On Saturday 6 June, MDL Marinas will be hosting a charity bike ride to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. Cycling enthusiasts and British Heart Foundation supporters will be tackling a mammoth 68 mile cycle ride from MDL’s Penton Hook Marina, near Chertsey-on-Thames to the Ocean Village Marina in Southampton. The event is being…
Hammond Drysuits is pleased to welcome Gillian Styles into the customer services team. Due to an increase in repairs and new drysuits, Hammond have been on a recruitment drive in order to maintain the high level of service customers have come to expect. Gillian will be supporting Natasha and Andrea in the office, she…
Bewl played host to the 7th RS Aero ‘Lift-Off’ event held since November for a busy day’s induction, coaching and demoing. The event combined with Bewl’s ‘Volvo Sailing Academy’ and ‘In the Blue’ day providing lots of activity with options available to family and friends too. The RS Aero event was open to both members and visitors…
Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, today unveiled the restored bow section of a yacht owned by former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, which was wrecked in a storm in 1974, with the loss of two crew, Heath’s godson Christopher Chadd, and Nigel Cumming. The ceremony was held in the…
Cowes Week Ltd today announced new sponsorship opportunities for brands looking to align with the Cowes Week regatta and capitalise on the next phase in the event’s development. Current Title Sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management will step down after the 2015 event, providing the rare opportunity for a new organisation to partner with the event as…
Find out how your club, training centre or organisation can take advantage of this great scheme It was a case of win, win, win during April as RYA Joining Point members enjoyed double commission for every new member they signed up to RYA membership – win; new members got to enjoy all the great benefits…
With the reassurance of their Ocean Signal products on-board, two young rowers have started an unsupported Atlantic crossing to raise money for charity. Tom Rainey and Lawrence Walters, who replaced Sam Coombs less than a month before the departure date due to a back injury, left Lower Manhattan, New York in their ocean rowing boat…
Europe’s leading marina operator, MDL Marinas, recently partnered with UK charity water brand, One Water, to provide its customers with a gift that will not only help to save lives in Africa’s developing countries, but also keep them hydrated whilst afloat this summer. MDL purchased over 5,000 1.5 litre bottles of One Water to send…
On Saturday May 9th the Andrew Simpson Sailing centre will be celebrating its first Birthday and is inviting the local community to take part in the celebration. From 11:00 there will be opportunities to sail on the Olympic waters with free sailing tasters for ages 5+, have a go at climbing, a cardboard boat race…
Young powerboaters across the country are revving their engines ready to compete for the 2015 Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship title as the first of the 14 regional finals kicks off at South Staffordshire Sailing Club this weekend (02 May). The Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship, sponsored by Honda and Highfield, is Britain’s leading programme…
