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With a few spaces remaining to pre-book for rowing and sailing, Gosport Marine Festival is shaping up to offer yet another day of excellent on the water activities for all the family.

Taking place on Saturday 11 May (10-5pm), all the fun is base...

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115 yachts have entered the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Cervantes Trophy Race, with more than 600 sailors registered to take part. The race from the Solent to Le Havre will start from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line on Saturday 4th May at 0900 B...

Veteran British adventurer Sir David Hempleman-Adams embarked on his greatest ever challenge – sailing solo across the Atlantic in support of St John Ambulance – on April 28. 

And th...

Minty with Harriet Patterson and Roger Wickens. Image: Solent Sunbeams

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These stylish boots will keep you looking stylish all year long. Warm and dry, this modern take on a practical classic features a waterproof construction throughout and rugged anti-slip rubber where it counts — and they are surprisingly ligh...

Helly Hansen has revived a classic pull-over in the Moss Anorak. The jacket pays homage to the company’s roots in Moss, Norway, where sea captain Helly Juell Hansen created the first supple waterproof fabrics for his crew in 1877. It is a PU...

Boat owners are being urged to ‘Protect, Collect and Dispose’ as part of a new initiative promoting best practice for antifouling vessels.

The RYA and British Marine joint environment initiative, The Green Blue, has joined forces wit...

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In the wake of last month’s termination of its contract with its European builder, the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) announced that, from 25 April 2019, all new, class-approved boats will be sold and raced under the “ILC...

The second annual Bike4Bart Charity cycle ride takes place this Saturday 27 April at the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation’s Portsmouth Watersports Centre.

Locally based Ballistic RIBS, together with sister company Boat Club Trafalgar...

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The RYA are pleased to announce a new agreement with The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA), for the future development of both the RYA Active Marina programme and the TYHA Gold Anchor accreditation scheme.

Are you planning an outing with your fellow boaters, windsurfers or jet-skiers this season? The RYA SafeTrx tracking and alerting app has a new feature for groups of water-users, making it easier to keep abreast of individuals’ positions whi...

May is just around the corner and this year promises hundreds of opportunities to try sailing and windsurfing with RYA Push the Boat Out (PTBO)!

If the glorious Easter bank holiday weather has got you thinking about switching off those screens a...

The most impressive collaborations between prestige car manufacturers and boat builders

 Many well known car manufacturers have branched out and teamed up with boat builders in recent years to co-create some of the best machines to tackle ...

Boatshed team members travelled to Les Sables d'Olonne for the GGR prize giving and awarded the Boatshed 5000 GBP to Jean-Luc van den Heede for the fastest boat in the 2018 Golden Globe Race.

Cosy jumpers do not come much better than the Vivi striped jumper from Weird Fish. Versatile and easy to wear, this jumper is cut to offer a soft and comfy fit, making it a staple piece you will keep reaching for. Just throw it on with y...

Marlow Ropes has launched a premium sustainable mooring rope made using 100 per cent recycled plastic. Seven-and-half waste plastic bottles are used to make one metre of Marlow’s 16mm Blue Ocean Dockline. It is available pre-spliced in 12mm ...