"Peel Ports Ltd are trying to impose a “conservancy fee” on all boats over 6m long in the Firth of Clyde. This will affect everyone who has a boat on…
Scotland
Cruising from Orkney to Kinlochbervie
Nick and Alison Boxall sail their 35ft 6in Southerly 110 from Mainland to mainland, from Orkney to Kinlochbervie, Scotland
The tragic tale of solo sailor Roman Titov
Roman Titov repaired his dismasted yacht but was sadly later lost at sea. Solo sailor Roger D Taylor describes what happened
Channel Hopping: The Tiny Boat Adventure with Harry Dwyer
PBO's resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt ponders whether a widening crack in the fibreglass hull is down to Harry Dwyer driving his RIB like he stole it on his Tiny…
Russian sailor Roman Titov missing after yacht wreckage is washed up in Scotland
Russian sailor Roman Titov is missing after the wreckage of his 33ft Colin Archer-type cutter was discovered at Loch Inver in Scotland
Sailing short-cut to spectacular Scottish hiking spots
Norman Inglis rediscovers a love for Scotland’s west coast, one of the best locations in the world to combine sailing with hill walking
Sailing Orkney’s remote lochs and challenging headlands
Charmian Entwistle discovers ancient ruins, remote lochs and challenging headlands on a four-week Scottish cruise from Isle of Skye to Orkney in a 42ft yacht
Sailing without an engine: How I jury rigged an alternative
When wind and batteries fail Genevieve Leaper is becalmed without an engine, but she jury rigs an alternative means of propulsion
The Outer Hebrides welcome
Charmian Entwistle tests new facilities at Tarbert, Harris and Scalpay
Watch: Relic of WW2 naval disaster found off Scapa Flow
The pinnace of the Royal Navy battleship, HMS Royal Oak, had lain undiscovered in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands for nearly 80 years
All aboard for Scotland’s Boat Show 2017
Scotland's Boat Show will once again this year provide visitors with the chance to get out on the water to try sailing and boating
Witness appeal after laser pen is pointed at Coastguard helicopter
Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses following an incident involving a Coastguard search & rescue helicopter at around 10.40pm on Wednesday 12 July 2017.
Restored project boat sinks within minutes of first launch
A pensioner whose yacht sank within minutes of being placed in the water following a five-year restoration says it has been ‘a wonderful adventure’
PBO’s Marina Price Guide, now improved with boating charts
Your comprehensive annual berthing guide to 272 coastal marinas around the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Shetland Islands and the Republic of Ireland
Oban set to become marine tourism hub
The berthing facility will see the creation of 36 finger-berth pontoons and a concrete floating breakwater, providing flexible short-stay capacity for boats of various sizes.
Scotland green-lights Kincardine Floating Wind Farm
Permission granted for eight three-bladed horizontal axis wind turbine generators
Dylan Winter has sold his round-Britain Westerly Centaur Lily-M
The Keep Turning Left filmmaker has 'simply run out of budget'
Record numbers of three dolphin species recorded off Scotland’s west coast
Record numbers of three dolphin species off Scotland’s west coast recorded by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust in its 2016 marine research expeditions.
£3million investment in wave energy projects
"This funding could result in longer lasting wave converters that are better able to harness the power of the sea and more efficiently turn it into renewable energy"
Official report into collision between general cargo vessel and oil bunker barge
"Avoiding collision starts with keeping a good lookout in order to detect other vessels and assess the situation"