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If you’re visiting the London Boat Show (10-14 January 2018) make sure you get your New Year fix on everything boating and pay a visit to the RYA stand WB034.

On the stand

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Fairline Marine Park, Hythe, Southampton Water

PayPal has joined forces with Aardman and Channel 4 for a unique Christmas campaign that will boost donations to eight of the UK’s most loved charities – including the RNLI.

Turkey Dash will see an elite field of CGI turkeys – ...

Realteam poses before the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma during Copa del Rey MAPFRE training. Photo: Jesus Renedo / GC32 Racing Tour

The mast has now been lowered gently using scaffolding tower. Image: Clipper Race

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If you are considering joining the RYA you will want to know what you will get in return and what the organisation will be doing for you.

It is a fair question. You buy a boat, you might join a local club or association, get a couple of training...

Time to plan your Christmas tipples, but do not forget those who are driving.

Boutique craft gins

If you are still searching for some inspiration for this year’s Christmas presents, there is no better time to look at some nifty gadgets that will go on being useful – at home or on board – even when the novelty factor has worn ...

Land Rover BAR are working with ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd to ensure that the carbon fibre process waste and end-of-use components from their America’s Cup test and race boats are recycled as far as possible, to promote the most economic and envir...

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.