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Here is an alternative for cooler spring days which can be worn alone or paired with a jacket. The Motion Shirt Jacket from SWIMS is made with hi-tech Primaloft® thermal microfibre, so it is light, soft and insulating without being bulky. Pict...

The Yacht Harbour Association has announced the winners of its prestigious Marina of the Year Awards. Now in its 6th year, the Awards recognise the best of over 160 Gold Anchor accredited marinas from round the world. The winning marinas are voted...

The HX890E is a floating class H DSC VHF with built-in GPS, and shares the same DSC capabilities as the HX870E. However, Standard Horizon has added more built-in features including two scrambler systems, which are ideal for flotillas, sea anglers ...

Nick Eales, managing director at Sea Start discusses battery use and care.

Battery problems at sea are not uncommon. Sea Start, a marine breakdown service, attends more than 2,000 call outs each year, mostly for electrical faults. These can cove...

One way or another it looks like Ireland will still be in the news this month. It is also time for the annual onslaught of green face paint, Guinness hats and shamrock bunting to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on 17 March. Forget the border ques...

Members receive lots of advice and support from RYA experts

Mayflower Marina is well positioned for all types of boating activity and is fortunate to have some of the UK’s finest cruising waters right on its doorstep.

The marina was originally built in 1972 and since those early days it has undergo...

When it comes to electronics, Raymarine is one of the best-known names in the market, and here we have the Raymarine Element, which is a new generation of advanced, combination sonar and GPS displays. Featuring Raymarine RealVision 3D and new Hype...

Cowes Classics Week runs from 27 July – 2 August, with racing from 29 July onwards.  Run by sailors for sailors, the event is organised by the Royal London Yacht Club supported by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, Royal Thames YC, Cowes Cori...

The Simrad RS40 replaces the RS35 with significantly upgraded VHF radio functionality. It features a sleek design with wireless handset capability, removable fist microphone, Class D DSC functionality and built-in GPS. The Simrad RS40 also answers...

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David Martin with his son Paul and Dominic May shake hands on the Berthon Lymington Marina purchase of BHG

Jon Gamon and Conway’s SEAS Group MoreThanSailing

Following the success of Raymarine’s recent open house sales event at its headquarters in Fareham, the marine electronics speciliast has announced that it will be running a six-day UK road show, bringing exclusive winter savings on the ...

Three great days of racing for IRC and Cruiser Classes, Sportsboats, PY Dinghies and Junior Classes with racing taking place on the fine sailing waters of Torbay on the English Riviera.

This year features the J/70 UK Class National Championships...

(Left to Right) – Ben Allen, Suzanne Blaustone

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While in many areas we are going big, in others small is better. Digital Yacht has teamed up with SIMY to create what they say is the world’s smallest AIS MOB Beacon. The AIS MOB100 Beacon incorporates a 72 channel GPS and AIS SART transmitt...