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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

Garmin inReach Mini
Garmin inReach Mini
Thursday, 28 June 2018

£299.99 
www.garmin.com/inreach 

The inReach Mini from Garmin is a compact satellite communicator with available two-way messaging and a 24/7 SOS function when combined with an inReach subscription to access the Iridium® s...

Majority of samples taken during Volvo Ocean Race contain microplastics
Majority of samples taken during Volvo Ocean Race contain microplastics
Thursday, 28 June 2018


Leg 3, Cape Town to Melbourne, day 10, on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Photo by Jeremie Lecaudey/Volvo Ocean Race.

NEW WATER TAXI SERVICE BOOSTS BEAULIEU RIVER ACCESS
NEW WATER TAXI SERVICE BOOSTS BEAULIEU RIVER ACCESS
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour is making it even easier for mooring holders and visiting sailors to get ashore from the Beaulieu River with a new water taxi service for the summer.

Raymarine: Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay – Raymarine returns to Cowes to host Live Weather Briefing
Raymarine: Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay – Raymarine returns to Cowes to host Live Weather Briefing
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Raymarine teams with meteorologist, Simon Rowell for the pre-race weather briefing on the eve of the 2018 Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay

Top marine meteorologist Simon Rowell will deliver the all-important pre-race weather ...

Boatshed and GGR Race Village
Boatshed and GGR Race Village
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Boatshed HQ team members are on location at the race Village in Les Sables-d'Olonne for the start of the Golden Globe Race on Sunday.
Boatshed are proud to be sponsors of the GGR and have sold several boats to race competitors

UNDERSTANDING YOUR BOAT’S WINCHES
UNDERSTANDING YOUR BOAT’S WINCHES
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Winches are expensive and vital pieces of deck hardware that have a tough life and are often exposed to the elements all year round. So it is vital that you look after them.

If the sheets or guy are snagging, binding or the winch is not rotating...

We ‘Can’ Drink It
We ‘Can’ Drink It
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Wine in boxes, wine in screw top bottles, now we see wine in cans emerging, but how will the British market react?

The innovative wine maker Thomson and Scott launched its Skinny Prosecco featuring lower sugar content at Easter-time 2016, and it...

Right to Work
Right to Work
Thursday, 28 June 2018

RYA joins forces with British Association of Snowsport Instructors to lobby for seasonal workers’ rights.

The Telegraph has reported the RYA’s lobbying efforts to engage with Ministers and officials to minimise any adverse impact on,...

Dover Marina
Dover Marina
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Set against the iconic backdrop of the famous White Cliffs, Dover Marina is an incredibly convenient location for cross-Channel sailing.

 

Princess’s Revolutionary R35
Princess’s Revolutionary R35
Wednesday, 27 June 2018

The R35 is the first Princess R Class performance sports yacht.

Designed in partnership with Ben Ainslie Racing Technologies and Pininfarina, Princess’s most technologically advanced sports yacht is designed and hand-built in Plymouth. It ...

Alex Thomson Racing Appoints World Renowned British Boat Builder
Alex Thomson Racing Appoints World Renowned British Boat Builder
Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Image: Alex Thomson Racing

4 days to the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race from Les Sables d’Olonne
4 days to the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race from Les Sables d’Olonne
Wednesday, 27 June 2018

The Golden Globe Race village now in full swing, 4 days before the start at 12:00 on Sunday July 1st, Photos: Christophe Favreau

Unanimous approval for Port’s Milford Waterfront development
Unanimous approval for Port’s Milford Waterfront development
Wednesday, 27 June 2018

The Port of Milford Haven has welcomed Pembrokeshire County Council’s decision to approve a revision to the Milford Waterfront development’s outline planning consent.

The Port received a resolution to grant planning consent in 2015, ...

Choosing the right CO alarm could be the best purchase you ever make but be aware of false claims!
Choosing the right CO alarm could be the best purchase you ever make but be aware of false claims!
Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Following media reports this June about non-working imported carbon monoxide (CO) alarms sold on internet shopping sites, the Boat Safety Scheme is cautioning boaters, that choosing the right CO alarm is an especially critical decision as boats ca...

Antigua Sailing Day Regatta
Antigua Sailing Day Regatta
Tuesday, 26 June 2018

The St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association’s ‘Antigua Sailing Day Regatta’ 24 June 2018.

Competitors and spectators enjoyed Caribbean like weather at the St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association’s &lsq...

Clubs do battle on the English Riviera
Clubs do battle on the English Riviera
Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Image: Nigel Vicks

New café for Bembridge
New café for Bembridge
Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Café on the Duver is now open in Bembridge Harbour.

A new team has re-opened the café, which is conveniently located at the top of the visitors’ pontoon.

Oceans of Hope
Oceans of Hope
Tuesday, 26 June 2018

The award-winning Oceans of Hope Challenge, created for people living with MS, is going to Bewl Water in Kent this August.

Brighton based Robert Munns, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis himself was inspired by his experience sailing across the P...

Discover Coast and Cleddau boat trips launched at Milford Waterfront
Discover Coast and Cleddau boat trips launched at Milford Waterfront
Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Discover Coast and Cleddau boat trips are now operating from Milford Waterfront

Loch Ness Challenge
Loch Ness Challenge
Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Sailors’ Society’s Rebecca Bridgen

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