Single-handed sailing: a guide for first-timers, Meet Britain’s most popular yacht, How to get a perfect mirror finish on your hull, Kid-proof your boat, Discover…
Practical Boat Owner
January issue – out on 21 November
How to protect your boat in a storm in harbour, Essential checks for liftout, Second hand boat focus on the Bavaria 34, How to install…
Sailing chartplotters: Exclusive first test!
Chart plotters and instruments have been around long enough that they’re now considered standard equipment on most boats. But sailors have had to take the functions offered with even the…
Protection measures for Scottish seas outlined
Stronger seabed protection measures unveiled in response to widespread support for Scottish MPAs
Free lifejacket safety checks at Drogheda Maritime Festival
A chance for all water users to bring their lifejackets along for a visual check as well as to learn how to operate and maintain them properly.
Sharpening chisels and plane irons
Blunt tools a problem? Razor-sharp chisels and planes produce a much better job and are easier and safer to use. Julian Peckham shows how it’s done
Using a wood plane
There’s more to using a simple hand wood plane than first meets the eye. It’s not just a case of screwing a knurled knob in or out to adjust the…
Two multi-million pound Ferraris to be auctioned for the RNLI
It is one of the largest bequests ever received by the RNLI and one of the most unusual.
Family appeal following arson attack on boat
The family of a Dorset couple left devastated when their boat was destroyed in an arson attack have launched a fundraising appeal.
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections June 2015
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New marina initiative to reduce the risk of spreading invasive species
Haslar Marina in Portsmouth Harbour has teamed up with The Green Blue to run an initiative that aims to reduce the risk of boaters spreading invasive species...
RYA response to Defra’s latest Marine Conservation Zone consultation
The RYA believes that in most cases MCZs can be achieved without any adverse effect on either the public right or the safety of navigation for recreational boating.
Planning granted for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Planning permission has been granted for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant.
How to inspect a Yanmar GM exhaust elbow
Ian Pirrie explains how to check the condition of the exhaust elbow on Yanmar GM engines
Grate blacking propeller antifouling
Does black grate polish work as propeller antifouling? This reader finds out...
How to find the source of a deck leak
However your decks are constructed, the water from a deck leak often emerges a considerable distance from where it enters. The point of emergence is usually very clear to see…
Dingy dinghy blues
Daria Blackwell uses a 'miracle' product to clean a heavy yellow stain from a fibreglass dinghy
Boat destroyed by fire on Dorset river
Firefighters the Coastguard and RNLI attended when a 35ft boat went up in flames on the River Frome.
Schengen survey for cruisers
"This survey can be a valuable tool for future interventions. Besides using the data to argue the Schengen issue and the new fees in various countries, it could be used…
Which adhesive sealant is best?
Alex Bell and a PBO test team get stuck into a thorough trial of nine products to assess which adhesives and sealants bond best to aluminium, steel, acrylic and glassfibre
Vinyl wrap your boat’s hull
When Tim Powell bought a 30-year-old Gib’Sea 28 he knew that one of his first jobs would be getting the topsides looking like new again. If your gel coat is…
Sailor rescued from Sheppey mudflats
A sailor was rescued from mud up to his shoulders at Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, after running aground and attempting to lay out a kedge anchor.