Thanks to the efforts of 442 registered participants the 2015 Virgin Kitesurfing Armada has raised an incredible £30,690, bringing the total raised to over £150,000 since the annual event was first held in 2013. Contributing to the grand total was this years’ top fundraiser, Andy Pope, who raised £2,250, closely followed by Martin Stocks with…
The kitesurfing community has descended on Hayling Island, CBK Beach, for the third annual Virgin Kitesurfing Armada Festival, taking place this weekend, 16-18 October, for a fantastic weekend of kiting, entertainment and charity fundraising. Over 400 kitesurfers will have the opportunity to get out on the water off CBK Beach with the world’s best. Famous…
Oceanco is pleased to again be attending the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show from November 5 to 9 at stand #10 at the “Superyacht Life Pavilion,” (formerly known as the SYBAss Pavilion) close to the Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Several spectacular scale models of our most recent projects will be on display at our…
Organisers of the world famous Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week are delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Hagen as Regatta Director. Phil takes the reins from Stuart Quarrie, who retired following this year’s regatta in August. Phil is no stranger to Cowes Week, having started as a course setter 11 years ago. After four…
Sunseeker International has today (Monday 28 September 2015) announced exciting new changes to its stand location at the forthcoming London Boat Show in January. Ahead of the 2016 Show, Sunseeker International has chosen to relocate its stand to run horizontally along the perimeter of the South Hall. This year, British Marine Boat Shows made various…
It is hard to believe that the first Monaco Yacht show took place as long as 25 years ago. Back in the 1990’s, you only needed a 46 metre boat for it to be ranked amongst the top 100 largest yachts in the world. Of course I use the word ‘only’ in the loosest possible…
A host of local sailing clubs from Weymouth and Portland took part in Bart’s Bash, the global sailing event in memory of Sailor, Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson over the weekend. The event held in Bart’s name saw 116 boats and 190 people taking to the water in Portland Harbour on Sunday September 20th. Thousands of sailors…
As the 2015 Southampton Boat Show drew to a close yesterday (Sunday 20 September), over 110,000 people had enjoyed a taste of Britain’s biggest boating festival. The Show saw 23 boats make their world debut and over 330 of the world’s leading sailboats and high-performance powerboats on the water. Strong sales have been reported throughout…
The Green Blue, the joint environmental initiative of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and British Marine today celebrates 10 years of successfully helping boat users, boating businesses, sailing clubs and training centres reduce their impact on coastal and inland waters to keep them in great shape for now and the future! The Green Blue, with…
Visitors to this year’s Southampton Boat Show flocked to the Show’s Aquarium today to trial the UK’s first ever seaweed flavoured sweets. Within hours all the samples had been devoured and written feedback proved them to encapsulate the true scents and aromas of the sea. Surrounded by the sea creatures and corals found at the…
