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In this issue

200 years of the RNLI
The selflessness of volunteers is crucial to the service’s success.

The tragic tale of solo sailor Roman Titov
Successful repairs to his dismasted yacht were followed by tragedy.

Shearwater sloop sailing in the 1960s

Genevieve Leaper shares her late father John Leaper's recollections-compiled from handwritten notes-of cruising the Channel

Shearwater sloop sailing in the 1960s

7 mins

Timing an Atlantic crossing

Professional meteorologist and sailor Chris Tibbs shares his knowledge of how to choose the best time to sail 'across the pond'

Timing an Atlantic crossing

5 mins

Transatlantic first

It's 70 years since Ann Davison became the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic. Katy Stickland looks back at her achievement

Transatlantic first

5 mins

Going dizzy on an island sailing odyssey

Ken Fowler becomes the first sailor to circumnavigate every island in England and Wales-and all done in a 4m dinghy!

Going dizzy on an island sailing odyssey

10+ mins

Boats for coastal cruising

Duncan Kent chooses a selection of the best sail and motor boats under 40ft most suitable for adventurous cruising along the coast

Boats for coastal cruising

10+ mins

Industry view on HVO

The RYA, IWA and CA are working to help recreational boating transition to a Net Zero future, as the CA's

Industry view on HVO

2 mins

HVO RENEWABLE DIESEL Myth or miracle?

A new generation of biofuel that's cleaner, greener, better for your engine and less prone to microbial growth sounds too good to be true... but the facts beg to differ

HVO RENEWABLE DIESEL Myth or miracle?

8 mins

Little ships and the wrong sort of waves

Why the correct manoeuvres for the sea conditions will reduce hogging and sagging stress on both ship and crew

Little ships and the wrong sort of waves

5 mins

Watching boats, saving jerseys

It's amazing what you can see from a hospital window if it's the right hospital

Watching boats, saving jerseys

3 mins

Sweating the mooring asset

Sam Llewellyn looks at ways of getting top value out of his boat's swinging mooring

Sweating the mooring asset

3 mins

A little confession

The Sailfish 18 fan has had his head turned by another classic boat... made from wood

A little confession

3 mins

Routing in tide

Professional meteorologist and expert sailor Chris Tibbs explains how to navigate more efficiently through tidal waters

Routing in tide

4 mins

Sinking pontoons and a twisted knee

John Latham experiences an inauspicious start to his cruise from Dublin to Northern Ireland when hit by gale force winds in harbour

Sinking pontoons and a twisted knee

7 mins

Build your kit boat like an expert

Polly Robinson shares her best practice for constructing a boat from a pre-cut kit, and how to troubleshoot potential problems

Build your kit boat like an expert

7 mins

How to fit your own autopilot

Gilbert Park shows how he installed a new autopilot on his Trusty T23 motorboat

How to fit your own autopilot

7 mins

Diesel heat exchanger and manifold repair

Barry Pickthall explains how he carried out engine repairs on a budget after a couple of years of Covid lockdown neglect

Diesel heat exchanger and manifold repair

3 mins

Do I need my vessel re-certified?

Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies gives his advice on the implications to be considered when making changes to your boat

Do I need my vessel re-certified?

2 mins

How to design modifications for your boat

Yacht designer lan Nicolson explains how to make changes to living space on board

How to design modifications for your boat

10 mins

Portable toilet buyer's guide

Ali Wood checks out the best places to go... when you really need to go

Portable toilet buyer's guide

9 mins

Long-haul cruising CHECKLIST

Jimmy Cornell boils down decades' worth of world cruising surveys to find the factors that affect voyage success

Long-haul cruising CHECKLIST

10+ mins

Boats for cruising around the UK

Duncan Kent chooses the best sail and motor boats under 40ft for circumnavigating the islands of Britain and Ireland

Boats for cruising around the UK

10+ mins

Traditional Broads motor cruisers

Why large wooden traditional cruisers such as the 43ft Silver Jubilee class are Clive and his wife's favourite holiday charter vessels

Traditional Broads motor cruisers

4 mins

Calm day antics

Getting close to seabirds, achieving a level horizon... and not dropping the camera

Calm day antics

3 mins

Death of the compass?

Navigation-what's hot and what's not

Death of the compass?

3 mins

A narrow escape

Dave struggles to remember why owning a classic boat is such a privilege...

A narrow escape

2 mins

Fair winds to yachtsman Duncan Lougee

Tributes have been paid to a solo skipper who disappeared while sailing his 25ft Folkboat from the UK's south coast to Ireland as part of the Jester Baltimore Challenge.

Fair winds to yachtsman Duncan Lougee

2 mins

Dreamboats

Travels among the Great Unlaunched

Dreamboats

3 mins

It's the voices

When you can’t do right for doing wrong, doing wrong Is the right thing to do

It's the voices

3 mins

Cruising through mountainous Wales

Charles Beddingfield takes a nostalgic tour of Milford Haven and the Pembrokeshire coast

Cruising through mountainous Wales

8 mins

How NOT to start the sailing season

It's like the boat-launching Olympics for Greg Manning as he leaps hurdles and avoids cutting corners to cover 1,920 miles back and forth in 15 days to get his yacht safely afloat

How NOT to start the sailing season

7 mins

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Practical Boat Owner Magazine Description:

PublisherFuture

CategoryBoating & Sailing

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyMonthly

Published by Time Inc (UK).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.

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