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Practical Boat Owner

Practical Boat Owner

Nautical Almanac

On the wind

On the bow

On the beam

Oilies

Oil bag

Offshore

Offing

Off the wind

Occulting light

Observed position

Oar

Oakum

Neaped or beneaped

Neap tides

Navtex

Navigation

Navel pipe

Nautical mile

Nautical almanac

Narrows

Boat hatch replacement: fixing a cracked lens

Sail cleaning the DIY way

Protect your charging system

Proper prop-polishing prevents poor performance

Back in the water tip # 6 – free everything

How to avoid an insurance claim when relaunching

Prevent crossed threads

Cold weather precautions

February issue – out 19 December

What does a sailmaker do?

How to get a crew place sailing around the world

Channel Hopping: Winded Voyage Sailing – don’t count this sailor out