“It’s the first day of the action. Points count,” Mark Towill, Team Director, told the Vestas 11th Hour Racing team at the morning meeting in Alicante. And count they did as the sailors finished third in the first In-Port Race of the 2017-2018 Vo…
Sir Keith Mills’ Ker40+ Invictus, is the 2017 FAST40+ Champion, after winning the last race of the season, taking second place in Round 5, to clinch the overall title. Sir Keith Mills lifted the FAST40+ Trophy, and the Cloudy Bay Bowl, as winner for th…
The Notice of Race for the 2018 IRC European Championship, incorporating the Commodores’ Cup, is now available HERE. The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) welcomes expressions of interest for the event, and online entry will be open from Monday 8th Januar…
RS Sailing launched their latest model in the range during the Southampton Boat Show in September. The RS Zest is a brand new compact boat that delivers more crew space and practical, enjoyable features than older rivals. Twenty years of experience in…
Sail Aid UK, set up in September in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria wreaking violent havoc across so much of the Caribbean, reports that its first major fundraising platform, the Black Tie/Loud Shirt Dinner at Land Rover BAR’…
Mercator Media Ltd, the producer of Seawork International – Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, announces new dates for Seawork 2018. The 21st anniversary edition of Seawork International will be held from 3-5 July 2018 in…
The 10th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 will start as scheduled in Antigua on 19th February 2018. Bolstered by a record entry for the RORC Transatlantic Race, a strong Racing Division for the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, and determined competitors f…
The success of the UK superyacht industry was high on Government’s agenda last week as British Marine and its association Superyacht UK hosted a significant visit by International Trade Minister, Mark Garnier to UK companies showcasing at the Monaco Ya…
Restoration of the Sankey Canal, Britain’s first industrial canal, has been given a major boost thanks to a new Sankey Canal Partnership, formally launched at a conference at St Helens World of Glass, on Wednesday 27 September. The Sankey Canal Restora…
In a season that has spanned over 7 months with teams travelling to five Grand Prix weekends the 2017 Powerboat GP RYA British Championship comes to a close this weekend (7/8 October) as teams head to the WNT Grand Prix at Rother Valley, Sheffield. Ove…
