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RYA Cruising Team issues latest Greek tax update
Sunday, 17 December 2017TE.P.AH to become mandatory for all recreational craft exceeding 7 metres in length in Greek waters.
A new tax payable in Greece for all recreational craft exceeding 7 metres in length has been on the cards for a number of years. Although legisl...
Championships Galore at the International Paint Poole Regatta 2018
Saturday, 16 December 2017Image: David Harding – Sailing Scenes
Two medals for GBR Youths in nail-biting Sanya finale
Friday, 15 December 2017Image: Sailing Energy
Sanya Serenity Coast takes the victory
Friday, 15 December 2017Image: Clipper Race
VIDEO: Team AkzoNobel battles on after ill-fated Southern Ocean gybe damages mast and mainsail
Friday, 15 December 2017Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 challenger team AkzoNobel, currently racing through the Southern Ocean from Cape Town to Melbourne on Leg 3 of the round the world race has suffered damage to the yacht’s mast and mainsail when a gybe in very strong ...
First GC32 World Championship will be held on Lake Garda
Thursday, 14 December 2017Action at the GC32 Championship in Oman last March. A record-sized fleet is expected on Lake Garda in May 2018. Photo ©: Jesús Renedo / GC32 Championship Oman 2017
Battle for Podium Reaching Thrilling Conclusion
Thursday, 14 December 2017Image: Clipper Race
New navigational lights on the Beaulieu River
Wednesday, 13 December 2017Navigation mark in operation
GBR sailors in push for the podium as Youth Worlds hits half way stage
Wednesday, 13 December 2017Image: Sailing Energy
Anchors aweigh as Oceans of Hope Challenge goes to New Zealand
Tuesday, 12 December 2017Brighton based skipper Robert Munns will travel to New Zealand in November 2018 to take 35 adults with Multiple Sclerosis on his award-winning sailing challenge.
Robert, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis himself, created the Oceans of Hope Chall...
Simrad GO12 XSE / GO7 XSR
Tuesday, 12 December 2017The Simrad GO12 XSE and GO7 XSR are the newest additions to the GO standalone chartplotter series.
Loaded with the latest boating technologies, the GO12 XSE offers a new, 12-inch display option for the GO Series, while the upgraded GO7 XSR featu...
Sail Aid UK receives Charity status and opens Grant Application process
Tuesday, 12 December 2017 Sail Aid UK has been granted charity status. Set up in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma to pro-actively unite the UK sailing community in a long-term fundraising drive to help the victims of the Caribbean Islands most severely impacted ...
Cowes Week Ltd continues support of Youth Sailing
Tuesday, 12 December 2017Cowes Week Limited, organisers of Lendy Cowes Week, say they will continue their youth initiative which offers discounted entry fees to boats with crews of under 25-year-olds.
The ...
New running and sailing event coming to the Solent
Tuesday, 12 December 2017A new concept for yacht racing and running is coming to the Solent in March 2018.
It is the brainchild of extreme challenge sportsman Scott Dawson who was the first man to run, swim, cycle and sail around the Isle of Wight in aid for the Marine ...
Golden Globe Race
Monday, 11 December 2017Les Sables d’LOnne. The French port in the Vendee region will host the start and finish of the 2018 Golden Globe Race. Image: Alexandre Lamoureux/Les Sables d’LOnne/GGR
Boats and boards awarded to RYA OnBoard sailors
Sunday, 10 December 2017Image: Nina Harrison (Scotland)
The All-New Princess V60
Sunday, 10 December 2017This latest addition to the award-winning V Class range is a progressive sports yacht that pushes the boundaries in terms of design and innovation with its unique deep-V hull, ensuring fuel and space efficiencies.
Guests benefit from optimum exp...
Volvo Ocean Race scientific data reveals millions of tiny plastic particles in European waters
Friday, 08 December 2017Dee Caffari during the Ocean Summit. 07 December, 2017.
Image: Pedro Martinez/Volvo Ocean Race
Queen welcomes Royal Navy’s largest ever ship into the fleet
Thursday, 07 December 2017Image: Crown Copyright 2017
Inland boating to make an impressive return to London Boat Show 2018
Thursday, 07 December 2017Some of the UK’s finest inland boating companies will form a central part in promoting the best of inland boating on London Boat Show 2018’s waterways attraction, the Lock & Waterside Pub.
This is the first time in many yea...
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