Three Caribbean restoration & repair projects benefit from first round of Sail Aid UK grants

Three Caribbean restoration & repair projects benefit from first round of Sail Aid UK grants

The Trustees of Sail Aid UK (SAUK) are delighted to announce approval of the charity’s first three grants, totalling GBP £15,000, to the Anguilla Sailing Association, the Virgin Islands Sloop Foundation and Adopt a Roof BVI. Sail Aid UK, now operating as a fully-fledged charity, was set up in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Irma…

Ocean Signal-Backed Carbon Zerow Becomes First Carbon Neutral Team to Row the Atlantic

Ocean Signal-Backed Carbon Zerow Becomes First Carbon Neutral Team to Row the Atlantic

A ground-breaking Atlantic rowing team sponsored by Ocean Signal as Electrical Safety Equipment Partner is celebrating an historic success after completing the 2017/18 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. In addition to facing all the daunting trials and tribulations expected when navigating 3000 miles across the ocean in a 9-metre boat, Carbon Zerow has also become the…

New video highlights Cruising Association Lobster Pots Campaign

New video highlights Cruising Association Lobster Pots Campaign

The Cruising Association (CA) has just released a video highlighting the dangers of entanglement with lobster pots as part of its campaign for better marking of static fishing gear. Introduced by Tom Cunliffe, the video features two experienced yachtsmen describing their frightening encounters: Norman Kean whilst researching updates for Irish pilot books and Steve Williams…

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IC Cesme Marina wins the Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice 2017

Camper & Nicholsons Marina, together with IC Holdings, is delighted to announce that IC Cesme Marina, one of the most important yacht marinas of the Eastern Mediterranean, has received another outstanding international award. Constructed by IC İÇTAŞ İNŞAAT and now managed and operated under a joint venture between IC Holdings and Camper & Nicholsons Marinas.…

Exe estuary users invited to share views on new voluntary exclusion zones

Exe estuary users invited to share views on new voluntary exclusion zones

Following the public consultation meetings in December 2016 and February 2017 inviting local users of the Exe Estuary to help inform the review of codes of conduct and zonation on the Exe, the Exe Estuary Management Partnership (EEMP) are inviting local users to share their views on the revisions of exclusion zones in a further…

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DAERA designates four new MCZs in the Northern Ireland Inshore Region

Following a public consultation between December 2015 and March 2016, the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Marine and Fisheries Division in Northern Ireland has designated four new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). The new MCZs are intended to protect clams in Belfast Lough, the habitat of rare black guillemots on Rathlin Island, one…