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Work starts on first phase of Poole Harbour Commissioner’s masterplan
Tuesday, 07 March 2017(left to right) shows Phil Armstrong, Engineering Project Manager, PHC; Tony Davis, Agent, BAM Nuttall Ltd.; Richard Hayman, Contracts Manager, BAM Nuttall Ltd.; and Jim Stewart, Chief Executive, PHC.
...Women share Navy experiences in new documentary
Tuesday, 07 March 2017WRENS Liz Shanks, Patricia Shaw and Valerie Millington talk about their roles on HMS Caroline in a new HLF funded documentary which explores their roles in the Royal Navy from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Mills charts a history-making course to Tokyo
Tuesday, 07 March 2017Hannah Mills in 49erFX training alongside Alain Sign. Credit Nick Dempsey Photography/British Sailing Team.
Dementia Sails along the south coast by Sail Boat Project
Tuesday, 07 March 2017Sail Boat Project has teamed up with Dementia Adventure to organise subsidised sailing trips for people living with dementia in Sussex and their carers.
They are offering subsidised places for people living with dementia and a family member, car...
2016-17 University Sailing Sustainability Challenge winners revealed
Tuesday, 07 March 2017The RYA and British Marine’s joint environment initiative The Green Blue has revealed Bangor University Sailing Club as the overall winner of the University Sailing Sustainability Challenge 2016-17.
Set up by The Green Blue and support...
Ultralight Dry Bags
Tuesday, 07 March 2017Keep your gear safe and dry with Lifeventure’s Ultralight Dry Bags, available in a range of vibrant colours. Constructed from a 30 Denier siliconised ripstop Cordura fabric, the Ultralight Dry Bags are strong yet lightweight. Available in a ...
Ullswater Yacht Club crowned RYA Club of the Year 2017
Monday, 06 March 2017Presented with their award by the British Sailing Team’s Ben Saxton, Ullswater Yacht Club were named RYA Club of the Year at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show.
Beating off stiff competition, the Lake District club were selected as the overa...
Flying 10 wins Concours d’Elegance at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show 2017
Monday, 06 March 2017The Flying 10, an Uffa Fox singlehanded dinghy design from 1949 and the smallest of his ‘Flying’ series of keelboats, has won the 2017 Concours d’Elegance at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show.
The boat, built by Dan Johnson and T...
HUGO BOSS and Alex Thomson Racing shortlisted in BT Sport Industry Award
Sunday, 05 March 2017Credit Cleo Barnham
ilovesailing calendar competition
Sunday, 05 March 2017With the continued success of the ilovesailing calendar competition over the last few years, which has seen hundreds of sailing enthusiasts share their favourite sailing pictures, the RYA has announce the return of this popular competition giving ...
Oceanco unveils Amara – a 120m ‘resort’ yacht
Friday, 03 March 2017Amara, Oceanco’s newly designed and engineered 120m private yacht concept, has been unveiled at the Dubai International Boat Show.
Oceanco revealed the lifestyle philosophy of creating a yacht designed for extended families and friends. Th...
Hamble Yacht Services Refit & Repair broadens range
Friday, 03 March 2017Hamble Yacht Services Refit & Repair has been appointed sole UK dealer for Jet Thrusters and is also now able to supply and install Quick Marine products.
If a boat owner is restricted for space or keen to find a simple solution to the commo...
Enjoy double gifts in March with RYA Refer a Friend
Friday, 03 March 2017Throughout March the RYA is giving members the chance to take home not one but two special gifts when they sign up their friends and family to RYA membership.
The RYA Refer a Friend scheme, which has been running since 2014, rewards existing mem...
FG Bank Monaco crowned EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour winners
Thursday, 02 March 2017EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour 2017
Credit – Lloyd Images
Dean & Reddyhoff acquires Hamble marina and boatyard
Thursday, 02 March 2017Deacons Marina L-R Michael Prideaux, Dean & Reddyhoff Managing Director, Nick Gill, Deacons Marina Boatyard Manager, Rachael Foster, Deacons Marina Manager, and Lucas Shotts, Dean & Reddyhoff Director (ex-Deacons Ma...
Five reasons your family should visit the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show
Thursday, 02 March 2017The RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show (4-5 March) is full of activities to entertain and inspire the whole family! Here’s five reasons why you should head to Alexandra Palace, London this weekend with your ‘tribe’…
1) &n...
Training in Focus
Thursday, 02 March 2017Image: Paul Wyeth
Windermere
Thursday, 02 March 2017Windermere is a large lake in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, surrounded by mountain peaks and villages, including Bowness-on-Windermere.
Windermere Marina Village enjoys a lovely spot on the sheltered shores of England’s most...
Hamble Yacht Services Marina
Thursday, 02 March 2017Hamble Yacht Services Marina is located at the heart of the sailing scene in the UK.
Hamble River has long been the favourite of yacht owners and crew as the perfect place to keep a boat. Just an hour-and-a-half from London, Hamble River feeds i...
Future foiling
Thursday, 02 March 2017Armel Le Cléac’h, skipper Banque Populaire VIII, winner of the Vendee Globe. Image: Vincent Curutchet / DPPI / Vendee Globe
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