A SURVIVOR from the Great War and a colourful but unhurried Royal spectacle will be shown their paces when they line up with a World beater at Henley-on-Thames’ Traditional Boat Festival in July. The late Sir Malcom Campbell’s Bluebird K3 hydroplane powerboat built in 1937 to win back the World Water Speed record from America, may not be…
The subtropical island of Bermuda is globally known for its heartfelt hospitality and pristine sailing conditions, which all 150 participants of Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) were lucky enough to experience first-hand in the past few days and weeks. The regatta celebrates the jubilees of two of the most prestigious European yacht clubs. Leading up to the Bermuda…
The first 13-metre ORC pilot boat to enter service in the UK will be part of a showcase at Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition. The vessel will be exhibited on the pontoon at Seawork, in Southampton, next week, July 3-5, by boat builders Goodchild Marine Services Limited, and is one of the company’s…
Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani, the first Muslim woman to speak from the House of Commons despatch box, will make a keynote speech on a new initiative for women in the maritime sector. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State will also tour the show, meeting exhibitors and women in the commercial marine industry. The opening will…
Estimated at USD 470 million, the Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) market is expected to reach around USD 1 billion by 2022 due to the ever-increasing need for maritime security, ocean mapping and data. With Europe’s USV market set to grow at a higher rate than anywhere else globally, unmanned surface vessels are able to augment…
Cowes Week Ltd, organiser of the world’s best-known sailing regatta – a highlight of the British sporting summer – is delighted to announce a five-year sponsorship deal with telecoms operator aql. aql dipped its toe in the water last year as the Official Communications Sponsor of Lendy Cowes Week and will remain in this capacity…
St. Katharine Docks, central London’s only marina, is committed to continuing the fight against plastics in the ocean. Working with The Whale Company, the challenge is to paddle the length of the Thames on recycled plastic bottle SUPs to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the waterways and to deliver a ‘Message in a Bottle’…
As the weather and the boating season warm up, marine safety specialists, industry leaders, charities and ambassadors are joining forces to highlight important safety advice by celebrating 406Day on Monday, 4thJune. Beacon manufacturers Ocean Signal and ACR Electronics, supported by partners including the RNLI, Ocean Safety, British Marine, the RYA, PLB campaigners PLanB charity and…
The island’s largest boat show, featuring yachts, activities and demonstrations on water, as well as recreational fishing products, was completed with remarkable success on Sunday, 6th of May. Limassol Boat Show, which took place at Limassol Marina from the 3rd to the 6th of May 2018, hosted more than 120 exhibitors from eight different countries…
British Marine, which organises and owns the London Boat Show, has announced that the 2019 Show, due to run at ExCeL London from 9-13 January 2019, will not take place. This decision was made after independent research by exhibition experts, Zing Insights, showed there was insufficient support from a large proportion of the marine industry…
