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Discounts for RYA members from member reward partner Overboard
Discounts for RYA members from member reward partner Overboard
Friday, 19 January 2018

RYA member reward partners, Overboard, are offering RYA members a new offer for 2018, with massive discounts across their wide range of waterproof products.

Members can now enjoy 30 per cent off selected Overboard products, with an exclusive 40 ...

BAR Technologies launch BAR Rigging division
BAR Technologies launch BAR Rigging division
Friday, 19 January 2018

c) Harry KH / Land Rover BAR

Volvo Ocean Race crew member Henry Bomby appointed Ocean Ambassador
Volvo Ocean Race crew member Henry Bomby appointed Ocean Ambassador
Thursday, 18 January 2018

Volvo Ocean Race crew member Henry Bomby has been appointed Ocean Ambassador by UK’s National Marine Aquarium
 
Competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, which sees seven crews sail around the world, Henry’s participation goes...

Princess Yachts Confirm Spyshot Images of Camouflaged Boat Was Top-Secret New Project
Princess Yachts Confirm Spyshot Images of Camouflaged Boat Was Top-Secret New Project
Wednesday, 17 January 2018

This new boat was seen being tested at the Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) Technology facility, covered in a vibrant camouflage known as ‘dazzle’ designed to confuse the eye and originally used by the Royal Navy in World War I.

Initially it...

Henri Lloyd Sport Collection
Henri Lloyd Sport Collection
Tuesday, 16 January 2018

New for Spring 2018, Henri Lloyd are launching a multi-activity section of sports apparel, for men and women. The Henri Lloyd Sport collection incorporates the leading edge of high performance fabric and technologies, including Polygiene...

YOUNGEST EVER CLIPPER RACE SKIPPER CLAIMS FIRST RACE WIN
YOUNGEST EVER CLIPPER RACE SKIPPER CLAIMS FIRST RACE WIN
Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Image: Brooke Miles/www.brookemiles.com.au

Award winner ready for revenge after Ashes annihilation
Award winner ready for revenge after Ashes annihilation
Tuesday, 16 January 2018

America’s Cup sailor Paul Campbell-James has announced he will be flying the English flag as the first international team to confirm their participation in this Summer’s SuperFoiler Grand Prix.

The four-time national match racing cha...

Buy a ticket to the RYA Dinghy Show and win a safety boat for your club
Buy a ticket to the RYA Dinghy Show and win a safety boat for your club
Tuesday, 16 January 2018

The winning club from the 2016 RYA Dinghy Show

VIDEO: New look London Boat Show celebrates vibrant atmosphere across five-day format
VIDEO: New look London Boat Show celebrates vibrant atmosphere across five-day format
Tuesday, 16 January 2018

The 2018 London Boat Show drew to a close on 14 January amidst incredible sales reports, a vibrant atmosphere, strong visitor numbers and the fantastic launch of the all new Boating & Watersports Holiday Show.

Charity renews appeal for plastic charge after Theresa May fails to deliver concrete actions in 25 year plan
Charity renews appeal for plastic charge after Theresa May fails to deliver concrete actions in 25 year plan
Monday, 15 January 2018

The Marine Conservation Society says it s renewing its call for levies on single-use plastic items, because the Prime Minister’s pledge to tackle litter in the Government’s environment 25 Year Plan failed to deliver what is really need...

Fairline Yachts releases details of new F-Line 33 and Squadron 64
Fairline Yachts releases details of new F-Line 33 and Squadron 64
Monday, 15 January 2018

Ahead of its presence at Boot Düsseldorf 2018, Fairline Yachts releases new information relating to two brand new boats, the F-Line 33 and Squadron 64 – both of which have been designed by Alberto Mancini and will launch...

Young designer scoops top prize with philanthropic superyacht design
Young designer scoops top prize with philanthropic superyacht design
Monday, 15 January 2018

Philanthropic design proved the key to success at this year’s annual Superyacht UK Young Designer Competition 2018, in partnership with Pendennis Shipyard and Olesinski, as Christopher Mobley, a transport design student from Staffordshire Un...

The Four Oarsmen win the Atlantic Challenge
The Four Oarsmen win the Atlantic Challenge
Sunday, 14 January 2018

The Four Oarsmen stepped ashore in Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua outright winners of the 3,000 mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge and new race record holders.

Starting in La Gomera in the Canaries on 14 December 14, the four rugby player...

Icom Triple launch
Icom Triple launch
Sunday, 14 January 2018

Icom UK launched three new marine radio products at the London Boat Show. Show visitors had the first glimpse in the UK of the IC-M330GE VHF/DSC Marine Transceiver (with GPS Receiver), one of the smallest fixed VHF/DSC radios in the world. Th...

Nick Holroyd joins Land Rover BAR as Chief Designer
Nick Holroyd joins Land Rover BAR as Chief Designer
Saturday, 13 January 2018

 

Image: Lloyd Images

Love is in the air at Emirates Spinnaker Tower
Love is in the air at Emirates Spinnaker Tower
Saturday, 13 January 2018

Love is in the air at Emirates Spinnaker Tower – literally, 105m in the air! This February, Portsmouth’s iconic landmark offers a series of romantic events for every taste; from romantic afternoon teas to raucous Valentines comedy nigh...

Sunseeker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Red Bull Advanced Technologies
Sunseeker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Red Bull Advanced Technologies
Friday, 12 January 2018

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner and Phil Popham, CEO of Sunseeker International

Entries are open for Poole Regatta 2018
Entries are open for Poole Regatta 2018
Friday, 12 January 2018

Entries are now open for Poole Regatta 2018.

2018 will be the biggest International Paint Poole Regatta yet.  The Fast 40+ fleet will be holding a round of their race circuit over the weekend, alongside multiple National and Southern Area C...

Turn the Tide on Plastic skipper responds to news of UK microbean ban from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Turn the Tide on Plastic skipper responds to news of UK microbean ban from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Thursday, 11 January 2018

Leg 4, Melbourne to Hong Kong, day 9 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. 10 January, 2018.
Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race

HRH The Princess Royal presents the RYA Yachtmaster of the Year 2017
HRH The Princess Royal presents the RYA Yachtmaster of the Year 2017
Thursday, 11 January 2018

Four time Paralympian Hannah Stodel has been awarded the RYA Yachtmaster of the Year 2017 for her first class sailing skills and empathy for others when passing her RYA Yachtmaster certificate of competence examination.

Hannah, from Colchester,...

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