The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation is to give grants totalling seventy one thousand, four hundred and seventy five pounds (£71,475) to not-for-profit sailing projects in South Africa, Bermuda, Scotland and England. The grants are the first of the Charity’s formal grant giving process which opened in January 2015. Thirteen projects have been selected to receive…
Family Fun Day – Sunday 3rd May 2015, 11am-4pm Central London’s iconic marina, St Katharine Docks has been chosen to host one of the RNLI’s MayDay Campaign events in aid of celebrating the work of the charity’s lifesaving crews. On Sunday 3rd May 2015, an RNLI Family Fun Day taking place at the Docks will…
Sea Cloud Cruises, The Hamburg operator of small, fine sailing cruises offers cycling, in co-operation with holiday cycling specialists “terranova”. In the morning guests discover the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean by bicycle. In the afternoon back with the Windjammer they enjoy the feel-good atmosphere of being under sail. The Sea Cloud II cruise…
A Huddersfield Narrow Canal lock gate at Marsden in Yorkshire is the star attraction in a special feature filmed by the BBC children’s programme Blue Peter. Presenter Barney Harwood rolled up his sleeves and got stuck into making a new lock gate and then fitting it during two full day filming sessions with Canal &…
At 0730 on Thursday 21st May 2015, the former London fireboat and Dunkirk Little Ship, ‘Massey Shaw’ joins over 60 fellow Dunkirk Little Ships as they leave Ramsgate for Dunkirk to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo. The 8-10 hour journey will honour the memory of the bravery of the volunteer crew who made…
The major redevelopment project for the Royal Southern Yacht Club and the Royal Air Force Yacht Club on the River Hamble, has reached a major milestone, with club members’ vessels being welcomed on to the new pontoons in time for the 2015 Easter weekend. The £2.6m project has been led throughout by UK based specialist…
St Katharine Docks welcomes the arrival of Argentinian restaurant CAU, which has opened its first central London restaurant at the newly refurbished Commodity Quay overlooking the West Basin at the Docks. Inspired by Argentina’s Buenos Aires and sister restaurant to the Gaucho group, CAU is open all day for brunch, lunch and dinner, offering a…
Castle Marinas Ltd, owners of two coastal marinas and five inland marinas are delighted to be able to announce a significant increase in berthing numbers for 2015. At one of their South Coast marinas, Birdham Pool Marina, it has resulted in a waiting list for certain sized berths and across the group there has been a…
Despite bitterly cold weather this winter, the Canal & River Trust has completed major works to around 100 locks across the country, replacing 144 lock gates, as part of its £45 million programme of work to repair and restore hundreds of historic waterway structures across England and Wales. With the weather finally beginning to warm…
The world of nautical words is demystified with info-gram style clips in a new YouTube Channel introduced by Boats.co.uk, the UK’s leading boat sales company. Created especially to help those new to boating to navigate their way round the forest of boating terminology, the first videos go live on Friday 10th April. Boats.co.uk will roll…
