In the May 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Cruising
Fishing boat crew save two from burning yacht
Two people were rescued from a burning yacht by the crew of a fishing boat who responded to the Mayday call.
Testing times on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
Laura Hodgetts talks to the skippers of 20 boats on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), ‘the biggest downwind gear test of the year’
Abandoned yacht still beached at Scroby Sands
A yacht abandoned by a Russian sailor who was rescued in storms off the coast of Norfolk is still beached at Scroby Sands - three months later.
Masked gunmen kill German yachtsman in Caribbean
Two armed gunmen boarded a yacht anchored at Wallilabou Bay, St. Vincent, killing one German national and injuring another.
Man Over Board sailor praises rescue heroes: ‘I owe them my life’
Cornelis van Rietschoten tells PBO “Another 10 minutes and I would have been unconscious”
Two yachts run aground in the Exe estuary
"Bad luck and propulsion difficulties halted their sailing for several hours", said Exmouth RNLI spokesman.
Suspected torpedo prompts Scapa Flow anchoring restriction
A precautionary 1,000-metre anchorage exclusion zone has been put in place where a torpedo-like object was found on Scotland's Scapa Flow seabed
Mummified body of missing sailor found on drifting yacht
WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGE. The mummified body of missing German sailor Manfred Fritz Bajorat was discovered at his chart table
Cowes Yacht Haven launches marina loyalty card scheme
Visiting seafarers will have the chance to accumulate free berthing at Cowes Yacht Haven marina on the Isle of Wight.
April 2016
In the April 2016 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Sailors urged to aid Cyclone Winston recovery efforts
The Ocean Cruising Club is calling for sailors in the South Pacific area to join the Fiji recovery efforts following Cyclone Winston.
Yachtsman rescued off Scotland’s coast arrested on international warrant
A sailor who was airlifted to safety after his yacht ran aground off the west coast of Scotland has been arrested on an international warrant.
£1.5million to be invested in Portsmouth’s Haslar Marina
Haslar Marina is installing Rolec’s new electricity service pedestal and upgrading washroom facilities in the first phase of improvement works.
A Scotsman and Irish woman died when yacht capsized off coast of South Africa
A Scottish man and an Irish woman died when their yacht capsized off the West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa yesterday.
Trio of open weekends for White Mills Marina
White Mills Marina at Earls Barton in Northamptonshire has announced a trio of open weekends for this spring
‘Nine’ lifeboat rescues is ‘grossly exaggerated’ says Nora skipper
American yachtsman Steve Shapiro defends his haphazard voyage, while others call for him to be stopped.
Coastguard warning after two yachtsmen spark multiple rescues
"It’s not of role the UK Coastguard, which is an emergency service, to arrange a vessel’s repairs or to move a vessel to a location that’s more convenient for the…
New facilities for sailors at Carbost, Isle of Skye
The village of Carbost now offers berthing alongside the renovated pier, visitor moorings, and, by the summer of 2016, overnight pontoon berths.
Boat owner airlifted after running aground
‘This shows that no matter how experienced you might be, you can still get caught out by tides and weather', said Coastguard spokesman