Author: Dan Houston

  • Antigua 2020 fleet preview

    Antigua 2020 fleet preview

    Notive from the Regatta Committee: Changing the dates of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta from the usual second half of April to the very beginning (1-7 April 2020) has enabled various past participants to come… […]

  • Children sail to raise money for YMCA

    Children sail to raise money for YMCA

     Thousands raised as local children sail the seas to tackle social issues A relay-style sailing adventure around the UK coastline has raised more than £18,000 so far in aid of the Newark in Nottinghamshire YMCA,… […]

  • New bar and restaurant at Shamrock Quay

    New bar and restaurant at Shamrock Quay

    Berth holders, tenants and visitors at MDL’s Shamrock Quay Marina will soon be able to enjoy a range of culinary delights from the new onsite bar and restaurant, The Bistro at Shamrock Quay. With a planned launch… […]

  • Seahorses found in the Thames

    Seahorses found in the Thames

    Marine biologists from the Zoological Society of London, a conservation charity working on the River Thames have reported more evidence of seahorses living in London’s iconic waterway. The sighting of a sixth individual animal in… […]

  • Olaf Harken dies aged 80

    Olaf Harken dies aged 80

    • Co-founder of the blocks and rigging multinational dies in Pewaukee Wisconsin. • He is survived by Ruth, his wife of 47 years, three daughters, four granddaughters and a grandson. • Preliminary plans include a… […]

  • LIGNIA Wood Company joins Water Revolution Foundation

    LIGNIA Wood Company joins Water Revolution Foundation

    Global foundation aims to drive sustainability in the yachting industry. LIGNIA Wood Company, the manufacturer of the sustainable real-wood alternative to Burmese teak, LIGNIA Yacht, has joined Water Revolution Foundation as a Corporate Partner. Both organisations have similar aims and… […]

  • How Nelson was carried home

    How Nelson was carried home

    Trafalgar Day, 21 October, not only marks one of Admiral Nelson’s great sea victories, in 1805, but also his demise and the beginning of a tradition known as the Immortal Memory – where basically you… […]

  • World’s first 3-D printed boat

    A 25ft power patrol boat has been ‘printed’ by the University of Maine at its Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono, Maine. The event also unveiled the world’s largest polymer 3-D printer which is… […]

  • Dominic Pérotin – Marine Artist

    Dominic Pérotin – Marine Artist

    Painting onto wood If you want something very unique and boaty then check out these maritime miniatures from Brittany-based artist Dominic Pérotin. Inspired mainly by classics – both workboats and yachts, she creates works that… […]