We examine what the Recreational Craft Directive requirements really mean, and test the traditional tiller pilot against a modern, stabilised version.
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July 2017
In the July 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
June 2017
In the June 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Editor’s welcome to the May issue – on sale today!
Happy 50th Birthday PBO... Editor David Pugh welcomes you to the latest issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
May 2017
In the May 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Fillets galore
Once all the frames had been installed on the keel (see our last update), it was time to break out the laser level again and go around, truing up the…
April 2017
In the April 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
March 2017
In the March 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
February 2017
In the February 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
January 2017
In the January 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
3. Sailing a Secret 20
We took a trip to Brightlingsea to sail a Secret 20 while ours was in transit
December 2016
In the December 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Editor’s welcome to the December issue – on sale today!
Here’s to a learning environment. Editor David Pugh welcomes you to the latest issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
November 2016
In the November 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
October 2016
In the October 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
The new PBO project boat is on it’s way!
The new PBO project boat is en route to England from Australia - in pieces of plywood, timber and epoxy.
PBO boat winner learns to sail with Universal Yachting
PBO Project Boat winner Anna Millington learns the ropes with a Competent Crew course, to gain sailing experience for her new yacht Hantu Biru
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.
Hantu Biru handover to competition winner
Anna Millington, an electronics engineer from Ferndown, Dorset won the restored PBO Project Boat, after being picked at random from almost 6,000 competition entries.
April 2016
In the April 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...