Summer is here and yesterday the newly refurbished Camper & Nicholsons Marinas (CNM) St. Katharine Docks officially relaunch the marina to key stakeholders and the public before the highly anticipated opening of London on Water Show on 8th June 2017. The relaunch of St. Katharine Docks took place on the floating events pontoon, and was…
A stunning development of new beach huts on the south coast has been added to OS’s geospatial database ahead of the summer season. The development, in Milford on Sea, replaces the old beach huts which were damaged and destroyed during a fierce storm on 14 February 2014. With building work on 119 beach huts and…
RORC Myth of Malham Race – Saturday 26th May, 2017 – Cowes – Eddystone – Solent (256 Miles) Powerful thunderstorms, driving rain and wind speeds ranging from thirty knots to complete shutdowns provided epic conditions for the 256-mile RORC Myth of Malham Race. James Neville’s FAST40+ Ino XXX won the gruelling marathon, correcting out under IRC to…
Fishing gear that poses a hazard to navigation because it cannot be readily seen has been a concern to boaters for many years and it has been on the RYA’s agenda for just as long. If there was a simple solution to the problem, the RYA would have fixed it a long time ago. Legislation…
Start: Saturday May 13, 2017 Flexi-Course starting from Royal Yacht Squadron Line The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore racing season continues this weekend with the 4th race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship. Over 80 yachts are expected to take part with the vast majority of the crews made up of passionate Corinthian sailors with…
Superyacht crew are struggling with stress and mental health issues, according to Yachting Pages Media Group, which commissioned a survey of superyacht crew and industry experts last month. Out of the crew surveyed, 72% had suffered from mental health problems or knew somebody else in the industry that had. Out of this proportion, only 54% had talked…
Torqeedo, the market leader in the fast-growing electric propulsion industry, announces the appointment of Marcia Kull as President of Torqeedo Group, Inc., from 1 May 2017. As a newly created position within the company, Kull’s Presidency will expand the current management system, overseeing Torqeedo’s growth activities in America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. She will be…
A blow-up doll, golf buggies, pogo stick, flat screen TV and opened safes recovered from Britain’s canals and rivers as charity aims to highlight effect of dumped rubbish on nation’s waterways At an annual cost of £1 million to clean up after litter-happy Britons – from blow up dolls to shopping trolleys – the Canal…
The Rochdale Canal in Manchester’s city centre has been improved for both pedestrians and boaters with the installation of new and refurbished lock gates, and a large scale waterway clean up. Over the winter, the Canal & River Trust charity, which cares for 2,000 miles of the nation’s waterways, has been able to upgrade a…
FLIR has been synonymous with premium maritime thermal night vision technologies for over 25 years. Since their introduction, the award-winning FLIR M-Series have set the standard for maritime thermal vision. Yacht captains, professional mariners, and first responders from around the world trust FLIR M-Series to navigate in the dark and stay safe. FLIR is now…
