Now is the time to sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series (16-24 January 2016), as preparations to mark the 80th anniversary, and to commemorate 50 years of independence for Barbados, are well underway. Thanks to its re-launched in…
Mike Burnham, MD of The Boat Development Co, builders of the Seaward Nelson all-weather motor cruisers reported ‘A really good Show’ at the close of the annual Southampton Boat Show in September. “Our new Evolution models certainly gained a lot of inte…
The 2015 Nord Stream Race and the final event of the Gazprom Swan 60 circuit is underway. Perfect conditions in 15 knots and sunshine greeted all the Swan 60 competitors as they set off on 20 September to race 800 nautical miles from Flensbu…
Next generation SAILOR VSAT technology enables high-speed broadband on yachts and other small vessels The team at Cobham SATCOM is unveiling a new generation of 60cm Ka-band VSAT antenna systems at Monaco Yacht Show this week. The all-new SAILOR 60 GX…
After competing in the Volvo Ocean Race aboard Team SCA, Sam Davies is to return to IMOCA racing. On 25th October, she will be lining up at the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre and with Tanguy de Lamotte at her side they will be the only mixed team i…
Land grab at sea – the aggressive territorial expansion of nations like Russia and China into the ocean – presents one of the greatest threats to world trade and peace in the 21st century, an audience has heard at the Britain and the Sea conference. Th…
The Expedition Aim: To conduct a major 12 month offshore sailing expedition, including two trans-Atlantic passages, and sailing in the Canary Islands, the Caribbean and the Eastern Seaboard of North America, providing deep water experience and challeng…
On the weekend of the 12th & 13th September, the RYA Powerboat GP 2015 Champions were crowned at the final round during the Bedford GP at Stewartby. The final round saw 6 champions declared after a fantastic season of fast and furious action that h…
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has today welcomed the decision of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to refuse planning consent for the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park, which would have been located off the Dorset and Isle of Wig…
As the 2015 Southampton Boat Show drew to a close yesterday (Sunday 20 September), over 110,000 people had enjoyed a taste of Britain’s biggest boating festival. The Show saw 23 boats make their world debut and over 330 of the world’s leading sailboats…
