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GC32 Lagos Cup
Sunday, 01 July 2018Image: Sailing Energy / GC32 Racing Tour
Philippe Péché gets head start from Les Sables d’Olonne at start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race
Sunday, 01 July 2018Philippe Péché aboard his Rustler 36 PRB gets a head start alongside Igor Zaretskiy (RUS) and his Endurance 35 Esmeralda. ahead of Tapio Lehtinen’s Finnish yacht Asteria, Istvan Kopar (USA) Puffin and Ar...
Turn the Tide on Plastic win sixth place overall with final In-Port Race comeback
Saturday, 30 June 2018The Hague stopover. Brunel In-Port Race. 30 June, 2018.
Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race
Garmin inReach Mini
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Majority of samples taken during Volvo Ocean Race contain microplastics
Thursday, 28 June 2018
Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 10, on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Photo by Jeremie Lecaudey/Volvo Ocean Race.
NEW WATER TAXI SERVICE BOOSTS BEAULIEU RIVER ACCESS
Thursday, 28 June 2018Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour is making it even easier for mooring holders and visiting sailors to get ashore from the Beaulieu River with a new water taxi service for the summer.
Raymarine: Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay – Raymarine returns to Cowes to host Live Weather Briefing
Thursday, 28 June 2018Raymarine teams with meteorologist, Simon Rowell for the pre-race weather briefing on the eve of the 2018 Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay
Top marine meteorologist Simon Rowell will deliver the all-important pre-race weather ...
UNDERSTANDING YOUR BOAT’S WINCHES
Thursday, 28 June 2018Winches are expensive and vital pieces of deck hardware that have a tough life and are often exposed to the elements all year round. So it is vital that you look after them.
If the sheets or guy are snagging, binding or the winch is not rotating...
We ‘Can’ Drink It
Thursday, 28 June 2018Wine in boxes, wine in screw top bottles, now we see wine in cans emerging, but how will the British market react?
The innovative wine maker Thomson and Scott launched its Skinny Prosecco featuring lower sugar content at Easter-time 2016, and it...
Right to Work
Thursday, 28 June 2018RYA joins forces with British Association of Snowsport Instructors to lobby for seasonal workers’ rights.
The Telegraph has reported the RYA’s lobbying efforts to engage with Ministers and officials to minimise any adverse impact on,...
Dover Marina
Thursday, 28 June 2018Set against the iconic backdrop of the famous White Cliffs, Dover Marina is an incredibly convenient location for cross-Channel sailing.
Princess’s Revolutionary R35
Wednesday, 27 June 2018The R35 is the first Princess R Class performance sports yacht.
Designed in partnership with Ben Ainslie Racing Technologies and Pininfarina, Princess’s most technologically advanced sports yacht is designed and hand-built in Plymouth. It ...
Alex Thomson Racing Appoints World Renowned British Boat Builder
Wednesday, 27 June 2018Image: Alex Thomson Racing
4 days to the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race from Les Sables d’Olonne
Wednesday, 27 June 2018The Golden Globe Race village now in full swing, 4 days before the start at 12:00 on Sunday July 1st, Photos: Christophe Favreau
Unanimous approval for Port’s Milford Waterfront development
Wednesday, 27 June 2018The Port of Milford Haven has welcomed Pembrokeshire County Council’s decision to approve a revision to the Milford Waterfront development’s outline planning consent.
The Port received a resolution to grant planning consent in 2015, ...
Choosing the right CO alarm could be the best purchase you ever make but be aware of false claims!
Wednesday, 27 June 2018Following media reports this June about non-working imported carbon monoxide (CO) alarms sold on internet shopping sites, the Boat Safety Scheme is cautioning boaters, that choosing the right CO alarm is an especially critical decision as boats ca...
Antigua Sailing Day Regatta
Tuesday, 26 June 2018The St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association’s ‘Antigua Sailing Day Regatta’ 24 June 2018.
Competitors and spectators enjoyed Caribbean like weather at the St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association’s &lsq...
Clubs do battle on the English Riviera
Tuesday, 26 June 2018Image: Nigel Vicks
New café for Bembridge
Tuesday, 26 June 2018Café on the Duver is now open in Bembridge Harbour.
A new team has re-opened the café, which is conveniently located at the top of the visitors’ pontoon.
Oceans of Hope
Tuesday, 26 June 2018The award-winning Oceans of Hope Challenge, created for people living with MS, is going to Bewl Water in Kent this August.
Brighton based Robert Munns, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis himself was inspired by his experience sailing across the P...
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