Members of a new angling club, Little Britain Anglers, have been getting their hands dirty to improve the water quality and fishing stocks in the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal near Radcliffe. Although only formed this summer, the enthusiastic gro…
AkzoNobel extends International® Boatcare range with Textile Waterproofer
AkzoNobel extends International® Boatcare range with Textile Waterproofer
AkzoNobel, has extended its International® Boatcare range with a new Textile Waterproofer that protects fabrics against moisture, dirt and mildew. The Textile Waterproofer is user friendly and cost effective and has been designed to safely impregnate a…
RS Aeros at Seattle’s Turkey Bowl Regatta, USA
RS Aeros at Seattle’s Turkey Bowl Regatta, USA
Great to see nine RS Aeros out at Corinthian Yacht Club, Seattle for their Turkey Bowl Regatta on 21/22nd November with more new faces emerging. Winter is setting in but on the Pacific Northwest USA this can be great sailing with mild coastal temperatu…
UK launch of CaseProof® waterproof iPad & iPhone cases at the London Boat Show
UK launch of CaseProof® waterproof iPad & iPhone cases at the London Boat Show
Interform Marine will be unveiling the CaseProof® range of ® waterproof iPad and iPhone cases for the first time in the UK at the London Boat Show in January. As specialists in marine electronics mounting solutions, Interform has been appointed sole UK…
Drew Marine Signal & Safety announces Claire Newland’s promotion
Drew Marine Signal & Safety announces Claire Newland’s promotion
Drew Marine Signal & Safety has today announced the promotion of Claire Newland, to Director of Global Sales and Business Development. Having joined Drew Marine Signal & Safety in 2008 as Global Director of Finance, Claire has an extensive back…
RORC Transatlantic Race – MOD’s flying west & gone fishing on Nomad IV
RORC Transatlantic Race – MOD’s flying west & gone fishing on Nomad IV
Day Four of the RORC Transatlantic Race and the MOD 70s are heading west at alarming speed. Zed 6 is about to have it all on to the north and the IRC fleet is experiencing light winds in the high pressure off the Western Sahara. Lloyd Thornburg’s Phaed…
Conclusions of RYA Powerboat Racing Review announced
Conclusions of RYA Powerboat Racing Review announced
Over the last six months the RYA has been conducting an in-depth review of its governance of Powerboat Racing in the UK led by an independent consultant on behalf of the association and a number of conclusions and outcomes have been made. Throughout th…
RORC Transatlantic Race: Tactics, Speed and Damage
RORC Transatlantic Race: Tactics, Speed and Damage
Only the second day into the RORC Transatlantic Race and race tactics, unbelievable speed and boat damage have already added to the story. Gonzalo Botin’s Spanish Class 40, Tales II, diverted into Tenerife last night. All four crew are fine but they ha…
RORC Transatlantic Race: Grenada Bound
RORC Transatlantic Race: Grenada Bound
The second edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race got away as scheduled from Marina Lanzarote on 28 November, with the fleet enjoying a reaching start in Atlantic swell and a solid 15 knots of breeze from the north east. Close battles are expected with…
RS Aero Winter Youth Training
RS Aero Winter Youth Training
Extreme conditions challenge the squad The weekend of 21/22nd November saw opposite extremes for the first RS Aero Winter training weekend at Reading Sailing Club. On Saturday the gusts were hitting 30 knots whilst Sunday was a day for practicing very…