After 22 years at the RORC Rating Office, Mike Urwin, its Technical Director, is stepping aside to relinquish the day to day running of the Rating Office to James Dadd, 44, with effect from 1st September. Mike will continue to work as a part-time consultant for the foreseeable future and James will take overall technical…
Leading British luxury motor yacht manufacturer, Fairline announces Douglas Culverwell as its new Sales and Marketing Director. Douglas will be responsible for Fairline’s global sales and marketing operations, leading Fairline’s international sales team and managing its worldwide dealer network. Douglas brings a wealth of global marine industry knowledge and experience acquired over the last 17…
PlainSailing.com is a recently launched online market place for hiring yachts in the UK. Unique to the marine industry, PlainSailing.com allows users to compare charter boats and locations, and upload sailing qualifications online, in a simple and straightforward process. Offering the complete online charter service, PlainSailing.com was set up by two brothers, Adi and Tommy…
Wetsuit Centre, based in Bournemouth, is the latest organisation to join the RYA’s growing list of member benefit partners offering exclusive discounts on a range of products and services to RYA members. Wetsuit Centre will be offering RYA member’s 10% discount across it range of products, while gold and instructor members enjoy a 10% discount…
Leading British luxury motor yacht manufacturer, Fairline, will celebrate the launch of its Fairline East Coast dealership on Saturday 15-16 August 2015 at Burton Waters, Ipswich. As part of the annual Ipswich Maritime Festival, Fairline will be officially launching its new East Coast dealership with a weekend of celebrations and the opportunity for VIPs and potential…
Boats.co.uk formally opened its Poole office and Princess Poole operation this weekend showing the superb Princess 72 and V39 alongside a number of other yachts and Williams tenders which the company will offer from its prestige premises at Salterns Marina. Boat owners and residents from the Poole area were invited to meet the team and…
One week since the world was left shocked at the news of an ISIS terrorist attack in Tunisia, local superyacht businesses are reassuring yachtsmen that security has been increased at Tunisian ports despite numerous cancellations. Not long after the country has had to recover from the impact of the Bardo Museum attack where 17 were…
British Marine has today unveiled its strong new identity that stands out within the context of modern brands in the marine sector, providing a solid focal point for the members the organisation serves. British Marine now represents a durable brand for its members to be part of, which will serve them in promoting their businesses…
The UK’s leading marina operator, MDL Marinas, has signed a six-year deal to become Ben Ainslie Racing’s Official UK Marina Partner. The exciting news sees the MDL group get behind the team – as they compete on home waters for the first time – and join the nation to back Ben Ainslie Racing’s quest to…
There is a new home for the annual Seawork International, Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition and conference, which has been running this week in Southampton. Associated British Ports has hosted Seawork since the first edition in 1998 at the QEII Terminal. Since 2000, the exhibition has been held in and around the Fruit…
