PBO columnist Dave Selby has set a date for his charity challenge that aims to encourage more people to get afloat and raise funds for a worthy cause.
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
Are you wise to carbon monoxide poisoning?
The Boat Safety Scheme is asking boaters: 'Are you wise to carbon monoxide poisoning?' following an inquest hearing into two deaths on a private boat on the Norfolk Broads.
Lifeboat crew assist grounded yacht in Plockton
A yacht ran aground in Plockton bay, Wester Ross, in the Scottish Highlands after breaking free from its mooring - with two people on board.
Clipper Race crew airlifted to hospital with chest pains
A Clipper Round the World Yacht Race crew member has been airlifted off the IchorCoal yacht in the North Atlantic Ocean in a challenging helicopter rescue.
Nicholson 31 Association welcomes new Honorary Secretary
The new Honorary Secretary of the Nicholson 31 Association Michael Wright will take up the post next month.
British Marine and RYA reaction to European Union referendum results
British Marine will represent industry concerns to Government throughout this transitional period.
Free sailing and windsurfing opportunities this summer
Following the recent success of Push the Boat Out, the RYA is offering a whole summer of sailing with even more opportunities for everyone to get afloat.
Force 4’s Deacons chandlery remains temporarily closed following fire
Force 4 Chandlery's store in Deacons Boat Yard, Bridge Road, Bursledon remains temporarily closed following an electrical fire.
Australian Paralympic Sailing Team members robbed in Rio
Two members of the Australian Paralympic Sailing Team have been robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Two suspected people smugglers arrested after rescue
Two people rescued off the Kent coast after making a Mayday call have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling.
Sailing cross-Channel in a Laser Pico
Charity challenger Dave Birch has completed a 75-mile cross-Channel sail from Guernsey to Torquay in a Laser Pico dinghy.
Yacht rescued after hitting submarine barrier in The Solent
While dealing with a grounded yacht, GAFIRS rescuers were tasked to another emergency after a yacht hit the submarine barrier off Southsea and issued a Mayday distress call.
Lone sailor rescued after distress call
A single-handed French sailor was rescued six miles off the Wicklow coast after making a distress call.
Abandoned yacht Platino under tow by tug boat
The missing Platino sailor has also been named as Stephen (Steve) Forno, 63-years-old from Devonport, New Zealand
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...
Two people electrocuted after yacht hits power lines
Two people were electrocuted while moving their yacht in Scotland's Outer Hebrides when the mast hit live power lines
Platino yacht tragedy: Search for missing sailor suspended
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has suspended the search for the sailor lost overboard from the yacht Platino
One missing, one dead, three rescued from battered yacht Platino
One yachtsman was killed, another lost overboard and three rescued from the 65ft yacht Platino, in extreme conditions off the coast of New Zealand
From the sofa to the slipway – DIY boat building on the Tyne
A long-term, out-of-work, time-served plater from North Tyneside swapped his sofa for the slipway and hand-built a 50ft-long steel canal narrow boat.