A record number of apprentices attended the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights’ 2015 Annual Lectures on Wednesday 28 October at the University of Southampton. More than 320 apprentices, shipwrights, students and industry leaders from the marine sector e…
In what looks like an industry first, Digital Yacht have taken to the crowd funding platform, Kickstarter, to introduce a new interfacing technology for the marine electronics market. NMEA iconnectivity has been with us for the past 30 o…
Bart’s Bash, the global sailing event in aid of the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation, is set to return in 2016, and this time the event will spread across 2 days; Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September. Tim Anderton, Event Organiser explained “…
The new Gill Competition Boot is a modern waterproof dinghy boot that takes the lines of a classic design, whilst providing improved comfort, grip, support and fit flexibility. The boot features a non-slip outsole for improved grip…
The Canal & River Trust is today launching a new website for the sale of its long-term moorings. The new Waterside Mooring website will show all current vacancies on a map or list and provide photos and details of over 300 mooring sites manag…
With just over a month to go, competitors in the RORC Transatlantic Race – which is jointly organised by the International Maxi Association (IMA) – are making their way to the start from Marina Lanzarote. The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) announced th…
Improving Social Media access for cruisers using YB Tracking’s innovative boat tracking and satellite communication systems YB Tracking, an Iridium partner and manufacturer of the handheld YB3 and fixed installation YB3i boat tracking and satellite com…
A whopping 123 competitors over the 4 Round Series The RS Aero UK Inland Championships at Bowmoor concluded the 2015 UK Series, and both were generously supported by Magic Marine. Over the 4 event series there have been a whopping total of 138 en…
Staff at MDL’s Queen Anne’s Battery in Plymouth are looking forward to welcoming some very special visitors into the marina at the end of the week. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Challenger II will be berthing at Queen Anne’s Battery this Friday…
The Audi Hong Kong to Vietnam race which runs every two years on the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Sailing Calendar was no match for Steve Manning and Anthony Roots brand new McConaghy Ker 42, Black Baza. The new yacht lived up to her owners high exp…
