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Top Team. Newly elected Flag Officers to lead the new initiatives, L to R: Helen Verstage, Mike Garvey, new Commodore Bob Trimble, Richard House, Stephen Parry.

Alex Thomson and Neal McDonald are working on the safest place to navigate their damaged 60ft monohull, Hugo Boss, after announcing their withdrawal from the 14th edition the Transat Jacque Vabre.

Earlier in the day they informed the race office...

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A cruel twist of fate and a passion for boats are now ingrained in Boatshed’s 20-year history through a chain of events that was to revolutionize the yacht brokerage industry.

This month Bill looks at all the main areas of your boat that will need to be winterised to avoid disappointment in the spring.

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Trawler chat with Gary Buck

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The Royal Yachting Association has been crowned winner of the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, at the World Sailing Awards in Bermuda.

The award celebrates the effective execution and ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly-r...

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Great Britain SailGP Team, helmed by Dylan Fletcher, practises on The Solent ahead of Event 4 Season 1 SailGP event in Cowes. Photo Eloi Stichelbaut for SailGP.

Develop your knowledge this winter with the RYA’s range of books and shorebased courses… 

Winter is closing in and the days are getting shorter. For most of us this will also mean less time on the water, so how can you best pre...

They are glass, classy and recyclable and we can expect to see more of them…

I was on the Canal du Nivernais in France this summer. A bottle of rosé was brought to the afterdeck for sunset drinks. No surprise about that. But instea...

Nick Eales, managing director of Sea Start Ltd, has 10 top tips for winterising your engine.

If you are planning to take you boat out of commission over the winter it is important to winterise the engine to avoid problems before the spring re-la...

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Welsh sailor Bleddyn Môn has been selected to be part of the British Americas Cup challenging INEOS Team UK for the second time.

The Anglesey sailor, who came up through the Welsh sailing system to compete nationally and internationally in...

Luke Berry and co-skipper Tanguy Le Turquais are training onboard their Class 40 Lamotte – Module Creation prior to the Transat Jacques Vabre, off La Trinite sur Mer, France, on July 3, 2019. (Photo by Pierre Bouras)<...

Fleet is taking a good start during the Transat Jacques Vabre 2019, duo sailing race from Le Havre, France, to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, on October 27, 2019 in Le Havre, France. (Photo by Alea)

Marlow Ropes has announced that its eco-conscious Blue Ocean Dockline, made from 100% recycled waste plastic bottles has been nominated for a DAME Award 2019 at the METSTRADE show taking place in Amsterdam this November.

Managing Director Jon Mi...

Highfield Boats, the world’s leading aluminium RIB supplier, was finally able to reveal its brand new ultra-high specification support RIB for Alex Thompson’s next campaign when the new HUGO BOSS IMOCA 60 was christened just a few week...