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From British Marine The joint environmental initiative of British Marine and The RYA The Green Blue, has been shortlisted by World Sailing for the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award. The World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award celebrates the effective execution or ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives, aligned to the World [...]
Registrations for the 2019 MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival’s Quick ‘n’ Dirty Boat Building Challenge are flooding in and there are only a couple of spaces remaining. Popular with both contestants and spectators, the event invites teams of four to construct a boat onsite and race it around Constitution Dock under propulsion of sail [...]
These 4-layer super stretch, soft neoprene gloves have a water repellent outer layer, with glued and blind stitched seams to keep cold water out. Ergonomically shaped, the seams are positioned to work with your hand’s natural grip and movement. A quick-dry fleece inner lining and a reinforced grippy silicone palm, mean memories of freezing fingers [...]
Shakespeare Marine, world leader in marine antenna design, will launch the world’s first inflatable emergency VHF antenna at METSTRADE Netherlands marine exhibition in November 2018. The GALAXY-INFL8 can be rapidly deployed via an embedded canister or manual tube and inflates to 1.6 meters to offer a full 3dB high visibility unit and a range [...]
Half-term Buckler’s Hard visitors will be able to take tours on board HMS Medusa on the Beaulieu River to celebrate the 75th birthday of the harbour defence motor launch on Saturday 20th October. HMS Medusa – which took a starring role in Christopher Nolan, Kenneth Branagh et al’s recent Dunkirk movie carrying soldiers - including [...]
Henri Lloyd, which was bought out of receivership by the Swedish-based Aligro Group in June, has been selected as the supplier of clothing for Sir Ben Ainslie's Ineos Team UK's attempt to win the 36th installment of the America's Cup. And since June things have been a bit quiet for the marine clothing specialist, while [...]
Press release: eSail® Sailing Simulator delivers practical & fun virtual sailing for newcomers & experienced sailors Officially launched on Friday at the Royal Southern Yacht Club, eSail® Sailing Simulator teaches you how to sail a 36ft sailing yacht, explore the sea around a collection of islands and take part in challenges and races. [...]
"High latitude sailing is more popular than ever," says Simon Winter, "but we noticed that there was more ice this summer than in recent years and so a few boats have been stuck. We heard of one boat being lost, one getting stuck and one being icebound." The Devon-based specialist yacht broker points out that [...]
With space being a premium onboard most boats Webasto considers it important to offer solutions that are as functional and efficient as they are space-saving. The company’s taken its Thermo Top Evo heater, originally designed for caravans, and evolved it for the marine market, meaning that boat owners can stay warm, whatever the weather. The Thermo [...]
