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The April issue of PBO is out in the shops today and it's packed full of tips, advice and reviews

Planks for the memories

In his latest boating podcast, Dave Selby issues a bewildered salute to those splinter group members for whom leaky wooden boats seem to exercise an irresistible appeal...

The stricken yacht off Ardrossan

A solo sailor abandoned his yacht after it ran aground and began sinking, near to the harbour entrance of Ardrossan.

The stricken tanker. Credit: Iona Cameron MacLean

The general cargo vessel Lysblink Seaways has run aground north of the Isle of Mull, near Kilchoan.

The tall ship Astrid wreck after sinking 26th July 2013. Photograph courtesy of Sub Sea Marine

A damning investigation into the grounding of the Tall Ship Astrid, which sank off west Cork, Ireland in 2013 has found a catalogue of failures and breaches of international regulations.

CGI image of proposed Salterns Marina Ltd development West Quay Road Poole

Salterns Marina Ltd is applying for planning permission to build a new mixed use development on the South Coast.