"The most significant changes include a widening of the approach channel and a change to its route", says the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth Steve Hopper.
navigation
Editor’s welcome to the March issue – on sale today!
Tech should be at our beck and call... Editor David Pugh welcomes you to the latest issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
Nav in a nutshell: Deploy the thinking man’s passage plan
Brain power is still best for calculating weather, wind and tidal information, says Dick Everitt
Nav in a nutshell: How to deal with wind shifts
Tacking inside a ‘cone’ can help you to harness changes in wind direction, explains Dick Everitt.
February 2017
In the February 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Aberystwyth Marina capital works completed
New pontoons have been installed and others repositioned to upgrade the access and design of the marina, and to increase the number of available berths...
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections January 2017
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PBO Tested: B&G Vulcan 5 chart plotter
Ben Meakins takes B&G’s new compact 5in multifunction display for a trial sail
December 2016
In the December 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Nav in a nutshell: Making comfortable progress to windward
Why make heavy going in choppy conditions when a less demanding alternative heading will get you to your destination in about the same time? Asks Dick Everitt.
October 2016
In the October 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Nav in a nutshell: Lee bowing defined
Dick Everitt explains how you can get a little lift from the tide
Nav in a nutshell: Tacking to clear a headland
Simple step-by-step chartwork can show us when we’ll need to tack to clear a headland, says Dick Everitt.
Collision avoidance software
Ben Meakins puts Raymarine’s new Lighthouse AIS update through its paces in Southampton Water
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Nav in a nutshell: Curved track or straight?
GPS will keep us on the straight and narrow by constantly showing how much we need to adjust our heading for changes in tide, wind and boat speed.
Liverpool Bay wind farm to quadruple in size
DONG Energy is adding 32 more turbines to the existing 25 at Burbo Bank in Liverpool Bay, in an extension project reported to be worth £450million.
Summer 2016
In the Summer 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Nav in a nutshell: How to use a Breton Plotter
Breton Plotters are simple to use in practice, but tricky to explain on paper – it’s much easier if you have one in front of you as you follow the…
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections June 2016
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