Practical Boat Owner
Receiving weather forecasts offshore
Gilbert Park devises a low-cost solution to receive weatherfax information using a portable radio, an aerial and a tablet device
10 min |
April 2022
Practical Boat Owner
A spectacular yacht blaze
Prolific Learning from Experience author Chris Mardon recalls a suspicious yacht fire in the Caribbean
10+ min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Anglesey adventure
Sam Griffiths and his dad go dinghy sailing in the challenging waters of North Wales
10+ min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
7 new-generation anchors
Would your boat benefit from upgrading to a better anchor? Rupert Holmes explains the options to suit
5 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Commodore's jaunt north
Bracing himself for a ‘herding cats’ experience, Clive Murray is pleasantly surprised by the success of his rally from Scarborough to Blyth and back
3 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Harmony 47
Peter Poland trials two versions of the popular charter yacht – a standard ‘Elegance’ in the Cyclades and more bespoke ‘Esprit Vintage’ model
9 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Gonna need a bigger shed…
...Or perhaps a smaller boat is the answer to the impractical boat owner’s storage problems
3 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Practical projects
Great ideas and tips from PBO readers
5 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Power management
Ali Wood gets some expert advice from Ecobat on setting up a sensible battery charging regime
9 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Scandinavian Summer
George DuBose explores capital cities and lonely islands on a cruise from the Netherlands to northern Denmark
10+ min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
The great river of waiting
Owen Moorhouse recalls building an ‘unsinkable’ canoe from sheet metal and endeavouring to master the wild Whanganui River on it
8 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
What's the charge?
Gilbert Park installs a Victron BMV-712 battery monitor
4 min |
March 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Mast down
Rob Crabbe recalls the rig of a new yacht breaking on a delivery trip from Dartmouth to the Southampton Boat Show
6 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Sailing short-cut to spectacular views
Norman Inglis rediscovers a love for Scotland’s west coast, one of the best locations in the world to combine sailing with hill walking
7 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Fairey Swordsman 30
Peter Poland tests a crowd-pleasing jet boat with James Bond connections
9 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Little luggers
Compulsive boat owner Clive Marsh explains why little luggers make perfect trailer-sailers
6 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Do we still need pyrotechnic flares?
Gilbert Park discusses modern distress signalling options, safety regulations and what kit he takes on board for boating and kayaking
10+ min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Red Original bags
Ali Wood puts Red Original’s waterproof bags to the test
2 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Birding from the helm
Why counting seabirds as a sailing hobby is an educational addiction
3 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Lockdown project is just the ticket
John Rogers is a big hit in his restored classic wooden launch
9 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Toplac single-pot paint
In 2017 Richard Hare painted his Golden Hind 31’s sheerstrake with a single pot paint. How did it perform?
3 min |
February 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Beachcombing
Searching out landing stages and boat noosts
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Boater's biplane rescue at air show
A powerboater and her family sprang into action when a biplane crashed into Poole Harbour on the south coast, narrowly missing yachts, rocks and a chain ferry.
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Cook's challenge
Scraping the food locker bare at the end of the season requires some culinary creativity
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Cut and thrust of sailing
The best ways to call a halt to proceedings
3 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
North Sea dash
With Covid and Brexit bureaucracy melting away, Saskia Groen-in’t-Woud enjoyed her first North Sea crossing – despite rough return weather
5 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Sailing solo to the Isles of Scilly
In the summer of 2020 Katie McCabe (aged 13 at the time) sailed her newly restored classic yacht solo to the Isles of Scilly
10+ min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Sailing The Martello Coast of Corsica
Owen Moorhouse recalls wonderful cruising and friendships made in Corsica in the 1980s
7 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Parker 660 Pilothouse
Peter Poland test drives the Parker 660 Pilothouse
7 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Why more cruisers should go wireless
Nick Charman makes the case for all cruising yachts to change tack
5 min |