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Practical Boat Owner

Jun 01 2021
Magazine

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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

The past is not even past…

Warning over camping stove use

E10 fuel affects older petrol engines

Northern Ireland’s diesel debacle

Round the Island again

Brits may quit EU cruising

EU-sed boat sale costs set to rise

Myanmar’s tainted timber

New VHF licence requirement

Brexit’s boat tax deadline extended

Southampton Boat Show back on

Jester’s ‘non-organiser’ steps down

DIARY DATES • Events may be subject to COVID-19 restrictions. Check with organisers

Regional News • News from your cruising area

Letters • Readers share their thoughts and opinions

Passport to success • How a day sail became an heroic adventure

Keeping your cool • The art of anchoring without yelling…

Planning ahead • Sea time and ‘me’ time are always at a premium

Back on the water 10 top tips for preparing your boat • Returning to your boat after lockdown might fill you with trepidation, but these basic checks advised by insurance broker Steve Risk will help ensure your boat’s in good condition to start the season

GREAT BRITISH MOTORBOATS • Compact, well-built, trailable and affordable, Jake Kavanagh looks at what is available for a great British staycation

FURTHER READING ONLINE…

10 Lessons from a round-Britain cruise • From facing your fears to using weather apps, reliable kit and backup plans, Melvyn Webb’s advice is hard won

Melvyn’s round-Britain kit list • These are some of the things that made the trip easier

Opinion: lifeboat versus liferaft • When is a liferaft a legal requirement, and will a ‘lifeboat’ suffice?

Brilliant used boats of Italy and Slovenia • Rupert Holmes reports on a selection of top designs from some of the Mediterranean’s most spectacular regions

Comet 11 • Price: €30,000-€50,000

Grand Soleil 34 • Price: €17,000-€25,000

Te Salt Cruiser • €8,000-€12,000

Alpa 11.50 • Price: €18,000-€40,000

Italian industry

Slovenia

Elan 333 • €30,000-€50,000

The Seascape story

Solar panels: everything you need to know • Want to add solar panels to your boat, or wonder how to make the most of those you already have? David Berry has some advice

Insolation: or how much power is reaching me?

How much sunlight can you expect? • The final crucial piece of information you need to be able to scientifically specify your system is how much sunlight you can expect to receive. This might sound impossible, but in fact it’s easier than you think, thanks to some handy scientific data published online by the European Joint Research Centre.

New Gear • Rupert Holmes checks out the latest marine gear

Scottish solitude • Charmian Entwistle’s COVID summer cruise from Skye finds the Inner Hebridean anchorages and beaches almost completely deserted

Restoring Ros Ailither • Hazel McCabe recalls the project of a lifetime as she and her partner convert a trawler into a liveaboard motor-sailer

New hybrid for Old Nick • Paul Sumpner weighs up all the electric options and opts for a unique set-up

The joy of sextants • Gilbert Park has fun delving through boat jumbles, books, websites and apps in a quest to learn this traditional form of navigation

Familiarity breeds a grounding • Paul Anthony engages mental autopilot a few buoys...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 92 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: Jun 01 2021

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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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

The past is not even past…

Warning over camping stove use

E10 fuel affects older petrol engines

Northern Ireland’s diesel debacle

Round the Island again

Brits may quit EU cruising

EU-sed boat sale costs set to rise

Myanmar’s tainted timber

New VHF licence requirement

Brexit’s boat tax deadline extended

Southampton Boat Show back on

Jester’s ‘non-organiser’ steps down

DIARY DATES • Events may be subject to COVID-19 restrictions. Check with organisers

Regional News • News from your cruising area

Letters • Readers share their thoughts and opinions

Passport to success • How a day sail became an heroic adventure

Keeping your cool • The art of anchoring without yelling…

Planning ahead • Sea time and ‘me’ time are always at a premium

Back on the water 10 top tips for preparing your boat • Returning to your boat after lockdown might fill you with trepidation, but these basic checks advised by insurance broker Steve Risk will help ensure your boat’s in good condition to start the season

GREAT BRITISH MOTORBOATS • Compact, well-built, trailable and affordable, Jake Kavanagh looks at what is available for a great British staycation

FURTHER READING ONLINE…

10 Lessons from a round-Britain cruise • From facing your fears to using weather apps, reliable kit and backup plans, Melvyn Webb’s advice is hard won

Melvyn’s round-Britain kit list • These are some of the things that made the trip easier

Opinion: lifeboat versus liferaft • When is a liferaft a legal requirement, and will a ‘lifeboat’ suffice?

Brilliant used boats of Italy and Slovenia • Rupert Holmes reports on a selection of top designs from some of the Mediterranean’s most spectacular regions

Comet 11 • Price: €30,000-€50,000

Grand Soleil 34 • Price: €17,000-€25,000

Te Salt Cruiser • €8,000-€12,000

Alpa 11.50 • Price: €18,000-€40,000

Italian industry

Slovenia

Elan 333 • €30,000-€50,000

The Seascape story

Solar panels: everything you need to know • Want to add solar panels to your boat, or wonder how to make the most of those you already have? David Berry has some advice

Insolation: or how much power is reaching me?

How much sunlight can you expect? • The final crucial piece of information you need to be able to scientifically specify your system is how much sunlight you can expect to receive. This might sound impossible, but in fact it’s easier than you think, thanks to some handy scientific data published online by the European Joint Research Centre.

New Gear • Rupert Holmes checks out the latest marine gear

Scottish solitude • Charmian Entwistle’s COVID summer cruise from Skye finds the Inner Hebridean anchorages and beaches almost completely deserted

Restoring Ros Ailither • Hazel McCabe recalls the project of a lifetime as she and her partner convert a trawler into a liveaboard motor-sailer

New hybrid for Old Nick • Paul Sumpner weighs up all the electric options and opts for a unique set-up

The joy of sextants • Gilbert Park has fun delving through boat jumbles, books, websites and apps in a quest to learn this traditional form of navigation

Familiarity breeds a grounding • Paul Anthony engages mental autopilot a few buoys...


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