News

Entries for the world famous Lendy Cowes Week regatta opened today, with organisers Cowes Week Limited announcing a range of competitor-led initiatives for the event.

Feedback from the various classes taking part has led to a comprehensive re-wo...

With just a couple of weeks to go before the start of The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, The Four Oarsmen are confident with their preparation and will to win.

The race from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean is 3,0...

Winner of the RYA Award for Endeavour- Project Scaramouche.

Around half a million single-use plastic bottles will be avoided during the Volvo Ocean Race’s Cape Town stopover thanks to an innovative new water purification solution which turns polluted and waste water into clean drinking water.

The t...

Cowes Harbour Commission is working proactively with Destination Cowes and the Island’s tourism organisation Visit Isle of Wight to promote Cowes as a unique destination port-of-call, encouraged by the rising demand in the cru...

One of the world’s biggest ever dinghy racing events will burst into life in Weymouth and Portland when the RS Games 2018 kicks off next August.

1,000 boats and 1500 competitors from around 30 nations are expected to make the RS Games a hu...

Ocean Safety has developed its KIM ladder range to meet the new ISO 15085 approval.

Designed for recovering a person who has fallen overboard, this ladder can be retro-fitted to yachts and is especially useful for shorthanded sailing, since it c...

Alex Thomson cuts the ribbon with John Gillard and Paul O’Grady of Oarsome Chance. Image: Duncan Shepherd for Oarsome Chance

Leg 2. Arrivals from Lisbon to Cape Town. Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race.

Hovertravel’s Island Flyer visited Portsmouth Harbour for the first time. Hovertravel’s Solent and Island Flyers are normally to be found crossing the Solent between Southsea and Ryde, but  one of the 12000 craft flew into the har...

Following a busy 2017 season of racing around the French and British coastline including La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro and The Rolex Fastnet Race, The Offshore Academy sailors resume training, turning their attention to the 2018 season.

With ...

Image: Clipper Race

After 25 days and almost 4,800nm of racing across the Southern Ocean, the finish positions for Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race from Cape Town, South Africa, to Fremantle, Australia, will come down to the final few nail-biting hours.

Image: Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race

Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 19, morning on board Dongfeng. Photo by Jeremie Lecaudey/Volvo Ocean Race. 23 November, 2017. Image: Clipper Race

Bargains to be had in Zhik’s Black Friday warehouse sale.

Do not miss this fabulous chance to get your Christmas shopping in early for your loved ones. Pick up on a huge range of 2017 models, including Zhik’s super thin Superwarm®...

Image: Harry KH / Land Rover BAR

ASV Global has converted a 26ft hydrographic survey launch to enable it to operate autonomously using the proven ASView control system, while maintaining its ability to operate in a conventional manned mode.

The launch, which is part of the Cana...

Dr. Ben Carroll, In-house expert and Assistant Project Manager at MDL Marinas, shares his insight into the art of dredging and why this is an essential practice for all marinas.

Maintaining an exemplary marina which offers an efficient service i...

Image: Clipper Race