Winner of the last two double-handed races in the IMOCA class, the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Barcelona World Race, Jean Le Cam also has high ambitions sailing solo and intends to compete for the fourth successive time in the Vendée Globe.And he isn…
Lewmar completes £1m installation of state of the art glass tempering plant
Lewmar completes £1m installation of state of the art glass tempering plant
Lewmar is pleased to announce the completion of its ultra-modern tempering plants in the UK for marine glazing. Every piece of equipment has been carefully selected for quality of manufacture and added features not currently available in the Leisure Ma…
Increase in demand for berthing creates a waiting list at Birdham Pool Marina
Increase in demand for berthing creates a waiting list at Birdham Pool Marina
Castle Marinas Ltd, owners of two coastal marinas and five inland marinas are delighted to be able to announce a significant increase in berthing numbers for 2015. At one of their South Coast marinas, Birdham Pool Marina, it has resulted in a waiting l…
Mastervolt and the Volvo Ocean Race – The evolution of power technology and reliability
Mastervolt and the Volvo Ocean Race – The evolution of power technology and reliability
There are three standout moments in the Volvo Ocean Race; the start, the finish, and rounding Cape Horn. Leaving from Auckland, New Zealand, Leg 5 is what every sailor dreams of. Descending into the Southern Ocean through the Roaring Forties, and down…
Peter Holmberg to Defend his Title in Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge at Antigua Sailing Week
Peter Holmberg to Defend his Title in Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge at Antigua Sailing Week
The Challenge is a one-day invitational one-design racing event featuring 24-foot RS Elite sailboats and offering top-quality racing for eight highly qualified skippers and their teams. Racing will take place in close proximity to Pigeon Beach in…
Thundercat Racing back in Boscombe
Thundercat Racing back in Boscombe
ThunderCat Racing is heading to Boscombe Beach, on Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 April to kick off the first two rounds of the RYA British Championship. The two day event will see over 20 two man teams from across the UK battle through the conditions from 11…
Introducing VIRB® X and VIRB XE, the Next Generation Action Cam from Garmin®
Introducing VIRB® X and VIRB XE, the Next Generation Action Cam from Garmin®
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the next generation of HD action cameras, VIRB X and VIRB XE. Compact and capable of shooting rich, high-definition, wide-angle footage, VIRB X and XE boast an all-new for…
Datchet Water SC Virtual Rigger Sailing Academy RS200 Youth Training Weekend 4 – 5 April 2015
Datchet Water SC Virtual Rigger Sailing Academy RS200 Youth Training Weekend 4 – 5 April 2015
Bright and early on Saturday everyone arrived to see great winds blowing across Datchet Water and we all hastily rigged up, helping one another all anticipating a good, hard weekend of training. But not forgetting the bacon sandwiches which seemed to b…
World Match Racing Tour comes to Hamble
World Match Racing Tour comes to Hamble
Matt Reid goes from last to first in Royal Southern Match Cup Qualifier Matt Reid won his last match racing outing at one of the RYA Winter Series events at WPNSA, and Annabel Vose won hers. They then came head to head in the final of the Royal S…
Canals restored, repaired and cleaned open for spring
Canals restored, repaired and cleaned open for spring
Despite bitterly cold weather this winter, the Canal & River Trust has completed major works to around 100 locks across the country, replacing 144 lock gates, as part of its £45 million programme of work to repair and restore hundreds of historic w…