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

Decisions…decisions

Impact of vital Atlantic current collapse • News and current affairs from the world of boating

What will the Gibraltar Agreement do?

Second chance to comment on Personal Locator Beacon registration

Channel-hop made easy

Top award

Safety lines save life of solo Mini Globe Race sailor after MOB

‘Let someone know boat plans’ says report into fatal man overboard incident

Outboard safety alert

AI-assisted Shipping Forecasts

Imray charts and books – from Vienna

ARC Live and ARC Radio for ruby year

DIARY DATES

Successful first sea trials for Spray

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

Bligh-ted reputation • Making the case for the mutiny on the Bounty’s much maligned Captain Bligh

Trawling the literature • Tales from the wilder shores of words

Not a day for boating • One of those ‘have to go’ situations that boat owners try to avoid in a tough little Pionier 12

Boats for Scandinavian cruising • Phil Clandillon looks at the best second-hand yachts for sailing the Stockholm Archipelago

The spirit of sailing • Singing the praises of the Flying Fifteen – an attractive, self-righting and popular fixed-keel dinghy that sails brilliantly

Three women and their wooden boats • Julia Jones looks at the lives of Peter Gerard, Clare Allcard and Rozelle Raynes, notable 20th century sailors and boat owners

Musto EVO Autumn/Winter 2025 • Rupert Holmes previews the latest marine products

GRUNT! boat cleaner • Jake Frith tries two types of cleaner to rid his boat of unsightly stains

WHAT TO WEAR WHEN SAILING… • Ali Wood explores clothing options for dinghies to day boats and offshore cruisers

WHAT TO WEAR WHEN SAILING… DINGHIES

WHAT TO WEAR WHEN SAILING… DAYBOATS & KEELBOATS

WHAT TO WEAR WHEN SAILING… YACHTS & MOTORBOATS

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LITHIUM BATTERIES latest safety advice • Marine engineer and surveyor Marcus Jones unpicks the confusion surrounding the use of lithium batteries and what you should consider if installing them on board your boat

Time to simplify the Beaufort Scale? • John Savage argues that the empirical measure needs an update

Installing mock teak fendering • Jake Kavanagh explains how he replaced his boat’s worn teak gunwale with a PVC alternative

Sailing on sunshine • Topping up the batteries with solar power has never been easier, says Ali Wood, but how do you decide which type to buy?

ANGLING PANELS – BY THE LATE DAVID BERRY

How to winterise your motor boat • Jon Mendez explains the steps you need to take to ensure your boat stays in top condition for next season

Mast refit and upgrade • Nicholas Koligiannis explains how he improved the mast on his Albin Ballad

Understanding rigging failure + HOW TO PREVENT IT • Nick Cook from Technical Marine Supplies (TMS) explains what affects rigging lifespan and what to look out for

Sports cruiser modification • Tony Davies’ couldn’t find his dream boat ‘off the shelf’ so he took matters into his own hands with a 1978 Reinell 26-footer

Wiper motor repair • Richard...