The latest news from our friends in industry
The 2019 edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race will start on Saturday 3rd August 2019, which is two weeks earlier than the original published date. Unusually, the race will now run the week before Lendy Cowes Week, whose dates remain unchanged, starting on Saturday 10th August. This break with tradition, in consultation with Lendy Cowes Week, [...]
The perfect place to look after your dayboat, cruiser or dinghy this winter is in the Classic Boat Museum's own facility in Newport on the Quay. The boat shed is secure, dry, accessible and safe with amazing vehicle access. It is also right alongside to the River Medina which is accessible from Cowes for most [...]
Press release from Wharram Designs We would like to draw your attention to our September sale which starts on Saturday. 20% off ALL Boat Building Plans! If your heart is already set on building a Wharram cat but aren't sure which one yet, we offer 'Study Plans' for each design that can help you [...]
The Hamble Classics Regatta and Royal Southern Yacht Club are delighted to announce that A-Plan Marine Insurance will sponsor the 2018 Hamble Classics Concours d’Elegance Awards. A-Plan Marine Insurance is a one-stop marine insurance brokerage with wide experience in the marine market ranging from Commercial Marine insurance, Yachts power and sail, Superyachts and Racing Yachts. Commenting on the new partnership, Jonty Sherwill (above), Event [...]
MS Amlin Yacht, one of the UK’s specialist boat insurers covering the full spectrum of marine craft, has introduced a new client loyalty scheme. The scheme rewards existing MS Amlin customers, who have been claims free for 1 year or more and have continuously renewed their boat insurance policy. Benefits build up over years of [...]
Fareham, United Kingdom – 15 August 2018 – Raymarine, a FLIR Systems brand, is bringing a truly ‘Raymarine Retail Experience’ directly to European boaters this summer via its fleet of state-of-the-art mobile showrooms. The prominently branded mobile display units are being deployed at key European events by the marine electronics specialist to engage directly with [...]
Herreshoff Marine Museum launches "Adopt a Poppet" Many of the boats in the HMM collection require support of their long bow and stern overhangs. Until now, standard Brownell jack stands have been used which, while effective, are aesthetically unpopular and an impedance to visitors. So the Boat Preservation Committee have developed a new poppet [...]
Sunseeker has launched a marine conservation programme on the Balearic Island of Menorca with its long-term charity partner, The Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE). With the future of healthy seas and oceans at risk, Britain’s biggest boat builder's first campaign called ‘Project Menorca’ will focus on the island’s marine environment. Menorca was declared a Biosphere Reserve [...]
Helly Hansen's Lifaloft Hybrid Insulator Jacket has won the Red Dot Award for Product Design 2018. This year’s competition was fierce with more than 6,300 submissions from 59 countries. Only 1.1% of them received the highest distinction, the Red Dot. The 69 2018 winners received their trophies at the Aalto-Theater, Essen, Germany where the Red Dot [...]
