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Engineered for the marine environment, the RAW XS micro-sized pocket torch is ideal for use as a personal crew light. There is plenty of light to see around the deck at night, or trim sails, whilst protecting night vision with the red beam. This t...

Sailing conditions could not have been better for the opener of the five day series of the 12th Cowes Classics Week today.

Fittingly, from amongst the 143 yachts taking part, Lawrence Wride’s 1967-built one tonner Sunmaid V was the first y...

It is so important to ensure the safety of our children at sea. With that in mind, Helly Hansen has introduced the Kid Safe+ personal flotation device, which features an asymmetrical design that helps turn children face up into a safe floating pos...

Teams from all over the world will be racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club this weekend in the RORC Channel Race, the 11th race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship, which precedes next month’s Rolex Fastnet Race. Teams from as ...

Sunmaid V – the 2018 winner of Cowes Classics Week. Image: Tim Jeffreys

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron UKSA, hosted a reception at St James’s Palace to celebrate the success of fundraising efforts for new facilities at UKSA’s centre in West Cowes. Her Royal Highness thanke...

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Lunasea – the overall winner.

The only show in the world dedicated to dinghy sailing, is set to return to Alexandra Palace, London from 29 February – 1 March 2020.  Now in its 69th year, the RYA Dinghy Show in association with Yachts & Yachting, will once again ...

The Department for Transport has published a Call for Evidence to explore emissions from all engines on vessels operating domestically within the UK, including inland waterways.

The Government’s Clean Air Strategy sets out the need to redu...

Nothing could be simpler, even if your boat is not already registered with us for sale. Just go to our Boatbid.com microsite and fill out your contact details and some information about the boat – and one of our local Boatshed brokers will get b...

Orolia tells us that its McMurdo FastFind 220 and Kannad SafeLink SoloPersonal Location Beacons now operate with the Galileo GNSS system, the EU’s global satellite constellation. These multi-constellation receivers work with a wider range of...

UKSA, the national youth maritime training charity based in Cowes, is launching a brand-new fully-funded foundation course for young people aged 16, who have just finished their GCSEs and are looking to start a career in the...

Young Scotsman, Lewis Haig, has been named as the recipient of the RYA Yachtmaster of the Year award 2018, for his exceptional demonstration of sailing skills during his RYA Yachtmaster certificate of competence exam.

19-year-old, Lewis was pres...

HM Revenue and Customs is inviting views on, and seeking information about, proposed changes to the rules for red diesel used in private pleasure craft as a result of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

In 2018, the CJEU ...

The RYA is welcoming the launch of a national disability inclusion campaign and highlighting the benefits of sailing for all participants.

The Activity Alliance’s Who Says? campaign is calling time on negative perceptions about disability,...

A wicked wind from the east produced light yet volatile conditions for the last day of the Champagne Charlie July Regatta, supported by Charles Heidsieck. It was a day for keeping your head out of the boat to use the shifting breeze for an advanta...

Ross Applebey’s Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster has won the Royal Ocean Racing Club Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race, having scored the best corrected time of the 170 yachts racing under IRC. In all 185 yachts raced to St Malo from 20 different countries....