MARINE SOCIETY LAUNCHES NEW “NAVIGATION@SEA” COURSE The Marine Society is launching a new digital course - Navigation@Sea – which will help learners to acquire the underpinning knowledge in an engaging, virtual and flexible environment. Available via a smartphone app download, this course gives you the chance to plan and chart your own online voyage from [...]
So we're excited to announce something we've been working on for quite awhile, The Off Center Crew writes — The Worldwide Classic Boat Show . . . The lifeblood of this field is provided by festivals, shows, schools, museums, boatbuilders and many other artisans, publications and organizations. The truth is, we haven't all been as [...]
The RYA has announced that bookings for this year’s RYA Cruising Conference, to be held on 21 March 2021, are now open! The online event has a packed schedule to interest regular and novice cruisers alike. Topics will include real-life stories from fellow cruisers, as well as practical cruising advice from the RYA experts and [...]
** NEW for 2021 ** Zhik’s new INS200 range takes a new approach for inshore and coastal wet weather gear, with a streamlined design that easily transitions to the street. It’s packed with all the features for excellent protection and performance, without adding unnecessary bulk or an overly engineered design. It has a clean look [...]
This incredible photo captured by Mark Price shows St Ives lifeboat crew in their all-weather Shannon class lifeboat Nora Stachura and RNLI Lifeguard Barney Stevens on a rescue watercraft tackling the mountainous waves and swell off Cornwall on October 28. Storm surge rescues At the end of October, Hurricane Epsilon brought major waves, strong [...]
Some 17 Sailability and OnBoard venues throughout England will receive individual grants of up to £10,000 for projects that aim to tackle inequalities in sport and help reduce the negative impact of Covid-19. The £150,000 of National Lottery Funding was awarded to the RYA from the Sport England Tackling Inequalities Fund which benefits organisations running [...]
Maldon - Essex Salty Dogs is all set up and we hope to be open for business from 10am on Thursday 3rd December 2020. In the meantime, please have a look at our Facebook page Salty Dogs (https://denphillipsphotos.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=347e75f67849c210e844e0f04&id=baa198ffcb&e=5a44b427c9) or Instagram page saltydogsshowmaldon (https://denphillipsphotos.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=347e75f67849c210e844e0f04&id=173f0e8487&e=5a44b427c9) for a tour of the shop. Call Den on 07957 856242 or [...]
The INGRID ABERY SAILING CALENDAR 2021 is now available! Recently awarded a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society, photographer Ingrid has hand-picked twenty five artistic, dramatic, classic and modern regatta images. Popular events featured include Classics at Les Voiles de St Tropez, J-Class yachts racing at St Barths Bucket, their World Championship in Newport, RI and at the Royal [...]
Early medieval texts show how the steering star has been a friend to sailors through the ages. “...till atte last gan fall Such a myst among hem that no man myght se other, That wele was hym that had there the blessing of his moder. For thre dayes dessantly the derknes among hem was That [...]
