Boating Tuition - In the seventh of this series of Back to Basics articles, Paul Glatzel underlines the importance of expecting the unexpected … Previously in this series of articles we’ve looked at the skills needed to get afloat and

A highlight from our boating top tips video series for the new boater; a quick tip that keeps things calm; especially at slower speeds is highlighted in this week's episode. Simple but effective at keeping your boat under control. https://youtube.com/shorts/X1OEOMIYbfU

In this week's episode of boating top tips to #getstartedboating with Parker Boats and Tide Media, the question is 'Are you overweight??!!' 😜 An overloaded vessel is more difficult to operate. A boat that exceeds its maximum weight capacity has

In this week's episode of top tips to #getstartedboating with Parker Boats and Tide Media, let’s talk "Keeping Dry!’ Nobody wants a soggy wallet! Or a water damaged phone for that matter! Nothing ruins a great day boating like returning

In this week's episode of top tips to #getstartedboating with Parker Boats and Tide Media, let’s talk ‘Weather Conditions!’ Before any boating trip, you should check tides and the local weather forecast. Using an app like savvy navvy is a

In this week's episode of top tips to #getstartedboating with Parker Boats and Tide Media, let’s talk ‘Kill Cords!’ Don't have a runaway boat on your hands and keep your family safe!  A kill cord is a coiled red lanyard

In this week's episode of top tips to #getstartedboating with Parker Boats and Tide Media, let’s talk ‘Communication onboard your Boat!’ Why is it so important to have a VHF on board? VHF radios provide reliable and instant communication with

In the sixth part of this Back to Basics series of articles, Paul Glatzel offers advice on handling your craft within a marina … Previously we’ve looked at the core building blocks of boat handling – how all powerboats react

In this week's episode of top tips to #getstartedboating with Parker Boats, let’s talk Life Jacket Safety. It's not good enough to have life jackets on board, you should be wearing them! Life jackets while boating are just as important

In the fifth part of this Back to Basics series, Paul Glatzel looks at the vital issue of handling your craft. In previous articles, we’ve covered what you need to know to safely get afloat – charts, tides, the COLREGs

In this week's episode of top tips to #getstartedboating with Parker Boats and Tide Media, let's talk 'On Board Must Haves' https://youtube.com/shorts/OnhQyffJomk Having these basic essentials readily available will ensure your days on the water are safe yet still full

Who's ready for all the boating adventures 2024 has in store? Are you a new boater, new to boating and looking for some boating top tips to #getstartedboating? Parker Boats have teamed up with us and Tide Media to bring

In the third part of this ‘Back to Basics’ series, Paul Glatzel discusses tides and where we can obtain the essential information needed … Welcome to the third in this ‘Back to Basics’ series of articles. Previously we’ve looked at

In the second part of this Back to Basics series, Paul Glatzel underlines the importance of understanding and using charts and a chartplotter when afloat … Welcome to the second in this series of Back to Basics articles. Whether you

In this series of articles, Paul Glatzel takes us back to what you might call ‘the essentials of boating’. In the pages of PBR we host an amazing array of boats, but there’s no point having a great powerboat if

Paul Glatzel discusses the benefits as we continue to move steadily from paper to electronic charts … Recently the UK Hydrographic Office announced that after 2025 they would no longer produce any paper charts. That date has been pushed back

HMS relates his experience of how his own interest in offshore adventuring began and invites leading RYA powerboat instructor Paul Glatzel to give us his top tips on how to develop those all-important skills that make boating both fun and

We all love progress don’t we, we love new gadgets, we like the latest phone or option on our vehicles but what about boats? More and more boats are fitted with joystick controls, so what are they – are they

Paul Glatzel considers the vital role played by a good skipper … When we think of a ‘skipper’, we tend to think of commercial boats and a salty old seadog with their flat cap and maybe even a Popeye-type pipe.

Paul Glatzel offers advice on how best to plan a route before setting out … In our last article we suggested that the winter would be a good time to start planning for next season and perhaps get used to

It’s that time of year again when our thoughts turn towards dark winter nights and a few months away from boating. But it doesn’t need to be this way, according to Paul Glatzel … For me, the autumn and winter