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Solo Season Commences For The Offshore Academy Sailors
Thursday, 09 March 2017With the 2017 European sailing season fast approaching, British solo sailors from The Offshore Academy have been hard at work preparing for a programme of gruelling racing in the lead up to the 2017 La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro.
The 2017 season k...
Port sponsors Tenby Sailing Club’s new racing dinghies
Thursday, 09 March 2017Sara Andrew, PR and Communications Executive at the Port, with Tenby Sailing Club’s new racing dinghies
Sunseeker welcome Robert Halfon MP during National Apprenticeship Week
Thursday, 09 March 2017Sunseeker apprentices and staff welcome Robert Halfon MP during National Apprenticeship Week
UKSA cadets set sail on dream career
Thursday, 09 March 2017The Professional Yacht Cadetship 2016/17 cohort celebrate their successful graduation of phase one of the maritime training centre’s flagship course.
Southampton Sailing Week set to sparkle
Thursday, 09 March 2017Opportunities to try sailing with Sunsail will be available throughout Southampton Sailing Week
TNG Swiss Watches joins Cowes Week as Official Timing Partner
Wednesday, 08 March 2017Cowes Week Ltd has announced another addition to their family of supporting sponsors as TNG joins Cowes Week as the Official Timing Partner for the 2017 and 2018 editions.
Inspired by a passion for water sports and sailing in particular, T...
Custom-made pontoons for Land Rover BAR
Wednesday, 08 March 2017MDL Marinas, the official marina partner to Land Rover BAR, is helping the team gear up for the 35th America’s Cup, which is destined for a climactic finale in Bermuda this summer.
MDL has worked closely with Land Rover BAR to help set up...
Team AkzoNobel to race brand-new Volvo Ocean 65 in Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18
Wednesday, 08 March 2017Image: Giovanni Malgarini / team AkzoNobel / AkzoNobel
Student 24-hour liferaft charity fundraiser challenge returns
Wednesday, 08 March 2017On the 11th March 2016 32 Warsash Maratime Cadet officers from the merchant navy start their 24hrs in a life raft challenge all in aid of Sail 4 Cancer charity. The cadets will spend the 24hrs floating at the mouth of the r...
Thousands enjoy RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show 2017
Wednesday, 08 March 2017RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show
Chichester Harbour Race Week 2017 – entry open now
Wednesday, 08 March 2017Acton in Race Week 2016. Photo: VR Sport.
Second Kiwi challenger enters Extreme Sailing Series™ Muscat Act line-up
Tuesday, 07 March 2017The fleet will race in the unique Stadium Racing format from Thursday 9 – Saturday 11 in front of Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, Oman. © Mark Lloyd Images
Tall Ships sail trainees excited to sail away
Tuesday, 07 March 2017Simon Malins, duty port controller and Drusilla Barnes
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...
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