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€35 million cruise ship yacht to visit Poole Harbour
€35 million cruise ship yacht to visit Poole Harbour
Saturday, 01 July 2017

A €35 million sleek mega yacht carrying 72 passengers will be arriving in Poole Harbour on 5 July.

Poole Harbour Commissioners continue to expand the port’s cruise ship capabilities with the new 200m South Quay development scheduled f...

Yamaha announce DBW control for new F150 and F17
Yamaha announce DBW control for new F150 and F17
Friday, 30 June 2017

Smooth-shifting Yamaha Drive-by-Wire models now available all the way from 150hp up to 350hp.

The F150 and F175 are now also available with the benefit of the very latest DBW technology, which will bring a new level of quiet, precise shifting an...

ROUND-THE-WORLD OCEAN RACE RETURNS TO WHITSUNDAYS
ROUND-THE-WORLD OCEAN RACE RETURNS TO WHITSUNDAYS
Friday, 30 June 2017

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Volvo Ocean Race ‘obsessive’ Bouwe Bekking with Team Brunel back for an eighth shot at glory
Volvo Ocean Race ‘obsessive’ Bouwe Bekking with Team Brunel back for an eighth shot at glory
Friday, 30 June 2017

Image: Stefan Coppers/Team Brunel/Volvo Ocean Race

FRIGATES SECURE THE SEAS FOR HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH ON MAIDEN SEA VOYAGE
FRIGATES SECURE THE SEAS FOR HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH ON MAIDEN SEA VOYAGE
Thursday, 29 June 2017

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Vendée2020Vision: The final four
Vendée2020Vision: The final four
Thursday, 29 June 2017

The Vendee2020Vision final four.

The Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay
The Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay
Thursday, 29 June 2017

Photographer Paul Wyeth.

Karpaz Gate Marina
Karpaz Gate Marina
Thursday, 29 June 2017

The award-winning Karpaz Gate Marina offers East Mediterranean berthing with a number of on-site leisure facilities and a boatyard.

Karpaz Gate Marina opened in 2011 with the aim of establishing North Cyprus as a new sailing destination and attr...

Discovering diversity
Discovering diversity
Thursday, 29 June 2017

Last year Lizzy Foreman took part in the Mini Transat and hopes to race in the Vendee Globe one day. In this series the experienced racer takes us on a journey through the lives of racing sailors looking at the challenge these men and women face. ...

VIDEO: SEASONS IN THE SUN
VIDEO: SEASONS IN THE SUN
Thursday, 29 June 2017

In six months brothers Jude and Greg as team, Ocean Brothers, will set off to cross the Atlantic Ocean, to raise money for the British Skin Foundation.

 

ONBOARD BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
ONBOARD BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Thursday, 29 June 2017

In the past 12 years OB has introduced more than half a million youngsters to sailing and windsurfing and in June it was been officially relaunched.

It is RYA OnBoard but not as you know it. Imagine sparking a passion for sailing in a child, wat...

Beer from the Brits
Beer from the Brits
Thursday, 29 June 2017

With quirky graphics and names from US Westerns, UK brewers are responding to the US-style IPAs from over the pond.

A lot of American IPA beers are flooding into the UK market, some established brands like Sierra Nevada, others are interesting n...

Typhoon TX2 OFZ
Typhoon TX2 OFZ
Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Here is Typhoon International’s TX2 OFZ wetsuit, which is built in a 2/3mm thickness for those less cold mid-year months. The TX2, for both men and women, is ideal for those mild days but when it is still important to keep warm. It is l...

Typhoon TX2 OFZ
Typhoon TX2 OFZ
Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Here is Typhoon International’s TX2 OFZ wetsuit, which is built in a 2/3mm thickness for those less cold mid-year months. The TX2, for both men and women, is ideal for those mild days but when it is still important to keep warm. It is l...

Emirates Team New Zealand wins 35th America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand wins 35th America’s Cup
Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand have won the 35th America’s Cup.

Another dominant race win for Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand in race nine of the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton, gave the Kiwi...

Marlow head to Tokyo
Marlow head to Tokyo
Monday, 26 June 2017

Marlow is again the official supplier to the British Sailing Team as they embark on their journey to Tokyo 2020 and beyond.

Having already supported the British Sailing Team for the last 20 years, Marlow’s cutting edge research and de...

Nominations now Open for Ladies Day Trophy at Lendy Cowes Week
Nominations now Open for Ladies Day Trophy at Lendy Cowes Week
Monday, 26 June 2017

Cowes Week Ltd announces nominations are now open for the coveted Ladies Day Trophy and plans to turn Cowes navy-and-white in a fabulous celebration of women in sailing.

ELEMIS Ladies Day will return to Lendy Cowes Week on 1 August with a number...

HMS Queen Elizabeth starts sea trials in Scotland
HMS Queen Elizabeth starts sea trials in Scotland
Monday, 26 June 2017

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Families set for a ‘Swashbuckling’ good time at this year’s TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show
Families set for a ‘Swashbuckling’ good time at this year’s TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show
Monday, 26 June 2017

This September, celebrity pirate Gemma Hunt, from hit CBeebies programme Swashbuckle, will be helping to kick off all the action on the first weekend of Britain’s biggest boating festival.

Appearing live in full costume over the course of ...

Last call for Chichester Harbour Race Week early-bird entry
Last call for Chichester Harbour Race Week early-bird entry
Monday, 26 June 2017

Image: Jean Buchanan

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