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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

Rowers Rescued after Ocean Signal EPIRB Alerts Irish Coast Guard
Rowers Rescued after Ocean Signal EPIRB Alerts Irish Coast Guard
Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Ocean rowers Joseph Gagnon (left) and Brian Conville were rescued by the Irish Coast Guard after the activation of their Ocean Signal rescueME EPIRB1, just hours away from completing a record-breaking North Atlantic crossin...

Clipper day 2: Strong Tides Divide Fleet
Clipper day 2: Strong Tides Divide Fleet
Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Image: OnEdition

Inspiring the next generation of disabled sailing adventurers
Inspiring the next generation of disabled sailing adventurers
Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Fresh from another courageous expedition Natasha Lambert and her team last week gave two disabled 10-year-olds their first sailing experience and instantly got them hooked!As part of her expeditions Natasha raises money for her charity Miss Isle S...

Television Presenter Bill Turnbull opens Aldeburgh Yacht Club’s new lounge
Television Presenter Bill Turnbull opens Aldeburgh Yacht Club’s new lounge
Tuesday, 22 August 2017

L-R Television Presenter Bill Turnbull, Tikkii Mawson Commodore of Aldeburgh Yacht Club and Cllr Jocelyn Bond, Mayor of Aldeburgh. (photographer: Fleur Hayles)

quatix 5
quatix 5
Tuesday, 22 August 2017

The quatix 5 is Garmin’s next-generation marine GPS smartwatch specifically designed for life on the water. The watch provides comprehensive boat connectivity with compatible Garmin chartplotters and other marine electronics to off...

Clipper fleet remain close
Clipper fleet remain close
Monday, 21 August 2017

Image: OnEdition

Extreme Sailing Series™ returns to Cardiff
Extreme Sailing Series™ returns to Cardiff
Monday, 21 August 2017

The Extreme Sailing Series™ will bring its unique high-octane stadium-style sailing to Cardiff Bay for the sixth consecutive year from 25 – 28 August, for the sixth Act of the 2017 season.

The international fleet of seven GC32s will ...

Joshua one-design class yacht to be inaugurated in 2022 Golden Globe Race
Joshua one-design class yacht to be inaugurated in 2022 Golden Globe Race
Monday, 21 August 2017

Image: The first Joshua One-design production yacht under construction at Asboat Yacht Builder, Turkey.

Clipper Race sets sail from Liverpool to huge crowds
Clipper Race sets sail from Liverpool to huge crowds
Monday, 21 August 2017

Photo credit: Matt Goodfellow/Dupe Creative

New date for 2018 Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay
New date for 2018 Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay
Monday, 21 August 2017

The 2017 Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay fleet round the iconic Needles on the Isle of Wight. The 2018 Race will take place on July 7th.

Young prepared for tight battle at Laser Radial Worlds
Young prepared for tight battle at Laser Radial Worlds
Sunday, 20 August 2017

Alison Young credit: Pedro Martinez/Sailing Energy/World Sailing

THE LIFE OF MARLOW ROPE: MAKING THE CLIPPER RACE ROPES
THE LIFE OF MARLOW ROPE: MAKING THE CLIPPER RACE ROPES
Sunday, 20 August 2017

To celebrate its 16 year long relationship with Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, Marlow Ropes has created a short film on the lengths it goes to, to produce the market-leading high performance Clipper Race ropes.

From the initial research and...

Full schedule planned for Milford Marina Weekend Regatta
Full schedule planned for Milford Marina Weekend Regatta
Saturday, 19 August 2017

A packed schedule of racing and entertainment is planned for the Milford Marina Weekend Regatta on 26 and 27 August. The two day event is being held at Milford Marina for the first time in 2017.

Competitors can either enter on the day or at a br...

Tees Valley Mayor marks HMS Trincomalee’s Bicentenary with official visit
Tees Valley Mayor marks HMS Trincomalee’s Bicentenary with official visit
Saturday, 19 August 2017

Roslyn Adamson with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen

First official exterior images of the new style Princess V40
First official exterior images of the new style Princess V40
Friday, 18 August 2017

Take a look at these exterior images of the new style Princess V40.

SUP LIFEJACKET
SUP LIFEJACKET
Friday, 18 August 2017

Typhoon International has introduced the new SUP Bum Bag. This compact lifejacket is ideal for stand up paddle boarders, kayakers and those that require high levels of upper body freedom of movement. The Typhoon SUP lifejacket has all the fea...

Boating business sees Brexit as major opportunity
Boating business sees Brexit as major opportunity
Friday, 18 August 2017

TheYachtMarket.com, which has a two-year deal to put its name to the Southampton Boat Show, says Brexit presents a great opportunity for the country’s leisure marine industry.

TheYachtMarket.com founder and CEO Richard W. Roberts, sai...

Poster Series Highlights The State Of Our Seas
Poster Series Highlights The State Of Our Seas
Thursday, 17 August 2017

To celebrate National Marine Week, Soakology has released Polluted Tourism, a series of emotive posters created to highlight the litter-strewn state of the seas.

Designer Courtney Hobbs was commissioned by the bathroom specialists to design...

Gipsy Moth IV returns to Buckler’s Hard for 50th anniversary celebration
Gipsy Moth IV returns to Buckler’s Hard for 50th anniversary celebration
Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Gipsy Moth IV is to return to Buckler’s Hard for the 50th anniversary of Sir Francis Chichester returning home to the Beaulieu River after his epic voyage to become the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe.

To mark the ...

MAPFRE set the Volvo Ocean Race bar with overall Leg Zero victory
MAPFRE set the Volvo Ocean Race bar with overall Leg Zero victory
Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Spanish team MAPFRE completed overall Leg Zero victory in the early hours of Wednesday and struck the first psychological blow in the build-up to the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18.

But what the Leg Zero series of qualifiers confirmed above all is tha...

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