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Multiple yacht rescues over bank holiday weekend
Lifeboat volunteers responded to numerous call outs from yachts around the UK requiring assistance this May bank holiday weekend.
From dinghy sailing to the ARC Channel Islands Rally
Former dinghy sailors Judy and Jon Hilton bought a yacht last October and will be using the ARC Channel Islands rally as a stepping stone to long-distance cruising.
Poole inshore lifeboat launched to stricken yacht
Rain, hail, sleet and sunshine, lifeboats launch in all-weathers and Poole Inshore Lifeboat experienced all of it yesterday.
Warning on liferafts containing unauthorised medical kits
Medical kits containing unauthorised imported medicines and medical devices may have been supplied inside inflatable liferafts to ships, fishing vessels, small commercial vessels and pleasure boats...
Sir Steve Redgrave to open Poole Harbour Boat Show
Former British rower and five-time Olympic gold medallist, Sir Steve Redgrave CBE will officially open the 2016 Poole Harbour Boat Show, on Friday May 20.
Grid-connected tidal energy centre approved
A state-of-the-art tidal energy generation project to be constructed off the Isle of Wight coast has been given approval.
The sun shines on the 39th Beaulieu Boatjumble
More than 7,000 visitors flocked to Beaulieu Boatjumble yesterday and left the Hampshire country estate laden with bargains.
What will happen to cross-Channel sailing if the UK leaves the EU?
With public opinion closely divided ahead of the ‘Brexit’ referendum on whether or not the United Kingdom should remain part of the European Union, we look at what it could…
The application of remorse code – Dave Selby’s Mad about the Boat
At boat jumbles, it would appear to be customary for buyers and sellers alike to feel hard done by, says PBO columnist Dave Selby...
Don’t miss out on discounted Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets
Save money on Beaulieu Boatjumble tickets with the PBO discount code
Sea Mercy disaster recovery fleet forms to assist Fiji
The Sea Mercy disaster recovery fleet is forming in the Pacific to follow up on the work done by the charity's rapid responders in the wake of Cyclone Winston
Multiple-rescue yacht Nora has been sold
A yacht that made the headlines when her two-man American crew were assisted by the emergency services nine times in seven months, has found a new home.
Yacht intercepted in £12million Caribbean drugs bust
The Royal Navy ship HMS Mersey has played a key part in an operation to seize a vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine off Nicaragua.
Round the Baltic in a Mini Transat
Retired soldier Richard Keeling is gearing up to sail a 21ft Mini Transat around the Baltic Sea to raise money for two charities.
C&N Marinas to re-design St Katharine Docks, London
In addition to starting operation at St Katharine Docks, London, Camper & Nicholsons are also creating an entirely new marina in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Suspected migrants rescued in dinghy off Dover coast
The two Iranian men on board were assisted by a Dover RNLI lifeboat crew and then handed to immigration officials by Kent Police for questioning.
Warning after men ‘set sail’ in a fridge freezer
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have issued a warning after three men attempted to use a fridge freezer as a makeshift boat.
French yachtsman rescued off the Isles of Scilly
A single-handed French yachtsman was rescued last weekend in the first shout of the year for St Mary's RNLI lifeboat volunteers.
Behind the scenes at Sunseeker International
Sunseeker to feature in BBC Two’s ‘Britain’s Biggest Superyachts: Chasing Perfection’ this Friday 15th April