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Cruising doyen Jimmy Cornell shares 50 years of lateral thinking from his first hull fit out to what he stows as gear essentials

Nearing the end of her Project Boat fit-out, Ali Wood visits English Braids to discover how to make rope on an industrial scale…

Cruising legend Jimmy Cornell reflects on his many years of boat ownership and his quest to create the best liveaboard boat for bluewater adventures…

Peter Poland reveals how the best bilge keel yachts and twin-keel designs won his respect – those that could sail well and stand on their own two feet…

Once on board a Cornish Cormorant, you won’t believe that this stable, attractive cat-rigged dinghy is only 12ft in length...

PBO reader Kevin Woods wants to know how to remove mouldy stains from his boat’s interior woodwork. Heritage boatbuilder Colin Henwood has this advice…

Carl Bennett runs the low tide gauntlet at Martlesham Creek and experiences the additional problem of a chewed up tender when his Folkboat goes aground…

Coming into a crowded marina late at night, Andrew Carter’s feathering prop failed and jammed in ‘full ahead’ – even when engaged in astern…

Cruising legend Jimmy Cornell compares his latest world cruising survey results with findings he first published in PBO 40 years ago…

Duncan Veal shares a cautionary tale after losing a battle with his boat's wind generator, breaking his arm in the process...