The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has partnered with Insured Health and Bupa, coming on board as its Official Health Insurance partner. As part of this collaboration, RYA members will have access to discounted health insurance, enabling them to take control of their health and wellbeing. This includes everyday support with access to a digital GP…
Raymarine – global leader in high-performance marine electronics for the recreational boating, marine first-responder and law-enforcement markets celebrates two decades of collaboration with Formula Boats. Raymarine and Formula Boats have cultivated this lengthy partnership through their shared core values of making boating safer and more enjoyable for all. “Over these many years, our closeness with…
Marine Components International, leading supplier to the UK leisure and commercial marine market, has been appointed as the exclusive UK marine distributor for the innovative mooring solutions company Boatasy. The Boatasy range makes mooring simpler. It is available in the UK through MCI and includes, the modular telescopic Dockhook boat hook, Hooklinker, GHOOK med-mooring solution…
Walcon Marine is now in the final stages of a major project to remove and replace Premier Marina’s Noss on Dart Marina in the west of England. The project began in the winter of 2020/21 and today an all-new, 232-berth facility is all but complete. The regeneration of Noss on Dart Marina has been an…
Royal Yachting Association responds to Government consultation on the dangerous use of recreational and personal watercraft. The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has responded to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) public consultation on strengthening enforcement of the dangerous use of recreational and personal watercraft (PWC), setting out its key points and concerns. A key concern for…
On 7 November 2021, 81 boats will take the start of the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre. Created back in 1993 and run biennially, this legendary race enables some of the big names in sailing, together with amateur sailors, to take on the historic trading routes for coffee, from France…
New research shows that being out on the water is beneficial for both health and wellbeing With concerns around the negative mental and physical health legacy of the coronavirus pandemic, new research published today (7 July 2021) reveals that spending time on coastal or inland waterways can be an easily accessible and effective way to…
After that hiatus which 2020 was in so many ways, the YJA Yachtsman of the Year and Young Sailor of the Year Awards are back, and the Yachting Journalists’ Association is delighted to announce that Stoneways Marine, the marine insurance provider with genuine service, support, and experience, will be the title sponsor of the awards…
In a letter published in The Times newspaper today, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Patron of the Cruising Association (CA), highlights the devastating effect of HMRC’s demands for VAT on boats returning to the UK. HIs letter is counter-signed by many other sailing ‘names’ including Sir Ben Ainslie, Mike Golding OBE, Pip Hare, Dee Caffari MBE, Libby…
The CA has today launched its campaign to reduce the impact of Brexit on British small boat cruisers who have traditionally explored the coasts and inland waterways of Europe in sailing and motor boats. There’s a particular focus on the Netherlands, Greece, Spain and Portugal where the CA is lobbying for a 180-day cruising visa…
