What’s on your horizon this summer? Global sailing brand, Helly Hansen, is encouraging participants to share their exciting summer plans for the chance to win a once in a lifetime experience, with extreme offshore sailing ambassador, Thomas Coville. Helly Hansen’s “What’s on Your Horizon?“ campaign will run from May 16th – June 30th and asks…
Boating enthusiasts have the chance to learn more about keeping safe whilst afloat next weekend at the Milford Marina Safety Day. The event takes place on Saturday 14th May between 9am-3pm and will feature demonstrations and safety checks from a range of organisations and agencies. QuinetiQ Firing Ranges and Castlemartin Range will be highlighting waterway…
East Cowes Marina has just completed the major part of a comprehensive dredging programme in time for the busy summer season. Dean & Reddyhoff’s ever popular marina, snuggled on the east bank of the Medina River, now has a minimum depth of 2.5m throughout 95% of the berths, responding to the trend for bigger berths,…
The Island Sailing Club, organisers of the largest yacht race of its kind in the World, the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, is delighted to announce that The Chelsea Magazine Company Ltd, publishers of three leading sailing magazines, Yachts and Yachting, Sailing Today and Classic Boat, have come on board as the…
The Island Sailing Club (ISC), organisers of the annual one-day yachting marathon around the Isle of Wight, the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, have today announced a brand new Award, ‘Young Vlogger of the Year’. This initiative has been launched to encourage some of the younger Race competitors – whether on the…
On Sunday evening, under a setting sun on the beautiful beach at Nanny Cay, the 45th BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival drew to a close with the ritual awards ceremony and fabulous fireworks. The entire fleet was treated to a delightful racing day, with a light easterly of 8 to 12 knots throughout the…
Question: How do you cram all the different racing scenarios that you might encounter over a season into one day on the water? Answer: Go 2K Team Racing at the Royal Southern…and they did! ‘2K’ is defined as two boat team racing in keel boats, with mixed gender crews and no spinnakers. Team racing provides…
MDL’s Shamrock Quay marina and boatyard in Southampton has undergone a full spring clean and completed a number of improvements in preparation for the new season. The 255-berth marina is a major centre for refit and boat building, making it imperative to have everything ship-shape for berth holders and visitors. The hoist dock, which lifts…
As part of its WW1 centenary project, National Historic Ships UK launched a Veterans Appeal, with the aim of finding descendants of those who lived, worked, served or owned any of the craft on the National Register of Historic Vessels during the First World War. National Historic Ships UK is a government funded, independent organisation…
The early spring rush to prepare boats to be water-tight and in top condition for another season on the water is upon us with thousands of boat owners around the country already embarking on a host of jobs from anti-fouling to fixing leaky windows. If the work involves sealing or bonding, the chances are Sikaflex®…
