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Four galleries are opening at the National Maritime Museum. They will tell epic true stories of pioneering global explorers and their encounters with people, places and environments across the world’s oceans.

With over 1,000 new objects on...

Fox’s Marina is located on the banks of the River Orwell in Suffolk in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Fox’s Boatyard is internationally renowned for its extensive refit and repair facilities, the friendliness and knowledge of...

Mast production at Selden

If getting out on the water at one of the RYA’s Push the Boat Out or Try Sailing taster sessions floated your boat or you got the bug at the Southampton Boat Show, why not build on the basics by joining a club or taking a course?

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British brewing is not the only way to brew and, like here, many other countries have experienced a craft beer revolution.

For many beer enthusiasts, the area known last century as Czechoslovakia was the holy grail of distinctive beers. It was f...

This year’s METSTRADE exhibition committee has selected Wetwheels and the Blue Marine Foundation charities as recipients of funds raised from DAME Design Award entry fees.

Award winners are assured of global expos...

Hansen Guanan Island – 454 catamaran

Sailors like the idea of using an iPad, tablet or smart phone for on board navigation with their simple touch screen interface and vast range of charting and instrument apps.

Digital Yacht’s new WLN10 Smart NMEA to wifi gateway takes integ...

All Afloat trustee and chair of selectors for UK Youth Racing Phil Tilley is to take on the IronMan Wales challenge in Tenby to raise money for the sailing charity.

Aiming to finish the course in less than 13 hours, with a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mil...

The Cowes Harbour Landmark Design Competition launched on 3 September to find an inspirational design idea for an iconic “welcome” landmark to be sited on the detached Cowes Breakwater at the mouth of Cowes Harbour, on the Isle of Wigh...

The first and the longest running speed sailing event open to all types of wind powered craft starts on Saturday 13 October. A number of 500m runs exceeding 40 knots have recently been recorded at Weymouth so there is every chance of the curr...

Kevin Lott, EMEA OEM Sales Director at Fusion Entertainment, offers his top tips for buying the ideal on board entertainment system.

If you are looking to invest in a new audio entertainment system for your boat, there can seem to be an endless ...

Our planet is primarily water; the seas cover 71% of the Earth. NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Centre estimates the world’s water comes to around 321,003,271 cubic miles.

That’s a huge portion of our world, so just what is lu...

Little Britain Challenge Cup 2017. Credit Paul Wyeth.

The highly contested 707 national championship – photo Roger Mant

The CA’s on-stand Show team will be sharing its cruising know-how, holding daily prize draws, offering a vast range of fabulous discounts & launching the BIG new Prize Draw to win a Raymarine AXIOM Pro12 valued at £4,000. By j...

INEOS TEAM UK Team Principal and Skipper Ben Ainslie and Leigh McMillan sail T5 during a testing session on the Solent. Image: HARRY KH / INEOS TEAM UK

We are told this LPX GORE-TEX® Pro Dynamic Waterproof Jacket from Musto offers exceptionally durable waterproof protection. The jacket has a stowable self-fabric hood, while the jacket’s stretch fabric and articulated design gives extens...

As well as being one of Dorset’s favourite boating destinations, Dean & Reddyhoff’s Portland Marina is also a diverse and growing business community that has recently welcomed several new tenants.

The location of the commercial s...