Now’s the time to tick-off those jobs you’ve been putting off all season and get a head-start on the spring rush, says Ali Wood
Tinkering in a boatyard can be a relaxing experienceAre you a winter dabbler, or do you lay up your boat and forget about it? Either way, early boat maintenance and mid-season vessel checks can save you time and money.
Come the spring, sailmakers, shipwrights, riggers and other trades will be busy, so the more you can tick off over winter, the smoother your launch will be.
You’ll find a...
Los mares y océanos tienen un rol muy importante en la evolución y variabilidad del clima, por su interacción con la atmósfera y porque absorben aproximadamente el 30% del CO2 que se emite anualmente en la atmósfera como consecuencia de las actividades humanas.
Autor: Enric Agud
Diferentes estudios apuntan que los océanos capturan...Fast internet connection and an innovative downwind sail help Oyster 575 take podium position
Toni Salame, Lebanese skipper of Ahlam was impressed with his Starlink sat comms system“Ahlam means ‘dreams’ and this is the dream,” says Lebanese skipper Toni Salame, who’s just taken third place in the ARC+ rally.
His Oyster 575 Ahlam...
For non-racing sailors, a cruising chute is often the downwind sail of choice: it’s nothing to be afraid of, but how do you use it to best advantage? David Harding offers some guidance
For our testing we headed out on a Saare 41 with a crew of highly experienced offshore racing sailors. Credit: David HardingLast summer I was doing a photo shoot with a cruising couple aboard a 32-footer.
Upwind sailing produced the best angles for the shots, so we covered a fair distance to the west.
As we then faced the prospect of a slow...
David Moody is struggling to find the cause of an engine oil leak in his Volvo 2002. Stu Davies has the answer
Why is David Moody’s 18hp Volvo 2002 engine leaking? Credit: David MoodyI have a Volvo 2002 18hp engine which has developed a mysterious symptom, the cause of which I hope you can help diagnose.
The engine, new in 1995, powers my 34ft cruising yacht, so it’s not as if it has worked tremendously hard all its life.
Indeed with...
PBO reader Clive Hathway has a leaking raw water pump. Should he buy a replacement or rebuild it? Stu Davies gives his advice
Rebuilding a water pump is a more cost effective solution to buying a new one. Credit: Clive HathwayI have a Moody 27 with a Volvo Penta MD2 engine. The raw water pump is leaking.
Where can I find a replacement pump?
Clive Hathway
Stu Davies replies:
This...
Gilbert Park explains how and why he installed an OLAS Guardian wireless kill cord on his planing sports cruiser...
The OLAS Guardian control unit (right) inside the console. Although it can’t be seen its 85dB siren is easily heard throughout the boatLightweight, planing motorboats are very susceptible to being blown off course when not under power. This is can be awkward when coming up a channel to a mooring and there’s a need to put fenders and warps out. It’s manageable when you have crew, but by yourself you may need an...
Ken Fowler has become the first sailor to sail solo around every island in England and Wales in his RS Aero
Ken Fowler has sailed more than 2,200 miles, raising over £70,000 for cancer charities. Credit: Giles Fletcher PhotographyThe aim of the adventure was to become the first person to successfully circumnavigate all the islands in England and Wales.
A big enough challenge in itself, but when you’re attempting it in a 4m RS Aero single-handed dinghy it makes it just that much more difficult!
The motivation behind the...
Genevieve Leaper shares her late father John Leaper’s recollections – compiled from handwritten notes – of cruising the Channel in his Shearwater sloop during the 1960s
John and Mary Leaper sailing Wataita. Credit: Kit ScrutonFor our honeymoon in June 1962, Mary and I decided to go touring and give sailing a rest.
But we missed the sea and when my father-in-law’s cruising yacht became ready for collection, we cut our special holiday in Cornwall short to help him sail Wataita home from Poole, Dorset, to...
No hay otro ser vivo capaz de generar tal cantidad de residuos como la especie humana. En el limitado espacio de un barco este es un aspecto a tener en cuenta, pues con el paso de los días uno se puede sentir invadido por una colección infinita de bolsas y de olores que pueden llegar a convertir en desagradable la estancia en el barco.
Autor: Albert Puerto
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