At this year’s TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show visitors will be able to slalom, turn and paddle their way to the top of the leaderboard on our brand new, purpose-built on-water assault course. The Assault Course, in association with Heart, forms part of the Show’s ever popular Get Afloat feature run by the expert team at… Read More »
Images from the America’s Cup Overture held in Cowes, Isle of Wight, on August 31. The centre piece of the event was a hologram into which various images of the 36th America’s Cup were injected. While it is said that photographs don’t do it justice – top photographer, Carlo Borglenghi has a very good attempt.
BBC Radio Devon Small fishing boats have been fitted with monitoring technology so authorities know where and when they’re fishing. Eighty-four boats across the South West have been equipped with the monitors. Until recently only the larger boats had to report where they were. Devon has 15 protected areas where the trawlers can’t go and… Read More »
Known for their compact dimensions, low noise level, low weight, attractive price and high (peak) power, WhisperPower’s latest variable speed generators for the marine leisure sector feature GRP casing to greatly reduce noise emissions. As a global distribution partner of WhisperPower, Webasto is delighted to present the Piccolo 5 and Piccolo 8 to the UK marine market.… Read More »
International marine recruitment agency Marine Resources have partnered with British Marine to offer a Happy Hour for the very first time at the British Marine Members Lounge during the annual TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show. Sponsorship of the Happy Hour will, this year, replace the annual Marine Resources Boat Show Party. James Ward, Managing Director, is… Read More »
The tribute below was given by Paul Wagstaffe on behalf of the Boating Industry. David and I met when we were both recruited in the late 1960’s by Tom Webb, the Highly Regarded Chief Executive, to join the Staff Team at The Ship and Boatbuilders National Federation (The Trade Association for the small ship and the… Read More »
A new race format named Formula Foil Ocean Racing Championships (FFORC) with a minimum of 10 teams, sailing 10 races, over 10,000nm offering a total prize fund of £80,000 for the winners has been announced for 2020. Racing in identical Beneteau Figaro 3 yachts, FFORC has been launched by a new business created by Stuart… Read More »
The UK-based firm that has become the world’s leading ultrasonic bio-fouling specialist, is helping show the way to a future of zero-toxin boating thanks to a 3-year project in the crystal-clear waters of Norway. NRG Marine, the UK-based manufacturer of Sonihull ultrasonic anti-fouling systems, has been helping the ‘Green Marina’ project in Norway get some… Read More »
Girls on Film will be aiming for their hat-trick in Round 5 of the 2018 FAST40+ Circuit, the One Ton Cup hosted by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in the Solent from September 13-16. But there is a new boat in town. Niklas Zennstrom’s new generation Carkeek-designed, Rán VII has left everyone in its wake… Read More »
The Met Office and Met Éireann reveal the list of storm names for the coming season. First introduced in 2015, this is the fourth year the Met Office and Met Éireann (the meteorological service in the Irish Republic) have jointly run the ‘Name our Storms’ scheme, aimed at raising awareness of severe weather before it… Read More »