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

Waiting for the tide WITH THE EDITOR

Orcas sighted in Cornish waters are ‘not from yacht-damaging pod’

Ian Wyllie completes round-Britain and Ireland circumnavigation in project boat

Regulations tighten in Italian waters

Quality rating

Proactive festivities

Next stop: the world – Jazz Turner’s new circumnavigation plans

Can all small boats go green by 2050?

Changes for the Greek transit log

Know a talented young media creative?

Bold new chapter for Drascombe Boats

Sailing’s equity and inclusion review

DIARY DATES

Homecoming after global conservation mission

Regional news

Letters • Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

Channel hopping • Essential monthly highlights from the world of online sailing channels with Kass Schmitt

Where angels fear to tread • Proper preparation prevents poor performance

Emergencies • Being prepared for the unexpected

The engine fixed at last • A job done properly first time means you’ll be sailing sooner – with or without the clergy

Tideway 10 lug sail • Dinghy dilemmas: which is best for the Tideway 10 – lug sail or gunter rig?

Preparing a small boat for heavy weather • None of us plans to be caught in a gale, but if it happens then both the boat and the crew must cope. Jake Kavanagh speaks to Jester Challenge skippers and asks how they get ready for stormy weather

First-time charter • Katy Stickland introduces her non-sailing family to life afloat on a charter holiday in Greece’s spectacular Ionian Sea

Essential kit list for a Med yacht charter • Commercial skipper Viveka Herzum’s onboard essentials

Oyster 406 • Rupert Holmes looks at a selection of comfortable and capable centre cockpit cruising yachts with big owner’s suites and a large guest cabin

How to keep your boat in Europe • Simon Hampton-Matthews of the Cruising Association’s Regulatory & Technical Services (RATS) Group discusses boat VAT in Europe

BayCruiser 21 • Light, fast, simple to launch and easy to sail – that’s the new BayCruiser 21, says David Harding

New gear • Rupert Holmes previews the latest marine products

Tried & tested • How effective is the Starlink Mini offshore? Stephanie Jones finds out

OUTBOARD COMPARISON PETROL VS ELECTRIC • Fox Morgan commutes daily by inflatable tender. Here she evaluates the pros and cons of petrol and electric outboards

ANTIFOULING: NEW DEVELOPMENTS FAIR OR FOUL? • Can you protect your boat in UK waters using foul-release coatings, ultrasonic or biomimetic technology? Rob Melotti investigates

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Tackling a fouled prop in a busy harbour • While exiting a tight berth Alan England experiences sudden power loss aboard his Moody 376

Fuel system revamp • Russell Seaton incorporates some novel race car technology in a fuel supply and polishing system for his Albin Ballad 30

Improve your boat’s performance • Delivery skipper Ben Lowings explains how you can make your yacht handle better and perform more effectively when cruising

DIY instrument repeater for NMEA • Multihull sailor and retired electronics professional Dagnall Clutterbuck shares his affordable method for linking smart devices to his navigation system

Building a SCAMP kit boat for a seadog • When Ozzie’s...