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Dorset coroner urges fishermen to wear lifejackets
Weymouth lobster fisherman drowned due to not wearing lifejacket
Bristol Classic launch date set
"we've still got four weeks to finish up - no problem"
Beaulieu ticket offer
It's Boatjumble weekend and PBO can save you money
The statistics show that boat owners are happy
A recent survey of 1,000 US boaters has revealed unexpected facts and figures
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. Theres 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
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Yachtsmen saved in North Sea
Dramatic rescue off the Norfolk Coast