Practical Boat Owner Explained

Publisher:Future plc
Category:Boats
Circulation:29,078 (ABC Jan - Dec 2013)[1]
Print and digital editions.
Frequency:Monthly
Language:English
Editor:Katy Stickland
Editor Title:Editor
Founded:1967
Country:United Kingdom
Issn:0032-6348

Practical Boat Owner is a British magazine about boats.[2] It is published by Future plc. It covers boat maintenance and repairs, sailing activities and news about sailing and motor boats.

History

Practical Boat Owner was started in 1967.[3] The founding editor was Denny Desoutter.[2] In 2002, it was announced that Sarah Norbury would become editor.[4] [5] She was later replaced by David Pugh.[6]

From 2018, the magazine was edited by Robert Melotti, and then Alison Wood. The current editor is Katy Stickland,[7] who prior to the appointment was the deputy editor of Yachting Monthly magazine.

Publications

The magazine also produced a small crafts almanac[8] as well as a glossary of nautical terms,[9] both published by Bloomsbury.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABC Certificates and Reports: Practical Boat Owner. Audit Bureau of Circulations. 24 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Denny Desoutter. Bloomsbury Publishing. 14 March 2014.
  3. Web site: About Practical Boat Owner. Practical Boat Owner. 24 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Norbury appointed to Practical Boat Owner. International Boat Industry. 14 March 2014. 10 September 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081024/http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20020810123454ibinews.html. 7 April 2014. dead.
  5. News: Gelder promoted to editor. 14 March 2014. Press Gazette. 22 January 2003. https://archive.today/20140314193606/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/22010. 14 March 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: Final countdown to Scotland's largest boat show. Anchorline. 14 March 2014. 9 October 2003. ...meet PBO Editor David Pugh.... https://archive.today/20140314193604/http://anchorline.ca/index.php/yachting-boating-world-new/1449-final-countdown-to-scotland-s-largest-boat-show.html. 14 March 2014. dead.
  7. Web site: About Practical Boat Owner: Editorial team, contact details and history .
  8. Book: Buttress . Rob . Towler . Perrin . Reeds PBO small craft almanac 2014. Thomas Reed Bloomsbury. London. 2013. 9781408193303.
  9. Book: Desoutter, Denny. The Adlard Coles book of boatwords. Bloomsbury Publishing. London. 2013. 9781472901521. Preface.

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