A recent survey of 1,000 US boaters has revealed unexpected facts and figures
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RYA to help draw up liferaft servicing standards
In the wake of MAIB report into failed liferaft launch, new involvement for RYA in setting industry standards
Bags, Butts and Bottles – bumper crop of beach litter
Plastic waste and fishing debris are the two top sources of beach litter according to survey
Clubs in close-up
All addresses and contact details from our main YBW marine directory.
Practical Boat Owner: Radar collision avoidance
Rule 19 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea is often dangerously misunderstood. Simpy put, there?s no ?stand on? vessel in fog.
Forecasts by mobile
In PBO 462 we compare instant forecasts sent to your mobile phone by text message. There’s no need to sign-up, simply text the provider with a code for your preferred…
Boat Jumbles Sunday 13 April
Two boat jumbles for this weekend
Practical Boat Owner: Drink-boating poll
Should drink-boating be illegal – you vote
Fairey Swordsman
Fairey Marine stopped building boats in 1973; their final classic was the Swordsman 33, in its day the marine equivalent of the E-type.
Practical Boat Owner magazine
Practical Boat Owner magazine has written to 646 MPs in its campaign to keep road tax off boat fuel.
National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) – contacts
There are 30 National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) lookouts around the British coast.
Practical Boat Owner: Almanac updates
Practical Boat Owner: Almanac updates
Practical Boat Owner: Editorial staff
Practical Boat Owner, Editorial staff
Contact us
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Build a traditional boat
Love working with wood and always fancied building a traditional boat?
Yachtsmen saved in North Sea
Dramatic rescue off the Norfolk Coast
Sailing weaknesses, May 2008
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The amazing self-healing rubber material
The unbelievable new substance with implications for the marine industry
Watch PBO video: How to prevent osmosis
PBO practicals editor, Jake Kavanagh, demonstrates using International Gelshield to prevent osmosis
Adrian Flanagan: Yacht Barrabus up for sale
Specially designed stainless-steel hulled yacht will be sold in the summer