After incurring damage to the starboard rudder of his boat, British sailor Alex Thomson has ceased racing in the Vendée Globe and is now sailing his boat towards Cape Town. Thomson last night disconnected the starboard rudder and has since been sailing…
Pushing through the tough conditions imposed on us all by Covid, the Sint Maarten Yacht Club and the Steering Committee for the Caribbean Multihull Challenge set for the 5,6,7 of February 2021 is weathering the storm and planning for a safe as well as…
Alex Thomson today successfully crossed the equator into the southern hemisphere, as he maintains his lead in the Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race. The HUGO BOSS skipper crossed the equator at 13:19 UTC today (Wednesday 18th November) after 9 da…
A total of 29 mixed RS Class boats including visitors from Shimizu and an RS100 who sailed over from Enoshima! This year saw a good increase in the number of youths and females in both pairs and single-handers. Twelve RS Aeros gathered this year, the l…
The Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA) and MS Amlin Boat Insurance are delighted to announce the Shortlist for the YJA MS Amlin ‘International Sailor of the Decade’. Over the past decade we have seen a cohort of exciting personalities rise on the…
Committed to continuously advancing standards of safety at sea, Ocean Safety is once again bringing a strong offering of products to boot Düsseldorf when the show opens on 23rd January 2021. Hosted by Ocean Safety’s leisure distributor for Germany, SOS…
Typhoon, one of the world’s leading drysuit and wetsuit manufacturers, is thrilled to announce its support of the 29er UK Class Association as Official Technical Clothing Class Sponsor for 2021. Andrew Richards, MD of Typhoon, comments: “Following the…
A sea mist shrouding the start zone off Les Sables d’Olonne held up the start of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe solo non stop round the world race for nearly one hour and 20 minutes. But for their patience the record-sized 33 boat fleet was re…
As England starts a 4 week lockdown, British Marine has been seeking clarity from the UK Government on how the new restrictions will impact our members and the leisure marine sector. During a meeting with DEFRA officials on Monday 2 November, British M…
In response to such a turbulent year for many industries, Shakespeare® Marine – the world leader in marine antenna design – announces an industry-wide price freeze across the Europe for 2021. The global pandemic has caused disruption to the entire worl…
