If you were blessed enough to pick your ideal ingredients for a class championships you would surely start with one of the very best sailing venues in the country in Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour. You would also want (but of course this is ju…
Heritage open weekend offers behind-the-scenes look at historic Ellesmere Canal Yard
Heritage open weekend offers behind-the-scenes look at historic Ellesmere Canal Yard
Visitors will be able to step back in time when the Canal & River Trust’s Ellesmere canal repair yard in Shropshire is opened to the public as part of the annual Ellesmere Festival and national Heritage Open Days. The event offers the opportunity f…
Visit the RYA at the heart of the Southampton Boat Show 2015
Visit the RYA at the heart of the Southampton Boat Show 2015
Following feedback from visitors to last year’s show, who wanted the RYA stand to be located nearer the members lounge, this year you’ll find the RYA stand (B032) right heart of the show, directly in front of the Holiday Inn and the RYA member’s lounge…
Internet of things on board for less than £200 and a little imagination
Internet of things on board for less than £200 and a little imagination
The tools for boat owners to develop their own IoT projects are now more available than ever before With the summer yachting season coming to a close, boat tracking and Internet connectivity specialist YB Tracking is aiming to give boat owners somethin…
Dometic to launch XTC-ZTC double-pass watermaker at IBEX
Dometic to launch XTC-ZTC double-pass watermaker at IBEX
Reverse-osmosis system can purify every source of yacht water including seawater, brackish water, lake water, river water or dockside water Dometic Marine will showcase its new XTC-ZTC Double-Pass Watermaker at the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibitio…
Veritais designs advanced entertainment system for luxury 10m megayacht tender
Veritais designs advanced entertainment system for luxury 10m megayacht tender
Guests and crew who travel ashore from a recently completed 197ft (60m) motor yacht, whose striking lines set her apart from the rest, will have the chance to enjoy TV, Wi-Fi and music along the way. Veritais, a leading consultancy and supplier of audi…
Buzz Marine brings popular 4G mobile broadband to boating
Buzz Marine brings popular 4G mobile broadband to boating
With 4G mobile now one of the most popular connections for mobile internet usage ashore, marine mobile broadband company Buzz Marine can now supply 4G for coastal boat owners and inland waterways. The HubbaX4Go is a high performance portable 4G LTE rou…
Rolex Fastnet Race – Tales from the high seas
Rolex Fastnet Race – Tales from the high seas
Gonzalo Botin, campaigning Tales II, a design by his brother Marcellino, returned to the Rolex Fastnet Race and succeeded in making reparations after finishing second Class40 in 2013. This year’s race was no less intense for the Spanish team, who’s cre…
Rolex Fastnet Race – Leaderboard taking shape
Rolex Fastnet Race – Leaderboard taking shape
With the latest deluge of arrivals in the Rolex Fastnet Race, overall victory is currently looking like it might be claimed, in this 90th anniversary running of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship offshore race, by a fast boat in the 35-40ft range.…
Digital Yacht launch WL70 Wi-Fi antenna for reliable wi-fi internet access afloat
Digital Yacht launch WL70 Wi-Fi antenna for reliable wi-fi internet access afloat
Digital Yacht’s new, budget priced WL70 wi-fi antenna brings reliable, long range wi-fi connectivity to an on board laptop PC or MAC. More and more boaters want access to the internet afloat. Marinas and ports as well as a large number of caf…