A new ‘Wainwright of the waterways’ has been appointed by the Canal & River Trust to forge England’s first Coast to Coast canoe trail. Following in the footsteps of famous author and walker, Alfred Wainwright, Greg Brookes will lead a small team in a five year plan to create a challenging new canoe trail across…
Following the success of its 2010 national championship at Cowes Week, the Sigma 33 class association has chosen the event once again, as a platform in which to run its 2015 national championship, writes Sue Pelling. Although racing within Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is not a classic championship format, the interaction with the other…
Organisers and exhibitors recently welcomed a record 1,600 people to the Hamble Boat Show, held at MDL’s Hamble Point Marina. Each year, the free event celebrates the start of the boating season and brings together boating enthusiasts and members of the local community for an action-packed family weekend on and off the water. This year’s…
Television coverage of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race (RTI) is being significantly extended in 2015 to include live streaming of the Race to a global audience. A new, dedicated outside-broadcast production unit will provide live, commentated coverage of the starts and early finishes on Race day, Saturday 27th June. The programme…
Royal Southern Match Cup World Champion Ian Williams takes on rising stars in home waters Just a year ago, Ian Williams lay second in the ISAF Open rankings. Now he is World Champion both as No.1 in the rankings and the five times winner of the World Match Racing Tour. Ian is top ranked at the Royal…
On Saturday 6 June, MDL Marinas will be hosting a charity bike ride to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. Cycling enthusiasts and British Heart Foundation supporters will be tackling a mammoth 68 mile cycle ride from MDL’s Penton Hook Marina, near Chertsey-on-Thames to the Ocean Village Marina in Southampton. The event is being…
This bank holiday weekend (24/25 May) the RYA Powerboat GP British Championship heads to Oulton Broad, Suffolk for the Lowestoft Grand Prix where the competitors are gearing up for the second round of the competition. 2015 sees the Powerboat GP Championship back, bigger and better with a 6 round British Championship series in…
Hammond Drysuits is pleased to welcome Gillian Styles into the customer services team. Due to an increase in repairs and new drysuits, Hammond have been on a recruitment drive in order to maintain the high level of service customers have come to expect. Gillian will be supporting Natasha and Andrea in the office, she…
Chelmarsh Sailing Club in the heart of rural Shropshire saw the first event of the inaugural RS Aero UK Series kindly sponsored by Magic Marine http://www.magicmarineshop.co.uk . A forecast of 16mph with gusts into the 20s encouraged a healthy fleet of 25 sailors from around the UK to this picturesque piece of water. The direction…
As the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race entries hit the 900+ mark in early May, the Race Management team at the Island Sailing Club (ISC) is especially pleased to see a number of Race Partners and their boats lining up for some exciting Race action on Saturday 27th June. Haven Knox-Johnston…
