Sloop and a 23ft Sailfish
Mad about the boat: The echoes of Essex past
PBO columnist Dave Selby laments the decline of oral history lessons at the Maldon branch of Essex University in the Queen’s Head pub
Mad about the boat: Cream tea carnage at sea
The crew’s ‘scone mad’ on a Thames sailing barge... PBO columnist Dave Selby speaks from experience
Mad about the boat: Weather or not to go sailing
Ignore the apps: it’s much safer to swear by the weather wisdom of a local oracle, says PBO columnist Dave Selby
Gonna need a bigger boat shed… Dave Selby’s Mad About the Boat column
No matter how many times I’ve measured my 18ft Sailfish 18 I’ve never once managed to park it in the 60ft by 20ft boat shed I rented...
The best advice money can’t buy – Dave Selby’s first lesson of boat ownership
If you’re thinking of buying your first boat – and quite possibly your last – you should get a Sailfish 18. Columnist Dave Selby shares the first lesson of boat
Self-isolation comes naturally for some of us…
Self-isolating has never been a problem for me. In fact, I’ve been following government guidelines ever since 2005, when I bought my Sailfish 18, and two months later the sheet…
Maldon Town Regatta
Tow your trailer-sailer to Maldon in Essex to take part in the famous town regatta on 22 September and you could be in with a chance of winning the PBO…
Crowdfunding is just too crowded: Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat podcast
What is behind the East Coast red trouser invasion? Without funding, we’ll never know
A lot of water under the bridge – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
An emotional homecoming to the River Thames, where Dave’s sailing odyssey began...from his October 2017 PBO column and podcast
Coming to terms with it – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
Dave shares hard-won observations, with appropriate terminology, from a ‘modern apprenticeship’ on a Thames charter barge, in his September 2017 PBO column
The cup that cheers – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
Dave hatches a plan to tackle the America’s Cup in ‘state-of-the-ark’ SailfisHes (with random capitals), in the August 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
Holier than thou – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
Conventional thinking strongly favours the fitting of intakes and outlets in boat hulls – but some think that theory is full of holes, muses Dave Selby.
Haven’t the foggiest – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
If you can navigate when you can’t see where you’re going, you’re a genius, says PBO columnist Dave Selby
A technical knockout – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
Technological advances in onboard systems can inspire awe – or something else entirely, says PBO columnist Dave Selby
Save £££ with boat denial – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
Your expert print-out-and-throw-away guide to free overwintering and hassle-free maintenance, from PBO columnist Dave Selby
A frankly irresistible AAAASSS – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
Membership of AAA Acme Select Sea Stuff – a snip at two grand. Sorry, make that three grand, says PBO columnist Dave Selby