British Marine members, Lumishore and Oceanair, have been honoured in the 2018 Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the most prestigious business awards in the country which endorse the highest levels of excellence for Britain’s best companies. Lumishore was one of only eight of the 238 businesses honoured this year to achieve a double award for Innovation… Read More »
The Qingdao team, skippered by German yachtsman Chris Kobusch, completed the 5,600 nautical marathon at 22:27 UTC on Thursday 19 April, some 27 days after setting off from its home port of Qingdao in China. The race from Qingdao to Seattle, the ninth of thirteen races that makes up the Clipper Race circuit, included the… Read More »
She is the historic Hampshire vessel that was saved from the breaker’s yard after an emergency appeal raised £80,000. Now the Southampton-based cruise ship SS Shieldhall has secured a £250 grant after winning one of three accolades awarded by the National Historic Ships UK. The organisation has recognised the success of various vessels around the… Read More »
The upcoming Limassol boat show will host more than 100 exhibitors and is expected to welcome more than 20,000 visitors, it was announced at a press conference on Wednesday 25 April. Exhibitors hail from Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Great Britain, Israel and Lebanon. “The annual gathering of industry professionals and prospective buyers will offer thousands of… Read More »
Turn the Tide on Plastic and Vestas 11th Hour Racing blitzed to the head of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Wednesday April 25 as the battle for Leg 8 glory continued due east of Rio de Janeiro. The leading pair were the most easterly boats as the seven-strong fleet approached an oil field exclusion… Read More »
Angle RNLI’s all weather lifeboat was alerted in the early hours of Tuesday morning (April 24), after a report that a vessel was on fire at Neyland in the Milford Haven Waterway. The Tamar class lifeboat Mark Mason was launched at 12.38am and on her way to the scene it was reported that the vessel,… Read More »
The jury in the trial of yachting boss Douglas Innes have found him not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. Douglas Innes, 43, of Southampton, Hampshire, briefly closed his eyes and mouthed the words “thank you” as the jury, sitting at Winchester Crown Court, announced the not guilty verdicts. The jury had been deliberating at… Read More »
The RYA has been notified that in order to accommodate coverage of the royal wedding on Saturday May 19, 2018, the 1201 BBC R4 Long Wave Shipping Forecast will move to the later time of 1257. This story is from the RYA.
Over 35,500 volunteers mobilised last week around the UK to take part in the biggest beach clean in the UK day to date. The volunteers, including one wedding couple, cleared 571 beaches, rivers, canals, marinas and lakes and removed a staggering 63 tonnes of marine plastic pollution. Organised by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) along side… Read More »
The famed anticyclone is renowned for dominating the South Atlantic and making tricky sailing for Volvo Ocean Race teams heading north or south. Constantly expanding and contracting, the St Helena High – also known as the South Atlantic High Pressure Cell – is currently centred around 1,300 miles east of the Leg 8 start city… Read More »