Spinlock is looking forward to attending and supporting the inaugural Speed@Seawork event, which offers delegates and exhibitors the opportunity to meet and network with key influencers in the fast boat category, as well as the prospect of combining th…
Dobson and Tidey seize opportunities at Hyères halfway mark
Dobson and Tidey seize opportunities at Hyères halfway mark
It was another day of playing the waiting game for wind for the British Sailing Team at the World Cup Series in Hyeres, France. When the breeze finally came late in the afternoon it was the 49erFX duo Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey who caught the ey…
Confirmed to the CA: No Belgian penalties for use of Red Diesel for UK vessels
Confirmed to the CA: No Belgian penalties for use of Red Diesel for UK vessels
Following the sustained efforts of the Cruising Association (CA), including meeting the Belgian Ambassador and lobbying via the CA’s Honorary Local Representatives in addition to its other contacts in Belgium, the Belgian Finance Office has confirmed t…
Locked in and heading north – Volvo Ocean Race
Locked in and heading north – Volvo Ocean Race
Over the past 48 hours each team has thrown their cards on the table, lining up west to east and committing to the routing they think will best fire them towards the steady, favourable breeze the trade winds offer. Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag plumped f…
Oceanair partners Dometic Australia, for national distribution
Oceanair partners Dometic Australia, for national distribution
In February 2017, Oceanair were acquired by Dometic, Global leaders in mobile living. The acquisition strengthens both Oceanair’s and Dometic’s presence in the marine market, broadening Dometic’s product portfolio. As part of this new relationship, Oc…
RS Sprint Championship, Rutland SC 21-22 April 2018, RS100 Rooster National Tour event number one
RS Sprint Championship, Rutland SC 21-22 April 2018, RS100 Rooster National Tour event number one
This year’s RS Sprints held at Rutland SC on 21 -22 April were the proverbial game of two halves; the gods smiled down, giving us sun, snakes and ladders on Saturday and some champagne sailing on Sunday. In the final analysis, although racing in the RS…
Tactical battles ensue as Volvo Ocean Race fleet navigates St Helena High
Tactical battles ensue as Volvo Ocean Race fleet navigates St Helena High
The famed anticyclone is renowned for dominating the South Atlantic and making tricky sailing for Volvo Ocean Race teams heading north or south. Constantly expanding and contracting, the St Helena High – also known as the South Atlantic High Pressure C…
Team Concise enter Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
Team Concise enter Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
Tony Lawson’s Team Concise has entered the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race starting in Cowes on Sunday 12th August 2018. Both the MOD70 Concise 10 and Class40 Concise 8 will take on the non-stop 1800-nautical mile race – one of world’s toughes…
MAPFRE leads the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Itajaí to Newport, Rhode Island
MAPFRE leads the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Itajaí to Newport, Rhode Island
It was a familiar sight on Sunday afternoon in Itajaí, where the two red boats at the top of the Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard set the pace at the start of Leg 8 to Newport, Rhode Island on the east coast of the United States. MAPFRE, in second place ov…
Dometic Introduces New Generation Sine Wave Inverters with Smart Standby Mode for Perfect Voltage
Dometic Introduces New Generation Sine Wave Inverters with Smart Standby Mode for Perfect Voltage
Dometic has introduced a range of new generation inverters featuring an energy-saving standby mode for a reliable and safe 230-volt energy supply for sensitive electronic devices while on-board. The two series of inverters, the Dometic SinePower DSP an…