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Cowes Classic Week attracts a strong fleet of Solent Sunbeams
Cowes Classic Week attracts a strong fleet of Solent Sunbeams
Saturday, 13 July 2019

13 Solent Sunbeam classic keelboats are already signed up for racing at this year’s Cowes Classic Week, with another couple expected to be on the start line on 29 July, taking the total to at least 15.

Among this year’s entries is So...

Ballet star dances with  plastic
Ballet star dances with plastic
Saturday, 13 July 2019

Royal Ballet dancer, Fernando Montaño, has danced underwater among art installations made from re-cycled plastics as part of an event to raise awareness of plastic pollution in our oceans and raise funds for his chosen charity, the Marine C...

World Class Sailing Event Coming to Torbay
World Class Sailing Event Coming to Torbay
Saturday, 13 July 2019

The Royal Torbay Yacht Club are gearing up to host the prestigious J/70 World Championships 2019 and its volunteers are pulling out all the stops in staging this great event, set to be one of the top international sailing events being held in the ...

July Boatbid Auction - Bidding Starts !
July Boatbid Auction - Bidding Starts !
Friday, 12 July 2019

Bidding has started ...

RS21s debut at Cowes Week 2019
RS21s debut at Cowes Week 2019
Thursday, 11 July 2019

Cowes week is the pinnacle of the UK’s Keelboat racing scene, the Solent will be welcoming hundreds of boats to the South Coast in 4 weeks’ time, and this year with the addition of the RS21.

Lendy Cowes week, the world’s best-k...

ROLL TOP DRY BAG
ROLL TOP DRY BAG
Thursday, 11 July 2019

These roll top waterproof dry bags are ideal for protecting your valuables and equipment from water, sand and dirt. Each bag comes with a padded shoulder strap as standard which can be attached to the d-rings on the bag or stored inside....

Dive into National Marine Week 2019
Dive into National Marine Week 2019
Thursday, 11 July 2019

Bottle nosed dolphins. Image: Karl Franz

Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race
Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race
Thursday, 11 July 2019

DATE: Friday 12th July 0830 BST
COURSE: Cowes – Casquets – Les Hanois – St Malo
DISTANCE: 151nm

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with UNCL, Yacht Club de Dinard, Société Nautique de la...

Torbay Royal Regatta 2019
Torbay Royal Regatta 2019
Thursday, 11 July 2019

Image: Royal Torbay Yacht Club

Champagne Charlie July Regatta
Champagne Charlie July Regatta
Thursday, 11 July 2019

Royal Southern YC, Summer Series 3

13-14 July, 2019

Les Sable d’Olonne to host 2022 Golden Globe Race
Les Sable d’Olonne to host 2022 Golden Globe Race
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Image: Golden Globe Race/PPL

Para World Sailing bronze for British duo
Para World Sailing bronze for British duo
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

©2019 Miguel Paez/World Sailing.

Wightlink recommends the most tranquil places to visit on the Isle of Wight
Wightlink recommends the most tranquil places to visit on the Isle of Wight
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Taken by Robin O’Neill anchored in Osborne Bay Isle-Of-Wight, sunrise, looking towards the spinnaker tower in Portsmouth.

Titanic items set to be auctioned
Titanic items set to be auctioned
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

On July 19 and 20 at Newport, Rhode Island’s non-profit International Yacht Restoration School, Guernsey’s will be holding a massive nautically-themed auction focusing on great ocean liners, including the famed Titanic, majestic sailin...

36TH AMERICA’S CUP RACE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED
36TH AMERICA’S CUP RACE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Image: America’s Cup

One month until SailGP’s European debut in Cowes
One month until SailGP’s European debut in Cowes
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Simon Bruty for SailGP

September Boatbid Auction is Open
September Boatbid Auction is Open
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

The September BoatBid auction will soon be upon us! Running from the 13th to 17th September 2019, entries are now open.

Over 50 yachts entered for Panerai British Classic Week
Over 50 yachts entered for Panerai British Classic Week
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Image: Sceptre Preservation Society

MDL supports RNLI with Big Bay ECO Challenge and bumper prize bundle
MDL supports RNLI with Big Bay ECO Challenge and bumper prize bundle
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

MDL’s Torquay Marina

Rolex Fastnet Race 2019
Rolex Fastnet Race 2019
Tuesday, 09 July 2019

The icnonic Fastnet Rock. Image: Rolex-Daniel Forster

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