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09/09/2024
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The Complete Wetsuit Fitting Guide by P&B

At P&B, we have over 50 years of experience in our field, so we’re here to help. Our guide will take you through everything you need to know about how a wetsuit should fit. No matter your size, age or gender, we have all the information so you can make the right choice when wetsuit shopping online.

26/06/2024

The Complete Wing Foiling Guide – Equipment, Safety Tips & More

Suppose you’re a watersports enthusiast looking for a new challenge or simply new to aquatic competitions and are after a place to start; why not take on the relatively new task of wing foiling? Wing foiling could be your next favourite hobby. Experience the exhilarating highs and adrenaline found in all other watersports while taking on a completely fresh test in the water.

07/05/2024
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How Thick Should My Wetsuit Be? A P&B Guide

When sailing, surfing, or participating in any other water sports, a wetsuit is the perfect clothing to keep you warm and protect you from the often harsh impact of the water. You should feel comfortable in both movement and temperature when donning your wetsuit, which is why it’s so important to know how thick yours should be.

A woman sits a top some rocks in a wetsuit and looks out to the water. 22/04/2024
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How to Care for Your Wetsuit – The Complete Guide

A wetsuit is more than just gear; it's a sailing or surfing enthusiast's best friend. By showing your wetsuit the proper TLC, you're not just maintaining it but investing in its longevity. Your suit will stay fresh, clean, and odour-free, just like the day you bought it. Good care and cleaning will also help extend the suit's lifespan, ensuring you get the most out of your investment.

17/04/2024

How to Easily Put On a Wetsuit

Staying warm in the water is essential for surfing, sailing, or any other water sports enthusiasts. Wetsuits are ideal as they create an insulation layer between the high-tech suit and your skin to warm up water and keep you at a comfortable temperature. 

06/03/2024

An Essential Guide to the Best Dinghy Sailing Clothing

Sailing is an activity that can really grab you. Once you’re in, it feels like your home is on the water rather than the land. Dinghy sailing can provide a rush of adrenaline that’s hard to match anywhere else, and even casual sailing can become a hobby you find yourself repeatedly going back to. 

03/06/2015
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The Best Youth Events?

The P&B kids, those are the children of Dave Wade and Tom Stewart and their wives, have just enjoyed another superb Junior Bourne End Week leading many of us here to wonder which the best Junior sailing events are. The P&B kids, those are the children of Dave Wade and Tom Stewart and their wives, have just enjoyed another superb Junior Bourne End Week leading many of us here to wonder which the best Junior sailing events are. Junior Bourne End Week, is actually only three days long but is packed with... Read More

28/01/2015
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International, national and local success

What a wonderful couple of weeks it has been both here in the UK and Internationally and with success a plenty, where to start is the question?Sailing achievement of the year is a possibility; Mike Holt, P&B powered 505 World Champion, winner of this Yachts and Yachting award who then promptly followed this award with a podium placing at the 2015 Bloody Mary. More on this later. What a wonderful couple of weeks it has been both here in the UK and Internationally and with success aplenty, where to start... Read More