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

Embrace every opportunity

Easier check in and out requirements for sailors cruising to France • News and current affairs from the world of boating

The PPFs and other marinas or ports for Channel France

Round the Island Race rescue ‘like doing an MOB recovery wearing a neck brace’

Avoid carrying diesel in jerry cans to the EU

Geoff Holt completes his ‘finishing the dream’ circumnavigation

European inland waterways guidance

Celebrate unsung heroes

Six year old’s single-handed adventure

Congrats madam chairman!

Sports come together for clean water

DIARY DATES

Regional news • 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

The echoes of Essex past • Oral history aplenty at the Maldon branch of Essex University in the Queen’s Head pub

Titfer tat • If you want to get ahead, get a hat

Meandering under motor • A glorious week in the West Highlands spent messing about in boats

Old racing dinghies for cruising • Impulsive boat buyers beware! Merlin Rockets, Albacores and other classic former racing trailer-sailers can be hard to resist

Boats for living aboard full time • Seasoned boat tester Duncan Kent chooses the sub-40ft power and sailing boats most suitable for long-term living aboard

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Protect your boat in storm conditions • Øyvind Bordal and Magne Klann explain the steps you need to take to protect your rig and sails when the weather turns

Navigating ‘Orca Alley’ • Katy Stickland talks to marine scientists, sailors and The Cruising Association to find out the most effective way to safely sail the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula

‘There were two of them, taking turns to ram our rudder’

The Cruising Association’s tips for avoiding orca encounters

Orcas were like ‘overgrown boys in a bathtub’

Finding freedom • Between 1969 and 1973, Jérôme Poncet and Gérard Janichon sailed their 32ft cutter Damien from Spitsbergen to Antarctica via the Amazon River. Marina Guedes looks back at their far-flung voyage

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Practical ideas from an ocean race boat • Katy Stickland finds clever design features which can be adapted for cruising yachts while sailing the Swan 55, Galiana WithSecure

Tabarly’s chart table

New gear • Rupert Holmes previews the latest marine products

NEWS IN BRIEF

Tried & tested • The PBO team evaluates a range of nautical gear

Get the most from your yacht survey • Thinking of buying a doer-upper? A marine survey could save you a lot of heartache and money in the long run, says Ali Wood

Maintaining rudders & steering systems • Simon Jollands explains the checks you need to carry out to make sure your rudder and steering systems run smoothly

Replacing rudder bearings

GALVANIC CORROSION

Mid-season checks • To maximise your time on the water this boating season, the experts at boatcare share their advice to keep your boat running smoothly

How to service your outboard engine • Stu Davies shares useful maintenance tips on how to keep your 2-stroke and 4-stroke outboard motors running sweetly

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