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The excitement is building in Ramsgate, Kent for what is set to be a packed Ramsgate Week this year, both on and off-shore.

The official start to Ramsgate Week is 24 July at 10am, when the Mayor of Ramsgate fires the canon from the East Pier and...

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Southampton will be taken over by a carnival of maritime events to mark the city’s first ever sailing week. To celebrate the inaugural festival, MDL Marinas has thrown its full support behind Southampton Sailing Week, stepping on board as an...

MDL Marinas is exhibiting at the Poole Harbour Boat Show, taking place from Friday 19 – Sunday 21 May. This year’s show will also welcome the European Maritime Day on 20 May, combining the activities from across the two events to host ...

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Stingray Sportsboat UK Limited has taken delivery of the first new Bella 700 Raid pilothouse boat to arrive in the UK since its launch in September 2016.

The new Bella 700 Raid, nominated for European Power Boat of the year 2017, is a versatile ...

The first race was won by Gordon Lawson’s J122 Moonstruck

The Northern and Western Boat Shows have announced more of the boats that will be joining their line-up of powerboats, RIBs, narrow boats and sailing boats on show at Liverpool on 23 – 25 June and Bristol on 21 – 23 July, all at the he...

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As Southampton Sailing Week approaches, organisers of the inaugural event have revealed a list of 10 things people can do to get involved in the event for less than £10.

Southampton Sailing Week takes place from May 24 to 29 and will featu...

Fishing gear that poses a hazard to navigation because it cannot be readily seen has been a concern to boaters for many years and it has been on the RYA’s agenda for just as long.  If there was a simple solution to the problem, the RYA ...

Premier Marinas is set to submit its plans for the redevelopment of Noss on Dart marina.

The £75m proposed investment in the site will be one of the largest infrastructure investments in the Dartmouth area for decades.

If you can smell petrol-engine exhaust fumes inside your cabin or covered deck area, stop the engine, outboard or generator and get out warns the Boat Safety Scheme – you may not have any leeway to escape the threat of carbon monoxide.

The...

Class-B Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponder – the Simrad / B&G / Lowrance NAIS 500

Essential for navigating busy shipping lanes and congested ports, the NAIS 500 — which includes a dedicated GPS-500 receiver &m...

Tony Ketley from Marlow, Bucks and Will Heritage from Cowes, Isle of Wight have secured the next two spots on the 2018 ilovesailing calendar.

Picked from amongst 40 fantastic entries submitted in April, Tony and Will’s images caught the ey...

Turn to Starboard is launching a recruitment drive with a difference – to find adventure-seeking military veterans for another round-Britain sailing expedition on board a classic tall ship.

Saskia Clark takes newcomers sailing. Credit RYA/Paul Wyeth

There’s just a few days until the start of the Poole Harbour Boat Show, in association with Sunseeker, which runs from 19 – 21 May.

In addition to more than 200 exhibitors, Royal Navy and Border Force vessels, four tall ships and the...

Raymarine’s Axiom family of multifunction displays feature lifelike imagery behind Raymarine’s RealVision 3D for high quality underwater fish and structure identification. The all-glass touch screens are available in 7-, 9-, and 12-...