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New national rating system for cruiser racers unveiled
Monday, 16 May 2022RYA, RORC Rating Office and SW Yacht Time Correction Factor join forces for YTC launch.
Top 10 Things to do at Crick Boat Show
Monday, 16 May 2022 The 2022 Crick Boat Show, to be held across the Bank Holiday Weekend celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (3 – 5 June) at Crick Marina, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, is the UK’s biggest inland waterways festival and offers ...London Luxury Afloat 2023
Monday, 16 May 2022Following the huge success of the inaugural London Luxury Afloat boat show, organisers British Marine have announced it will be back, bigger and better in 2023.
SSL Gold Cup kicks off in a few days
Monday, 16 May 2022The SSL Gold Cup is designed to crown the best sailing nation of all. The world’s top 56 countries, selected on their SSL Nation ranking, will battle their way through to raise the coveted and only Sailing World Cup trophy.
VIDEO: Two people rescued from notoriously dangerous South Tail
Monday, 16 May 2022The RNLI has issued footage of two people and their private fishing boat being rescued from the ‘notoriously dangerous South Tail’, Instow / Appledore (North Devon).
Rooster launches three sunglasses – including bi-focal
Monday, 16 May 2022Rooster has launched what it deems as an integral addition to its range – polarised floating sunglasses. These come in three frames, classic, sports and bi-focal.
VIDEO: Freighter hits piers in residential area, Netherlands
Monday, 16 May 2022A freighter, Ilse-Marie, caused destruction on Friday morning in the Leeuwarden residential area Suderbuorren, Netherlands.
Barrus creates power products division, appoints sales manager
Monday, 16 May 2022Barrus has created a new, power-products sales division and appointed Lance Lewis as its sales manager.
Pip Hare & OneSails collaborate to recycle Vendée sails
Monday, 16 May 2022British sailor Pip Hare and sailmaker OneSails are working together to recycle the sails that Hare used in her race around the globe, in a bid to improve the sustainability of the materials used in offshore racing.
New boat show for UK south coast
Monday, 16 May 2022A new boat show is to take place at Portland Marina this summer, on the UK’s southwest coast.
Far Shore Merchants announced as sponsor for 2022 Round Mann Yacht Race
Monday, 16 May 2022Far Shore Merchants says its sponsoring this year’s 40th anniversary Peggy Round Mann Yacht Race which takes place on 3rd-4th June 2022.
Babcock awarded 10-year contract for aircraft carriers docking
Monday, 16 May 2022Babcock has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers.
Australia claim SailGP Season 3 opener in Bermuda
Sunday, 15 May 2022The defending champions beat Sir Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain and Phil Robertson’s Canada in the event final in stunning conditions on Bermuda’s Great Sound.
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival Returns this June
Saturday, 14 May 2022Over 18 – 19 June the harbour of Portsoy will be a sight to behold with traditional boats from far and wide, docking at the fishing town for the 29th annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival.
The Great Britain SailGP Team begins Season 3 with performance and purpose at its heart
Friday, 13 May 2022With one day to go until the start of SailGP Season 3, which commences with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess May 14/15, the Great Britain SailGP Team, led by the world’s most successful Olympic sailors Ben Ainslie a...
SailGP partners with RS Electric Boats to reduce support boat emissions for Season 3
Friday, 13 May 2022As part of its commitment to accelerate the transition to clean energy and be the most sustainable sports and entertainment property, SailGP is chartering a fleet of Pulse 63 electric boats for Season 3.
VIDEO: Galapagos tourists evacuated in major catamaran blaze
Friday, 13 May 2022A tourist catamaran carrying 25 people in the Galapagos has burned out and sunk, after a huge blaze broke out on board.
Two new models for Sea Ray
Friday, 13 May 2022Sea Ray has added two new models to the brand’s SLX line – the SLX 260 and SLX 260 Outboard.
America’s Cup: Watch Team NZ’s hydrogen chase boat reach 50 knots
Friday, 13 May 2022For the past five weeks, Emirates Team New Zealand has been testing its prototype hydrogen-powered foiling chase boat ‘Chase Zero’, which has been put through its paces on the waters of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf.
Portsmouth Port to host showcase of maritime sustainability tech
Friday, 13 May 2022The Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition final showcase will take place on 24 May at Portsmouth International Port, displaying the future of maritime sustainable technologies.
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