Maidstone’s Ben Jelf (15) was yesterday awarded the RYA Eastern Regional Youth Champion Award for 2015 in a presentation at The RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace. The Swadelands School pupil was nominated for the award following another successful season that saw him claim his tenth and eleventh consecutive British Championships when he secured…
It was a night of glitz, glamour and awards as racers from offshore, circuit and jet bike, were joined by friends, family, sponsors and supporters to celebrate the successes of the 2015 season at the annual RYA Powerboat Racing Awards (Saturday 06 February). Watch all the action from the evening’s ceremony at https://youtu.be/0LG8Nqebhlg A staggering…
Following the creation of a new awards programme at the end of last year, to recognise the contribution of industry partners to the sport, the RYA Powerboat Racing Department are pleased to announce that Pertemps Network and Scarborough Borough Council have been selected as the 2015 season winners. In the category of ‘leading sponsorship of…
UK-based English Harbour Yachts has recently won the coveted award for the best ‘Wheelhouse and Cockpit Cruiser’ with its new EH29 Offshore model at the internationally-attended Motor Boat Awards ceremony in London. Organised and judged by Motor Boat & Yachting magazine and ybw.com, the Awards acknowledge the very best in motorboat design from the past…
The Yacht Harbour Association (THYA) has announced the winners of its Marina of the Year Awards for 2016, with proud partners GJW Insurance. Now in its third year, the Awards were open to Gold Anchor accredited marinas both in the UK and overseas. The winning marinas are considered the best by their customers in the…
Over 200 representatives from across the marine industry gathered at the British Marine Trades Association awards dinner last night – 12 January 2016 – at restaurant Gauchos to recognise the top achievements within the marine industry. At this year’s dinner, the David Coleman Export Award was presented for the first time in memory of…
A Chesterfield volunteer who lives in the centre of England a long way from the sea, has dedicated his spare time to all things nautical and has been honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) is delighted that the dedication and selfless passion of Richard Dale, has been recognised…
The RYA’s powerboat racing department has announced the creation of a new awards programme to recognise the contribution of industry partners to the sport. Engaging the wider marine industry and commercial stakeholders within the sport the new awards will be presented at the annual RYA Powerboat Racing Awards Ceremony, held in February each year; the…
Ocean Signal’s rescueME MOB1 has collected two awards at Fisheries Supply’s 2015 InNEWvation product awards. Incorporating both AIS and DSC technologies within the most compact product on the market, the rescueME MOB1 was selected from more than 100 nominated products as the Grand Prize Winner. The device was also named the best new product in…
Dometic’s new WAECO CRX refrigerator has won a DAME Design Award in the ‘interior equipment, furnishing, materials and electrical fittings used in cabins’ category at this year’s METS. The versatile new CRX is the first and only marine refrigerator with a removable freezer compartment, offering boat owners a unique three-in-one cabinet solution. The breakthrough patented…
