On Saturday May 9th the Andrew Simpson Sailing centre will be celebrating its first Birthday and is inviting the local community to take part in the celebration. From 11:00 there will be opportunities to sail on the Olympic waters with free sailing tas…
Lay Day fun in the sun with the Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge
Lay Day fun in the sun with the Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge
In this episode sailors competing in Antigua Sailing Week and locals alike blow off some steam with a whole host of party games on Pigeon Beach. We also follow the thrills and spills of the invitational regatta, The Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge and g…
Sleeper by a Whisker – Yida International Antigua Sailing Week Final Awards
Sleeper by a Whisker – Yida International Antigua Sailing Week Final Awards
The Awards Ceremony for the 48th edition of Antigua Sailing Week was held in Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour. The glittering prize giving was attended by His Excellency the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Rodney Williams, Asot Michael,…
Student volunteers help survey Lancaster canal to ensure healthy eco system
Student volunteers help survey Lancaster canal to ensure healthy eco system
Volunteers from Lancaster University are working with the Canal & River Trust to protect water quality on the Lancaster Canal to ensure a healthy eco system for plants, fish and wildlife. When surface water from rainfall runs off into the canal sys…
Honda RYA Youth Championship 2015 blasts off in West Midlands
Honda RYA Youth Championship 2015 blasts off in West Midlands
Young powerboaters across the country are revving their engines ready to compete for the 2015 Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship title as the first of the 14 regional finals kicks off at South Staffordshire Sailing Club this weekend (02 May). The Honda R…
Digital Yacht’s SmarterTrack Express offers laptop navigation with Navionic’s charting and DualNav positioning
Digital Yacht’s SmarterTrack Express offers laptop navigation with Navionic’s charting and DualNav positioning
SmarterTrack Express is a new navigation package designed to turn a Windows notebook into a full function electronic charting system for marine navigation. It ships with a high performance DualNav (GPS & GLONASS) positioning sensor which is s…
Ocean Signal is acquired by ACR Electronics
Ocean Signal is acquired by ACR Electronics
Ocean Signal Ltd, an innovative supplier of marine communication and safety equipment, has announced it has been acquired by Drew Marine Ltd. The business will operate as a unit of ACR Electronics, Inc. (ACR), a global leader in safety and survival tec…
Lay Day at Antigua Sailing Week – Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge
Lay Day at Antigua Sailing Week – Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge
Steel Pulse Lit up Nelson’s Dockyard and the Italian Stallions ruled in the Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge. Tuesday April 28 – Thousands of people packed out Nelson’s Dockyard Marina for the massive live music night at Antigua Sailing Week. Locals and…
International sailing charity announces over seventy thousand pounds of grants
International sailing charity announces over seventy thousand pounds of grants
The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation is to give grants totalling seventy one thousand, four hundred and seventy five pounds (£71,475) to not-for-profit sailing projects in South Africa, Bermuda, Scotland and England. The grants are the first of the Ch…