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HMS Protector makes history
Friday, 25 June 2021HMS Protector has made history by sailing further north than any other Royal Navy ship.
NORTH YORKSHIRE WATER PARK CELEBRATES REOPENING WITH OFFICIAL LAUNCH WEEKEND
Friday, 25 June 2021North Yorkshire Water Park is celebrating its recent investment with a 4-day long official launch weekend, 24 – 27 June, following the completion of its brand-new facilities.
Chichester Boat Show this weekend!
Thursday, 24 June 2021This weekend (26 – 27 June) Premier Marinas is hosting an exciting boat show at Chichester Marina – with in-water and onshore displays from onsite and external brokerages, including Blackrock Yachting, Boat Shop, RBS Marine and Hylas Y...
‘Change is coming’ say eco exhibitors at first Green Tech Boat Show
Wednesday, 23 June 2021The inaugural MDL Green Tech Boat Show has been deemed a great success by both organisers and exhibitors, with over 500 people visiting throughout the two-day show.
Flare disposal day at Brighton Marina
Wednesday, 23 June 2021Premier Marinas in conjunction with safety equipment specialists, Seago Yachting will be holding a Flares Disposal Day at Brighton Marina this Saturday 26 June.
Race name change
Wednesday, 23 June 2021The RWYC Lonely Rock Race is already synonymous with the 608 miles original Fastnet racecourse starting from Ryde and Finishing in Plymouth.
One month to go to British Classic Week
Wednesday, 23 June 2021The British Classic Yacht Club has confirmed this year’s British Classic Week will go ahead from 17 – 24 July. Now in its 19th edition, the regatta will take place despite ongoing Covid restrictions.
Windeler Cup moves to August
Wednesday, 23 June 2021The Island Sailing Club has postponed the Windeler Cup to 7 August 2021.
British sailor takes on world’s best to raise funds for Just a Drop
Tuesday, 22 June 2021Twenty-six-year-old British sailor David Paul is set to join the crème de la crème of the sailing world when he tackles the gruelling La Solitaire Du Figaro yacht race this summer—all to raise funds for international water char...
Fantastic finish to The Ocean Race Europe
Saturday, 19 June 2021Class leaders Offshore Team Germany (GER) and Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team (POR) have been confirmed as the respective IMOCA and VO65 winners in the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe, after an exciting final day of coastal racing in Gen...
COWES WEEK TO HOST UK SONAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, 18 June 2021The biggest fleet of Sonar one designs for more than a decade will gather at Cowes Week 2021 for the UK Sonar National Championship which is being run as part of the Regatta.
British Boat Club opens Portland base
Friday, 18 June 2021The members-only boat club, the British Boat Club, is officially opening its new Portland base at an Open Day on 25 June.
University Sailing Sustainability Challenge returns
Friday, 18 June 2021The Green Blue’s University Sailing Sustainability Challenge returns for its sixth year.
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival goes digital
Friday, 18 June 2021Celtic rock band Skerryvore, Aberdeen FC legend Eoin Jess and the cast and crew of Peaky Blinders are among the high-profile names getting behind Ahoy Portsoy, the online version of the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival which goes live later this...
Swim the Big Blue 2
Friday, 18 June 2021 Swim the Big Blue 2 is a true world-first, 3,000km Atlantic swim from Africa to Brazil, which launches from Dakar in October 2022 with Sir Ranulph Fiennes as the expedition patron. This attempt follows the 2016 expedition in which Ben Hooper became...Bilgeaway wins Water Pollution Award
Friday, 18 June 2021Bilgeaway has won the British Safety Industry Federation’s Water Pollution Award for its environmentally-friendly bilge discharge filter.
Offshore Team Germany claim leg three IMOCA class victory in Genova
Thursday, 17 June 2021Offshore Team Germany – the non-foiling IMOCA 60 skippered by German Olympian Robert Stanjek – has pulled off a spectacular victory in the third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe.
Haven Knox-Johnston’s new colours are even greener than before
Thursday, 17 June 2021Haven Knox-Johnston is making a pledge to reduce its environmental impact and improve sustainability across all business activities.
Thousands of loved ones to be remembered on new RNLI lifeboat
Thursday, 17 June 2021A new Shannon class lifeboat will proudly carry the names of thousands of loved ones when it launches on service at Wells-next-the-Sea next year, thanks to the latest fundraising campaign from the RNLI.
Winning gambit in final hours sees Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team clinch leg three victory
Thursday, 17 June 2021The third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe came to an exciting conclusion in the early hours of Thursday morning in Genova, when the Portuguese entry Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team pulled off a come-from-behind victory in the VO65 c...
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