Chasing stars Night Sailing offshore is easier if you pick a star to follow rather than constantly squinting at the compass. But be aware that the star is always moving across the sky. Seeing as how Penny was new to sailing, let alone sailing across the Channel and south to St Malo at night, I [...]
‘Anything can happen in the next half-hour’, is how the RNLI puts it. And, with around 26 people being rescued by the institute's volunteers every day, the charity's work is never far away. This video shows the seaborne lifesavers launching their sophisticated craft, at great speed, from the exhilarating height of a slipway. From Cromer [...]
Blue Ocean® Doublebraid is Marlow Ropes' latest addition to the eco-conscious Blue Ocean® product range which is manufactured from sustainable materials. The heat-set braid-on-braid Doublebraid is made from 100% recycled waste plastic bottles and offers industry leading strength and stretch performance. The Blue Ocean® Doublebraid follows the release of the award-winning Blue Ocean® Dockline, which [...]
28 October 2020 - Portsmouth UK. As 33 potential Cape Horners prepare for the start of the 9th Vendée Globe solo non-stop round the world race from Les Sables d’Olonne on November 8, The International Association of Cape Horners (IACH) has taken on the mantle of maintaining an official register of those who have completed [...]
The Marine Society is launching a new digital course - Navigation@Sea – to help learners 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 Plymouth to Dover, learning how to plot and [...]
Two forthcoming solo shows of the east coast artist, James Dodds, have been announced. James Dodds – ‘The Work of Human Hands’ opens at M E S S U M S W I L T S H I R E and runs from 23 October – 29 November. From there it moves to M [...]
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have joined forces to produce a new series of ‘How to’ videos with advice and tips on how to safely enjoy being on the water. The RNLI were called out more than 13,000 times to boaters between 2017 and 2019. The first video, released [...]
Les Voiles d'Antibes regatta 2020 (September 16 - 20) Besides having had to postpone the 25th edition from June until September due to COVID, Les Voiles d'Antibes last week also had to play with the whims of the weather. Unusual heat for this time of year meant a weak thermal breeze for the first two [...]
Giving organisers less than 12 hours notice Southampton Council stopped the BOATS 2020 alternative Boat Show going ahead on the eve of its opening day. Organisers British Marine announced the closure at 2126 last night, just a few hours after a press release announcing that 130 companies and 150 boats had arrived for the ten [...]
