The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is asking skippers and other maritime users to help inform the future affordability of ...

We tested the latest marine navigation app options for tablets and smart phones to find out what works best, and which ...

Boating access to the popular Dorset sailing spot could be threatened unless more skippers pay to use the eco mooring buoys.

Everyone on board a leisure boat 6m or less in length that is under way in New Zealand must now wear a properly-fitted ...

The Yachting Journalists' Association has launched a new award in memory of member and yachting photographer, Tom Gruitt ...

The smacks and barges of the East Coast are mostly familiar names in maritime history, celebrated for their size, speed, and the vital role they played in fishing and trade. These were the workhorses ...

Electric engines in boats are nothing new; in fact, they have been around for over 185 years, ever since German-Russian inventor Moritz von Jacobi demonstrated his 24ft/7.3m passenger boat on the Neva ...

During the early part of the 20th century most boats were wooden, built by hand and largely propelled by sail or by rowing. Engines were diesel and internal. Engineering in general was based around ...

Many people are nervous about drying out or taking the ground. After all, boats are supposed to float, not sit on the hard, unforgiving seabed. But you can safely take the ground in almost any boat – ...

Two words guaranteed to set the adrenaline pumping on a boat are ‘man overboard‘. If there were only two of you to start with, you might just hear a splash followed by a muffled cry for help – but the ...

Jake Kavanagh looks at the main buying choices for your first motorboat, including interior layout options, style of hull, type of engine, and new vs used. There are many reasons why people want to ...

Ever considered getting a trailer-sailer? Some think they might just be for pottering around harbours, but they couldn’t be more wrong. Over the years PBO has met owners who’ve sailed thousands of ...