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Tender MOB in the harbour

The deputy launch authority for Rhyl RNLI lifeboat crew, Peter Robinson, was walking his dog when he heard a shout and saw a man had fallen from his dinghy while crossing Rhyl Harbour

Minestrone's first cruise

Rupert Holmes looks back on making the most of a wet and windy week in August

Transatlantic neighbours

Five kids, four adults and one boat – Ali Wood talks to the families who crossed an ocean together

Delphia 29

Packing a remarkable amount of space and class for a 29-footer, this yacht can make a good second-hand buy. Peter Poland reports

Tiki in Thailand

David Bond charters a catamaran in Phuket designed by the late James Wharram

Simple battery filler

Roger Hughes tries out an easy-to-install pipework system for keeping multiple battery electrolyte levels topped up correctly

How To Service your engine in 12 simple steps

Ali Wood gets some expert advice from Stu and Laura Davies on Maximus’s engine, fuel system and Volvo Penta saildrive

A spot of fishing

Thanks for asking but no, we’re not aground, just enjoying an extended angling session

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

A spectacular yacht blaze

Prolific Learning from Experience author Chris Mardon recalls a suspicious yacht fire in the Caribbean

Anglesey adventure

Sam Griffiths and his dad go dinghy sailing in the challenging waters of North Wales

7 new-generation anchors

Would your boat benefit from upgrading to a better anchor? Rupert Holmes explains the options to suit

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

Harmony 47

Peter Poland trials two versions of the popular charter yacht – a standard ‘Elegance’ in the Cyclades and more bespoke ‘Esprit Vintage’ model

Gonna need a bigger shed…

...Or perhaps a smaller boat is the answer to the impractical boat owner’s storage problems

Practical projects

Great ideas and tips from PBO readers

PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Power management

Ali Wood gets some expert advice from Ecobat on setting up a sensible battery charging regime

Scandinavian Summer

George DuBose explores capital cities and lonely islands on a cruise from the Netherlands to northern Denmark

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

What's the charge?

Gilbert Park installs a Victron BMV-712 battery monitor

Mast down

Rob Crabbe recalls the rig of a new yacht breaking on a delivery trip from Dartmouth to the Southampton Boat Show

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

Fairey Swordsman 30

Peter Poland tests a crowd-pleasing jet boat with James Bond connections

Little luggers

Compulsive boat owner Clive Marsh explains why little luggers make perfect trailer-sailers

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

Red Original bags

Ali Wood puts Red Original’s waterproof bags to the test

Birding from the helm

Why counting seabirds as a sailing hobby is an educational addiction

Lockdown project is just the ticket

John Rogers is a big hit in his restored classic wooden launch

Toplac single-pot paint

In 2017 Richard Hare painted his Golden Hind 31’s sheerstrake with a single pot paint. How did it perform?

Beachcombing

Searching out landing stages and boat noosts