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Two sailors from a sailing charity in Cornwall have passed a coveted Royal Yachting Association exam.

Turn to Starboard CEO Shaun Pascoe and sailing instructor Dan Fielding both passed the Yachtmaster Instructor assessment at Falmouth.

Cowes Classics Week is back once again in July 2017 with a newly branded sponsor title, courtesy of Charles Stanley Direct, a new division of Charles Stanley, which will be sponsoring the event for the first time.

Celebrating its 10th anniversar...

Most boat owners store their supplies inside the bucket they use for cleaning. The problem is, when it is time to fill it with water, all the bottles and tools have to come out. The Bucket Caddy organises it all and fits inside a 13 or 20 litre bu...

Why should it just be the adults that have boat shoes? Chatham have a great range of unisex footwear designed for the younger boaters in the family.

Some have laces while, for ease or those still mastering laces, there are also Velcro shoes. As ...

A Pembrokeshire boat building company has won a £5.8m contract to build two new Welsh Fisheries Patrol vessels for the Welsh Government.

Mainstay Marine Solutions was awarded the contract after a competitive international bidding process. ...

In May Brighton based Robert Munns is taking 65 adults with Multiple Sclerosis from 15 countries on a sailing challenge, which he has created, in Croatia for one week.

As someone with MS himself, he wants to give people the same life affirming e...

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Home team Oman Air took third position on the Act leaderboard in Muscat. Lloyd Images

RS Aero World Championship 2017, Carnac, France, 23-28 July

Online entry has opened for the first RS Aero World Championship, which will be held at the French seaside resort of Carnac on the Brittany coast from 23 – 28 July.

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With the 2017 European sailing season fast approaching, British solo sailors from The Offshore Academy have been hard at work preparing for a programme of gruelling racing in the lead up to the 2017 La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro.

The 2017 season k...

Sara Andrew, PR and Communications Executive at the Port, with Tenby Sailing Club’s new racing dinghies

Sunseeker apprentices and staff welcome Robert Halfon MP during National Apprenticeship Week

The Professional Yacht Cadetship 2016/17 cohort celebrate their successful graduation of phase one of the maritime training centre’s flagship course.

Opportunities to try sailing with Sunsail will be available throughout Southampton Sailing Week

Cowes Week Ltd has announced another addition to their family of supporting sponsors as TNG joins  Cowes Week as the Official Timing Partner for the 2017 and 2018 editions.

Inspired by a passion for water sports and sailing in particular, T...

MDL Marinas, the official marina partner to Land Rover BAR, is helping the team gear up for the 35th America’s Cup, which is destined for a climactic finale in Bermuda this summer.

MDL has worked closely with Land Rover BAR to help set up...

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