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Boskalis funds Seabin for Hythe Marina Village
Tuesday, 25 May 2021A Seabin, funded by dredging specialist Boskalis Westminster, has been installed at MDL’s Hythe Marina Village as part of the marina chain’s ‘binfrastructure’.
Pip Hare to make Poole Harbour her home once again
Tuesday, 25 May 2021Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) has proudly announced that it has renewed its partnership with British Vendée Globe sailor Pip Hare.
RYA CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCE TO BE REINSTATED IN SPAIN
Monday, 24 May 2021The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has received confirmation that its International Certificates of Competence (ICC) and several of its course completion certificates and other Certificates of Competence remain valid for skippering Spanish flagg...
Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven-month maiden deployment
Monday, 24 May 2021Britain’s new flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is leading six Royal Navy ships, a Royal Navy submarine, a US Navy destroyer and a frigate from the Netherlands in the largest concentration of maritime and air power to leave the...
Boskalis funded Seabin installed at Hythe Marina Village
Monday, 24 May 2021A Seabin, funded by dredging specialist Boskalis Westminster, has been installed at MDL’s Hythe Marina Village as part of the marina’s ‘binfrastructure’.
Pip Hare to make Poole Harbour her home once again!
Monday, 24 May 2021Poole Harbour Commissioners have announced that they have renewed their partnership with British Vendée Globe Sailor Pip Hare.
Top tier international fleet assembles in Lorient for The Ocean Race Europe start
Monday, 24 May 2021International ocean racing teams from around the world are assembling in Lorient, France this week ahead of the start of the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe on 29 May.
Cannes Yachting Festival promises 500+ boats for September
Monday, 24 May 2021The continuous improvement of the health situation in France and in Europe following vaccination campaigns and the loosening of health measures announced by the French government augur well for the reopening of trade shows from June onwards, says...
SCIBS 2021 reports record sales in visitor surge
Monday, 24 May 2021Australia’s marine industry has declared the 2021 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) the best in the event’s 32-year history. Organisers say the expanded footprint, record crowds, spectacular weather and astronomical sales...
Vendée Globe announces next edition to set off 10/11/24
Monday, 24 May 2021Thirty one of the 33 skippers who competed in the 9th Vendée Globe mustered in Les Sables-d’Olonne for the official prize giving as the date for the start of the 10th edition was announced as November 10, 2024.
Marine Industry Cup 2021 aims to bring industry together
Monday, 24 May 2021Organisers say that the newly launched Marine Industry Cup has been developed as a way to bring members of the marine industry together following a year of restrictions. It’s at Hayling Island Sailing Club on Thursday 24 June 2021, and is o...
HMS Queen Elizabeth UK heads on deployment after royal visit
Monday, 24 May 2021HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth for her maiden operational deployment at the heart of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group. This came after a farewell visit from Her Majesty The Queen. Late last week media reported the 65,000-tonne ...
Freedom Boat Club buys into Portsmouth to start UK expansion plans
Monday, 24 May 2021Freedom Boat Club, a division of Brunswick Corporation, is opening its first company-owned location in Portsmouth, near Port Solent. It says it has chosen the area as it’s one of the most desirable boating destinations in the UK. Locating h...
B&G returns as an official technical supplier to the Ocean Race
Monday, 24 May 2021B&G has returned as an official technical supplier to the Ocean Race, including the upcoming inaugural edition of the Ocean Race Europe that begins May 29 in Lorient, France.
RNLI applies for RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden
Friday, 21 May 2021The RNLI will be one of the first two charity beneficiaries of a new scheme, Project Giving Back, established to enable charities and not-for-profit organisations to create a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
#SailToWellbeing with UK Sail Training
Friday, 21 May 2021Sail Training organisations around the UK are highlighting how taking part in a Sail Training voyage can boost young people’s mental health.
New Generation Sunbeam Classic to be built at Mylor
Friday, 21 May 2021Twenty years after the master shipwrights of Mylor Yacht Harbour built a trio of classic wooden Falmouth Sunbeam yachts, they are now embarking on a new generation challenge: an immaculate Sunbeam finished to the specification of the 1920s origina...
IMOCA Globe Series Championship set to fire up again for four seasons on 29 May
Friday, 21 May 2021Devised in 2017, the IMOCA Globe Series Championship, which combines the world’s superlative offshore races, enjoyed its first great success with its inaugural cycle from June 2018 to March 2021.
Support for Landsail Tyres J-Cup
Friday, 21 May 2021Now in its 22nd year, the annual J Boats celebration, the Landsail Tyres J-Cup, is an absolute must-do event for J Boats owners. Hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, located on the banks of the Hamble River, the regatta provides three days of ...
The Ocean Race Summit Europe to tackle urgent threats to the seas
Friday, 21 May 2021The Ocean Race will host a high-level Summit on 16 June to help drive new and improved policies to tackle some of the most urgent issues facing our blue planet.
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