Navigation and your fingertips: an easy guide to digital charts, plotters and MFDs, How to sail around headlands, races and overfalls, 10 ways to save…
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June issue – 10 April
Essential skills, planning and kit for your best summer afloat, Bonding & sealants guide, How to sail tidal estuaries, Yacht handing on rivers, Silicone antifouling…
Sailors reporting unusual birds to Sea Bird Count project
The “SeaBC” is a citizen science project co-ordinated by long-distance birdwatching sailors from around the world
Another huge year for jellyfish in UK seas
Marine Conservation Society says more dedicated research is needed to understand the rise of jellyfish and what it means for UK seas.
The 2015 Fastnet Race finale
Light winds forgotten – big grins and tight finishes as the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race competitors cross the finishing line in Plymouth.
PBO Project Boat Handbook on sale
How to turn an eBay wreck into a smart family cruiser - 128 page restoration guide - only £4.99.
Nav in a Nutshell: What is a transit and how are they used in navigation
Lining up a pair of appropriate land features or navigation marks can help keep you safe, as Dick Everitt explains
Nav in a Nutshell: Clearing bearings
In the first of his series on back-to-basics navigation Dick Everitt explains how to use a few simple lines to keep you safe
Record numbers take on the 2015 Fastnet Race
The largest fleet in the Fastnet Race’s 90-year history set sail on Sunday for the famous 603-nautical mile offshore race to Plymouth via Ireland’s Fastnet rock.
How to paint your boat and get a professional finish
Experts from International Paint show you how to roll on and tip off paint to get a mirror shine on your new paint job.
Coastguard Helicopter rescues two people from yacht
Two people were airlifted from a yacht that ran aground in the Humber Estuary.
Man overboard during racing festival
A lone yachtsmen was rescued after falling overboard during racing at Conwy River Festival.
New Milford Haven visitor buoys to protect seagrass
The new mooring buoys 'have been positioned in such a way so as to discourage other boat users from anchoring to the west of them where seagrass is present'.
Seven charged after firearms seized at Cuxton Marina
Firearms seized following the arrival of the MV Albernina, a motor cruiser, which had travelled to the UK from France.
UK leisure boat production on the rise
British Marine has announced a 4.3% increase in the production of UK leisure boats in 2014, despite the challenging trading conditions in the Eurozone.
Nelson’s fifth columnist – Dave Selby’s latest podcast
Dave Selby reveals a secret in his latest column, published in the September 2015 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine.
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September 2015
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Sailors invited to visit Tighnabruaich
A new dinghy and tender pontoon is now installed and welcoming visiting sailors to Tighnabruaich on Scotland's west coast.
Fire on a classic power boat
A Mayday call was made when a fire broke out aboard a 28ft classic wooden motor boat on the Lymington River.
Boat Test: Tug Yacht 33
Nick Burnham takes to the water in the Tug Yacht 33 Union Jack, a ‘quirky motorboat from Gloucestershire’
Official report into ferry grounding published
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an accident report of the investigation into the grounding and flooding of the ro-ro ferry Commodore Clipper, at St Peter Port in…