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The 13th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre will kick off on 28 October around the Bassin Paul Vatine (marina) in Le Havre, for a week of festivities that will mark the 500th anniversary of this maritime city. On 5 November the competing skipper...

Sir Alan Massey and Laura Swallow ASTO conference 2017

50 youngsters from the Royal Borough of Greenwich are being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to sail on a Tall Ship as part of a major transatlantic race that starts in the borough in April.

Students from Stationers’ Crown Woods Acade...

UKSA has welcomed six women on to the first phase of their Professional Yacht Cadetship for 2016/2017 – the highest number of women since the flagship course began in 2006.

The six, aged between 18 and 20, five of whom have had their train...

Image: Ricardo Pinto ACEA 2016

Ancasta, Prestige’s largest UK dealer, has unveiled the plans for the Prestige 460, which will launch at Cannes Yachting Festival in September.

The Prestige 460 will be the newest luxury motor yacht in the flybridge range from the Prestige...

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Rescuers were called out by UK Coastguard on Wednesday afternoon to a safety boat in trouble just outside Portsmouth Harbour.

Volunteer crews from Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service were mobilised just after 3pm to assist the 4.5m RIB ...

Beaulieu celebrates its 40th Boatjumble on 23 April as the biggest and best one-stop shop for boating enthusiasts.

To mark the landmark event children under 12 will be given free admission to the show for the first time, with a special reduced t...

If you fancy winning a week’s get-a-way to South West France then make sure you drop by the France Leisure Holidays stand (A8) at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show, 4-5 March, Alexandra Palace, London.

France Leisure Holidays are giving away one ...

They capsized, snapped masts, got stuck in currents so strong they were pushed backwards, and faced the very real prospect of sun-stroke and dehydration sailing up to 12 hours a day.

Luckily the seven teams who raced in January’s Ngalawa C...

Bacchus Yachting & Sea School is a new RYA Training Centre & Shorebased Classroom for Gosport and Portsmouth Harbour, in the heart of Haslar Marina.

Gemma, Colin and Lloyd, from the centre, all have a background of leisure boating with a...

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Mark Belamarich and Phil Slade. UK Crown Copyright 2017

With the creation of the Dynamic Pro II Musto have used industry-leading technologies. A mono mesh construction provides ventilation, drainage and rapid drying while a durable, shock-absorbing midsole combined with a GripDeck rubber and GripFlex t...

The Port of London Authority has launched a free app to provide everyone with an interest in navigating on the Thames with easy access to the latest information on the tidal river.

The PLA’s first ever app is aimed at making planning trips...

Image: Tristan Stedman-SAP Extreme Sailing Team

There is a new event to be held at the Duver Marina on 23 September, to coincide with the Bembridge Harbour Food Festival weekend and Isle of Wight Day.

Taking inspiration from the tradition of German beer festivals, this Oktoberfest will have a...

Royal Marines Museum

Exposure Lights miniature waterproof SpotMe Strobe uses rapid flash strobe sequencing so that sailors, paddlers and surfers can quickly and easily attract attention if they are in difficulty. The SpotMe weighs 35 grams and is designed to be worn a...