Leading specialist maritime agency Saltwater Communications has announced a comprehensive new service for the industry with the launch of company brand name, Saltwater Stone. The rebranded business has been created to reflect the addition to the compan…
The man with narrow boat vision launches new business – First steel vessel built on Tyne for a Decade
The man with narrow boat vision launches new business – First steel vessel built on Tyne for a Decade
A long term, out of work, time served plater, born and bred in Wallsend has swapped his sofa for the slipway and hand built a 50 foot long steel canal narrow boat. After many years of chasing shipbuilding work up and down the country, Peter Wylie from…
Tight Battle for 3rd in 2016 Atlantic Cup Presented by 11th Hour Racing Inshore Day 1
Tight Battle for 3rd in 2016 Atlantic Cup Presented by 11th Hour Racing Inshore Day 1
With a northwesterly 7-10 knot breeze, a total of three races were held in the third and final leg of the inshore Series in the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing. Seven teams battled for additional points in p…
The first lessons from the New York – Vendée transatlantic race
The first lessons from the New York – Vendée transatlantic race
The New York – Vendée (Les Sables d’Olonne) Race was the final solo battle before the Vendée Globe and was one the 14 competitors and the spectators were looking forward to. This was particularly the case, as it allowed us to compare the new generation…
Third and Final Leg of 2016 Atlantic Cup Presented by 11th Hour Racing Gets Underway
Third and Final Leg of 2016 Atlantic Cup Presented by 11th Hour Racing Gets Underway
The third and final leg, the inshore Series in the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing, got underway yesterday in Portland, Maine. Teams will add four additional crew to compete in a total of five races over the two-day inshore ser…
RS700 Magic Marine Grand Prix Event Number Two: Hayling Island SC
RS700 Magic Marine Grand Prix Event Number Two: Hayling Island SC
The second leg of this year’s Magic Marine RS700 circuit was held at Hayling Island Sailing Club 28-29 May 16. Throughout the preceding week, the weather forecasters had been unsure how many rainstorms the sailors would endure, but consistently p…
Karpaz Gate Marina: New Berthing Prices Released
Karpaz Gate Marina: New Berthing Prices Released
An annual berth at the North Cyprus marina for a 14m boat costs €3,132 with free haul out and anti-fouling Karpaz Gate Marina in North Cyprus has released its new berthing prices. Available to view now on www.karpazbay.com, the rates at the 5 Gold…
Race to Alaska Pre-Race Ruckus!
Race to Alaska Pre-Race Ruckus!
Come one, come all to the Pre-Race Ruckus! Let loose like you’re about to set sail for Alaska…with people who actually are about to set sail for Alaska. Help us give the racers a night to remember before their long, wet journey while you put faces…
Magic Marine RS Aero UK National Championships 2016
Magic Marine RS Aero UK National Championships 2016
Royal Torbay Yacht Club played host to the 2016 RS Aero UK Nationals sponsored by Magic Marine with 70 entries set for a long weekend on the English Riviera. Competitors travelled from as far afield as France and Holland to compete on the Olympic racec…
Spanish Team Tales II Wins Leg 2: Brooklyn-Portland & Maintains Overall Spot Atop the Atlantic Cup Presented by 11th Hour Racing Standings
Spanish Team Tales II Wins Leg 2: Brooklyn-Portland & Maintains Overall Spot Atop the Atlantic Cup Presented by 11th Hour Racing Standings
Tales II skippered by Gonzalo Botín and Pablo Santurde won leg two of the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing, a 360-nautical mile leg from Brooklyn to Portland. The win marks back to back offshore wins for the team, which puts the…