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Robust aluminium fishing boats
Monday, 16 October 2023We are excited to introduce an additional brand of new build boats for sale on Boatshed.com.
United States overcomes adversity to take remarkable first win of the season
Sunday, 15 October 2023 Jimmy Spithill and the United States claimed an emotional and remarkable first win of SailGP Season 4 at the Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz, Andalucía. Having lost flight controller Hans Henken to injury in Taranto, and after scraping i...‘A tough day but we will come back fighting’
Saturday, 14 October 2023The Spain Sail Grand Prix kicked off in Cadiz with a win for the home team but a tough day for Emirates GBR SailGP Team.
‘I don’t think it’s long until we see a female Driver in SailGP’
Friday, 13 October 2023This year’s Spain Sail Grand Prix marks the second anniversary of SailGP’s Women’s Pathway Programme and having female athletes onboard the F50s.
Votes for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2023 are open
Friday, 13 October 2023What is the best yacht racing image of the year? Public votes are now open to determine the winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image “Public Award”.
RNLI to lead BSAC 70th Anniversary Thames Boat Run
Friday, 13 October 2023On Saturday 14 October, RNLI volunteers will lead a flotilla of over 20 dive RHIBs inbound on the River Thames.
UEA academic set to sail from Africa to Australia for UNICEF
Friday, 13 October 2023Prof Maren Duvendack, an intrepid academic from the School of Global Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA), is sailing more than 8,000 km from South Africa to Australia to raise money for UNICEF.
Alinghi Red Bull Racing mix with the stars of FC Barcelona women’s team
Friday, 13 October 2023The final phase of the Youth & Women’s America’s Cup selection process for Alinghi Red Bull Racing took place in Barcelona this week.
D-Marin ranks in top quarter of leisure companies worldwide for sustainability programme
Friday, 13 October 2023D-Marin has been recognised for its increasing commitment to sustainability, receiving the silver award for a consecutive year by EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, and improving its rank within t...
Uruguayan Skipper wins race across the Atlantic into hometown of Punta del Este
Friday, 13 October 2023Yacht Club Punta del Este has been crowned the winning team of the Clipper Race 2: Hundred Years Cup. The Uruguayan team entry, representing the Yacht Club Punta del Este, triumphantly sailed into its home port having taken the win of the 5,300nm ...
44 candidates for the Vendée Globe 2024
Thursday, 12 October 2023The Vendée Globe has never been so attractive. For the 10th edition of the non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round the world race, 44 skippers have applied. A record. The values of adventure, sharing, commitment and surpassing oneself a...
A New Addition to Volvo Cork Week 2024
Thursday, 12 October 2023Volvo Cork Week 2024 will welcome an exciting addition to its line-up of competitive sailing classes as the RS21 One Design Class makes its debut at this renowned regatta, 15 – 19 July 2024.
Emirates GBR SailGP Team hopes to continue European winning streak
Thursday, 12 October 2023After two back-to-back wins in France and Italy, the Emirates GBR SailGP Team is hoping to continue its winning streak at the Spain Sail Grand Prix this weekend.
OneSails UK Partners With Surfers Against Sewage
Thursday, 12 October 2023One of the UK’s leading sailmakers, OneSails, has partnered with the well-known marine conservation and campaigning charity, Surfers Against Sewage. The collaboration forms part of OneSails’ commitment to help protect our oceans and be...
Website traffic comparisons
Thursday, 12 October 2023We're proud to report that Boatshed's website traffic is consistently higher than our competitors in the marine sector. We regularly map our website traffic against that of our closest competitors, and we're thrilled to see that people around the ...
VIDEO: One Year until 37th America’s Cup Match Race 1
Thursday, 12 October 2023It is the most anticipated day of any America’s Cup campaign. Race 1 of the America’s Cup Match is now precisely one year away and will be raced in the blue Mediterranean waters just off the Barcelona beach front.
Last call! Volunteers Mates wanted to join inspirational sailing adventures with Dame Ellen MacArthur’s cancer trust
Wednesday, 11 October 2023The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is looking for volunteer Mates to inspire young people living through and beyond cancer to believe in a brighter future, and the deadline for applications is fast approaching.
RNLI supports global lifesaving leaders from across the world
Wednesday, 11 October 2023Drowning prevention experts from across the globe came to Poole last week to take part in the RNLI’s Leaders in Lifesaving course.
Innovative Marking Technology Helps Protect Nation’s Protected Shipwrecks from Heritage Crime
Wednesday, 11 October 2023For the first time in the UK, Historic England is using new technology to forensically mark artefacts including cannons from some of England’s 57 most historic and archaeologically important Protected Wreck Sites. Marking these artefacts giv...
VIDEO: The McIntyre Ocean Globe Beat, Bash and Bounce to Cape Town
Wednesday, 11 October 2023The long, choppy upwind beat to Cape Town is proving challenging for the crews of the McIntyre Ocean Globe. With the calm of the doldrums a distant memory, the relentless South Easterlies means the yachts are moving, but it is taking its toll on b...
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