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ZHIKDRY
Wednesday, 05 July 2017Great for sailing, ZhikDry™ LT is Zhik’s ultra-light weight performance range of fast drying shirts. Soft, thin and comfortable to wear in high temperatures, the moisture wicking fabric keeps you cool and dry, while an anti-microbial t...
Ramsgate Week Regatta 2017
Wednesday, 05 July 2017Ramsgate Week 2017 held in Ramsgate, Kent is hosted by the Royal Temple Yacht Club, and takes place between the 23 – 28 July.
Once again Ramsgate Week and Ramsgate Festival will overlap bringing...
RYA Dinghy Show 2018
Wednesday, 05 July 2017The RYA tells us that once again the RYA Dinghy Show, will be heading to the iconic Alexandra Palace, London for the only show in the world dedicated to all things ‘dinghy’.
Taking place over the weekend of 3-4 March 2018 the show pr...
Clipper Race late skipper change
Wednesday, 05 July 2017In an unscheduled change to the line up for the upcoming Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race, British sailor Dale Smyth will take over as Skipper of the CV25 team with immediate effect following the resignation of Rick Powell, who has made ...
More young people invited to Go Sail
Tuesday, 04 July 2017Young people living in the Solent area are being invited to try sailing with UKSA and the Portsmouth Watersports Centre during the school holidays.
Merlin helicopter becomes first aircraft to land on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Tuesday, 04 July 2017Crown Copyright 2017
Round the Island Race Young Sailor Trophy Winner Announced
Tuesday, 04 July 2017Image: Paul Wyeth
Lifejacket lockers for boaters
Tuesday, 04 July 2017The RNLI is aiming to take the stress out of safety at a popular Hampshire destination with the help of special ‘lifejacket lockers’ for boaters.
Working together, the RNLI and Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour on the Beaulieu River...
Countdown to Clipper Race
Tuesday, 04 July 2017Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
RYA welcomes new member reward partner
Tuesday, 04 July 2017The RYA has introduced Simply Hammocks as the latest organisation to come on board as an RYA Member Reward Partner.
The company joins more than 70 reward partners offering exclusive discounts and offers to the RYA’s 109,000 plus members....
Beneteau Boat Club
Tuesday, 04 July 2017The Beneteau Boat Club is a new service for anyone wishing to take the model of their choice out to sea, whenever they like.
By offering a fleet of 60 motorboats across 15 bases in France and Spain, the Beneteau Boat Club is now the biggest Euro...
SAP Extreme Sailing Team takes its second Act win
Monday, 03 July 2017The international fleet of GC32s raced off the shore of the Madeira Islands capital, Funchal, for the third Act of the 2017 season. Image: Lloyd Images
Countdown to Plymouth Golden Globe start
Monday, 03 July 2017Tapio Lehtinen from Helsinki, Finland is an entry in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. . Image: Tapio Lehtinen/PPL Photo Agency/GGR
South Coast Blind Sailing Week
Sunday, 02 July 2017
Some 40 blind and visually impaired people have enjoyed breezy conditions on the Solent whilst taking part in this year’s South Coast Blind Sailing Week.
Along with their experienced volunteer owner-skippers and sighted crew, the VI c...
AirSelfie
Sunday, 02 July 2017AirSelfie is a pocket-sized flying camera that integrates with smartphones to help capture the perfect selfie. With four propellers and a 5-megapixel video camera, AirSelfie is smaller than a smartphone and can fly vertically up to 66 feet, allowi...
Exclusive discounts for RYA members
Sunday, 02 July 2017The RYA has welcomed dryrobe as a new RYA member reward partner offering exclusive discounts for RYA members.
Thanks to this new partnership RYA Pathway, Personal and Associate members enjoy 10 per cent off the purchase of a dryrobe, with 20 per...
Summer sailing in full swing for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
Saturday, 01 July 2017It’s been a fantastic start to the 2017 summer season for national charity, the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. With trips starting on 12 June at their northern base in Largs, Scotland and their southern base in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, you...
€35 million cruise ship yacht to visit Poole Harbour
Saturday, 01 July 2017A €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
Friday, 30 June 2017Smooth-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
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