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Britain's biggest-selling yachting magazine - sail and power
Poole, UK
Joined February 2009
Adventurer and disabled sailor Jaz Turner has set her sights on another circumnavigation, this time global – the Worldstar Race.
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How do you keep your non-skid deck clean? . Fed up with grubby repairs and stains spoiling his non-skid deck, Andy Pag decided to spray paint it with gelcoat. Here's how he did it.@p_b_o.#practicalboatowner #practicalboatownermagazine.
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What is the strangest quirky touch you have seen on a boat? This featured on Denis van Weynbergh's IMOCA 60 ahead of the 2024 Vendee Globe
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On 10 July 1969, Donald Crowhurst's 40ft trimaran, Teignmouth Electron was found adrift and abandoned in the Atlantic. The Golden Globe Race skipper's logbooks were found, proving that he falsified the boat's positions to fake a circumnavigation of the world. Image credit: Getty
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Transatlantic tips - James Kenning explains the self-tacking jib, deck saloon and gybe prevention system on his Regina 43, Arkyla. #practicalboatowner #practicalboatownermagazine
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Jazz Turner's extraordinary circumnavigation included battling chronic pain, navigating her Albin Vega 27 around the UK and Ireland through challenging weather and big waves, and running aground. She shares the highs and lows of her voyage with PBO.
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A truly incredible achievement by Jazz Turner - the wheelchair user to circumnavigate Britain and Ireland solo, non-stop and unassisted. #jazzturner #recordbreaker.
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As Leg 2 of the @MINIGLOBERACE draws to a close, leader Renauld Stitelmann is just 200 nm from Fiji, with Dan Turner and Pilar Pasanau chasing.
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On 16 May 1987, Serge Testa finished his circumnavigation of the world via the Panama Canal on his 3.60m boat, Acrohc Australis, to claim the Guinness World Record for the smallest wind-powered boat to have sailed around the world. Photo credit: Serge Testa and Queensland Museum
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Fire investigation officers are working to establish the cause of a fire that broke out at a boatyard in Tipner Lane in Portsmouth, Hampshire, destroying five boats. Photo credit: Ashley Simmonds
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Are flares a life-saver or a hazard too far?. Gilbert Park argues why a change in international maritime law is desperately needed. Photo credit: Finnbarr Webster Editorial/ Alamy Stock Photo
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Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler, the father of single-handed sailing, seen here working on his 46ft sloop, Sumner. Hasler designed the boat and built her for the first Round Britain and Ireland Race in 1966. The boat made it as far as Barra before a broken rudder forced retirement
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What checks would you carry out after running aground in a motorboat?. Gilbert Park shares the problems he encountered after hitting mud in a tidal river .
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After running aground in a tidal river, Gilbert Park shares how he got his boat afloat and the impact it had on the engine later
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Trevor Martin shows how he replaced the pumps and modified the installation of his vacuum heads for easier servicing in the future.
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Trevor Martin shows how he replaced the heads pump and modified the installation of his vacuum heads for easier servicing in the future
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Fed up with your boat's knackered vinyl forecabin?. Richard Hare decided to renovate it with 12mm insulation and maple strips
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What should you do when you catch a line or fishing net and your prop becomes fouled? Ali Wood looks at the options.
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What should you do when you catch a line or fishing net resulting in a fouled propeller? Ali Wood looks at all of the options
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Big changes to marine radio device rules are planned to be brought into the UK, impacting man overboard (MOB) locator devices.
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Big changes to marine radio device rules are planned to be brought into the UK. The only MOB AIS devices allowed will be those that incorporate DSC on Ch70.
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<p class="entry-lead-paragraph"><strong>Dave Selby's Mad about the Boat column: A handy guide to keeping warm and dry</strong></p>Dave Selby's Mad about the Boat column: A handy guide to keeping warm and dry
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Dave Selby's Mad about the Boat column: A handy guide to keeping warm and dry
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Tell me about your sailing background, and a bit about yourself? I am 63 years old , 5th generation boatbuilder <a href=">…Continue reading »</a>
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Lyndon March explains how to get the perfect mirror finish on your wooden or GRP hull
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Traditional botbuilder and finisher Lyndon March explains how to get the perfect mirror finish on your wooden or GRP hull
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