Practical Boat Owner

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

Waiting for the tide

Teenager to sail solo Round Britain in a 26ft wooden boat • News and current affairs from the world of boating

NI pet travel checks delayed

England’s first Blue Flag Marina

Greek Customs confirms UK yachts can retain their EU VAT status

Hoax Coastguard caller sentenced

Andrew Simpson Yachting opens

Bilgeaway wins excellence award

Who will be Yachtsman of the Year?

Gas Safety Trust is now CO Research

Round Britain on a paddleboard

DIARY DATES

SOUTH COAST AND CHANNEL ISLANDS

WEST COAST, WALES AND IRELAND

SCOTLAND

EAST COAST AND SOUTH-EAST

Letters • Readers share their thoughts and opinions

Mal de mer • It’s worth trying any seasickness cure once…

A lot meant • DIY fixes worth knowing about… and avoiding

Not going solo • Sometimes you just fancy going for a sail on your own… but having a crew isn’t so bad

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The Quick Red Fox • Few boats have seen more reincarnations than an innovative 20-footer that first appeared 30 years ago. David Harding tells the Red Fox story

Born in the USA • Rupert Holmes looks at a selection of iconic designs from North America, many of which were licensed and built in the UK as well

High on heritage • From a Severn car ferry to the Cutty Sark, the preservation and promotion of maritime history and culture knows no bounds. Rob Melotti reports

Beached ferry – the Severn Princess

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Old gaffer to Portugal • Max Liberson encounters stormy weather, Biscay fatigue and orca warnings on a single-handed adventure

The great electric narrowboat race • Eight narrowboats took part in trials along the same stretch of inland waterway to compare their power systems. Rob Melotti reports

River Severn flood warnings

What is Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)?

What is parallel electric hybrid?

What is serial electric hybrid?

20 WAYS TO battle seasickness without medication • There’s no cure for this debilitating condition, but there are plenty of ways to help get through it, explains Michelle Segrest

New Gear • Rupert Holmes on developments in seacock technology

Non-biocidal antifouling test • A joint PBO / Motor Boat & Yachting independent on-water test has begun. Adam Fiander reports

Bike and kayak from your boat • World champion kayaker Andrew Morton explains how he stays fit and discovers new places from his motorboat

Quick start guide

Carrying a kayak

10 TOP TIPS for kayaking from a boat

Taking the plunge to own a project boat • PBO’s Ali Wood asks herself if she’s ready to own her first boat when offered the Maxi 84 Maximus that’s in need of thorough renovation

Long to-do list • This was previous owner Daniel Kirtley’s jobs list. The survey would reveal a few (dozen) more…

Reviving a 1920s day-racer • Ned Coackley builds a traditional Conway One Design – with a couple of modern twists

Trans Tasman, then turn right! • Ferocious tides where two seas meet saw Owen Moorhouse and crew lose their bearings

SINKING OF THE RAINBOW WARRIOR

A wild Ryde • Colin Staples went below to make tea…

LESSONS LEARNED

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