Practical Boat Owner

Published by TI Media Limited Practical Boat Owner is Britain's biggest-selling boating magazine, trusted and respected by all its readers. A source of useful and helpful information for both power and sail boat owners, PBO helps you get the most from your boat acting as a forum for interacting with like-minded individuals.

Practical Boat Owner

Waiting for the tide • WITH THE EDITOR

Starlink shake-up will hit cruising sailors • News and current affairs from the world of boating

Changes may influence ‘data usage’ by ARC cruisers

RNLI hits back at ‘ludicrous rumours’

Inshore lifeboat centre worker strikes

Mike Slade tribute

TA limits may limit UK buyers

Call for global recognition of e-flares

Fair winds to inspiring Owen

Circumnavigation hat-trick for UK sailor

Lobster pot reports ‘need coordinates’

DIARY DATES

News from your cruising area

Letters • Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

Channel hopping • Essential monthly highlights from the world of online sailing channels with Kass Schmitt

A divvy moment • Dave discovers he has mystic powers

I am John’s patient anchor • A cry from deep below the windlass

The joys of a lee shore • Exhilarating sailing despite a cold chill… and fishing boats behaving rather oddly

A boat called Margie • Ian Purkis marks 90 years of the National 12 Class dinghy by reflecting on his restoration of the 1957-built Margie

Cherished Corribees • The Mk 1, 2 and 3 and junk rigged models are capable, responsive, cruisers for adventurers who can manage with minimal space below

Beneteau Oceanis 37.1 • Can a smaller boat pack in more space and more performance than its predecessor? Theo Stocker sails the 37.1 to find out

Manoeuvring twin-rudder boats • Rupert Holmes explains the finer arts of handling twin-rudder yachts in tight spaces

The art and science of vectors is a helpful aid • Two powerful digital navigational tools, heading and course-overground (COG) vectors, can help fine-tune your passage making

New gear • Rupert Holmes looks at the latest marine products

New life for old sailing kit • Washing and reproofing technical clothing, oilskins and footwear at home is now vital, Gill Marine’s gear guru Matt Clark tells Laura Hodgetts. But fortunately, it’s easier than ever

Book reviews • Katy Stickland shares our recommended maritime reads

Racing with Mike Golding OBE • The illustrious round-the-world sailor has some thrilling yarns and top tips to share with Ali Wood and crew from the Little Ship Club

How to sell your boat • Ben Sutcliffe-Davies explains how he decluttered and dressed his 1978 Alpa 42 CC in readiness for sale in Greece

Buying your first small motorboat • Small motorboats are versatile, great fun and won’t break the bank. Here is how to choose the right one

Electric sailing all around the world • Sailing Uma’s Dan and Kika Deckert refitted their 1972 Pearson 36 for an all-electric circumnavigation, as Katy Stickland reports

How to fit new hatch blinds • Gilbert Park explains how he fitted blinds to his boat for a much better night’s sleep

The self-refuelling yacht has arrived • Big advances in solar panels, wind turbines and hydro-regeneration have led to boats that can now power themselves indefinitely

Insurer’s guide to wintersation • Visicover’s Bob Bevan shares his tips to make sure your boat is fully covered over the winter

Repairing a broken through-hull • Roger Hughes explains how he replaced his broken through-hull with his boat still afloat

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Power fin sculling • Pete Hill and Linda Crew-Gee...