Join the SAIL REVOLUTION: high tech cloth for everyday cruisers, point higher, cruise faster, save £££, plus Bluebird K3 restoration
gear test
August 2018
On test: new Crabber 24. See what happened when we put the Mk 5 version through the wringer, and more!
November 2017
In the November 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
October 2017
In the October 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
September 2017
In the September 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
August 2017
In the August 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Summer 2017
In the Summer 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
Tested: 12 bosun’s chairs
Are you sitting comfortably? Let’s hope so – especially when climbing the mast. Ben Meakins tests the comfort, safety and build quality of 12 bosun’s chairs
Editor’s welcome to the July 2017 issue – on sale today!
We examine what the Recreational Craft Directive requirements really mean, and test the traditional tiller pilot against a modern, stabilised version.
July 2017
In the July 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...
June 2017
In the June 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Maersk tanker to be fitted with 30m-tall rotating sails
Flettner rotor sails will be installed and trialled on board a Maersk Tankers-owned vessel, marking the first installation of wind-powered energy technology on a product tanker vessel.
May 2017
In the May 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Best bilge cleaners: how to clean an oily, smelly bilge
Ben Meakins gets down and dirty in the pursuance of the most effective way to clean oily, malodorous bilges
April 2017
In the April 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
7 mast climbing kits on test
Going aloft to the masthead can be tricky at the best of times on a calm day in a marina – and even more so at sea. In our November…
March 2017
In the March 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
February 2017
In the February 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner...
Winner of the big PBO Christmas giveaway – take 2!
‘This has really made my day and my Christmas', says Bernard Morley, of Grimsby, who has won more than £2,745 of quality boating gear in the PBO giveaway.
The Ultimate Gift Guide is now online!
PBO magazine and 14 other specialist Time Inc UK titles have joined forces to create the ultimate gift guide, with hundreds of recommended products.