England’s first ever coast to coast canoe project, the Desmond Family Canoe Trail, hosted brave canoeists on a ‘Santa Splash’ festive paddle along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Liverpool (Saturday) and Blackburn (Sunday) this weekend. The event was organised by the Canal & River Trust, the charity which cares for 2,000 miles of the…
One of Britain’s leading professional institutions today honoured the historic Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the presentation of a Special Award for Civil Engineering Heritage. The award certificate was presented to representatives of the Canal & River Trust at Wigan Pier, which marks the start of the famous Wigan Flight of 21 locks, one of…
The team at MDL Marinas recently welcomed back the British Sailing Team’s Paralympians, Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell, who returned to their home marina on the Hamble after winning bronze at this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio. After months of training at Hamble Point Marina, the duo ended their Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing regatta on…
Leading new boat sales and brokerage company, Boats.co.uk has announced the launch of its Boats Yacht Club, membership of which is available to all owners of new or used boats purchased through Boats.co.uk, or under its previous name of Essex Boatyards. New buyers from September 1st 2016 will be automatically enrolled at the point of…
Too much wind and massive waves crashing on Dawlish Warren led to the cancelling of the day’s racing. However the RS100 fleet is inventive and competitive and they remained in need of competition. So they decided that an afternoon of Go-Karting would be in order. What could possibly go wrong? The swap from wetsuits to…
Alongside competitions, special offers and expert advice available on the RYA Stand (BO32) and in the RYA Members’ Lounge, and visits from our sailing Olympic medallists, the RYA will also be unveiling its new look membership at this year’s Southampton Boat Show (16-25 September). Over the last two years the RYA has undertaken a full…
MDL Marinas, Europe’s largest marina operator, is delighted to announce Mercury Yacht Harbour in Southampton and Northney Marina in Hayling Island have both been awarded the prestigious Five Gold Anchors by The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA). The Gold Anchor awards rate the service, quality and overall standards of a marina’s offering and are deemed as…
The Canal & River Trust has published the list of vital maintenance work the charity will be carrying out over the winter and is urging boaters to take a look to see how it may affect their cruising plans over the season. Every year the Trust carries out millions of pounds worth of essential work…
Giles Scott added to Great Britain’s medal tally yesterday (Tuesday 16 September) with a stunning victory in the Men’s One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) Finn class at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. This follows Nick Dempsey’s silver in the windsurfing RS:X class on Sunday and the anticipated Olympic gold for Hannah Mills and…
Think of James Bond’s gadgets and it does not come much bigger than a yacht. A luxury yacht is the ultimate style icon, be it from sailing a 54-foot yacht up Venice’s Grand Canal as in the movie remake of Casino Royale, to navigating through the British Virgin Islands or coasting around the Cote d’Azur.…
