The latest news from our friends in industry
The new Ultra-Compact Standard Horizon marine VHFX40E with built in FM radio Measuring little more than the size of a pack of playing cards, the new waterproof HX40E VHF transceiver from Standard Horizon offers a powerful 6 Watts of transmitting power, so is ideal for boaters, anglers and kayakers who may want to carry [...]
British Marine Update 21 June 2018 The EU has brought forward its counter measure action to raise tariffs on American goods to tomorrow (22 June). The Department for International Trade informed British Marine that all of this comes into effect immediately this means a 25% tariff on all recreational craft imports from the US into [...]
On 1st July 2018 David Morris will take over the running of Woodrolfe Brokerage from Tollesbury Marina. David has been managing the brokerage for Tollesbury Marina for over 25 years but his company David Morris Ltd will now take over the day to day operations of both boat sales and parts. The new company will [...]
Zodiac Nautic launches the new Open 5.5 [/fusion_youtube] Zodiac Nautic, announced the launch of a new rigid inflatable: the Open 5.5, spearheading the revival of this iconic brand over a series of demo days in Crouesty, France, on four days around the weekend 16-17 June . Hundreds of enthusiasts gathered to share memorable moments [...]
Press Release: Visitors to the Homo Faber exhibition in Venice this September will have the chance to board the yacht Eilean, spectacularly restored by Panerai, the high-end watchmaking maison and former supplier of professional diving instruments and timepieces to the Italian navy. The yacht was in a state of disrepair when she was found in [...]
A single-person pedal-powered submarine designed by students has been given a professional makeover by the experts at 3M The 2.8m submarine, built by students at the University of Warwick (which is about as far away from the sea as it is possible to be in the UK) received a professional makeover from 3M experts ahead [...]
The following people have recently been awarded the internationally recognised Certified Marina Manager (CMM) designation by the Global Marina Institute (GMI), as recognition for their outstanding professionalism within the marina industry. Simon Bryan CMM, Regional Director (Europe), Island Global Yachting Robert Parton CMM, Managing Director of Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina Suzanne Bell CMM, Marina Manager, [...]
Press release from Garmin May 2018: Garmin has announced two new additions with built-in GPS to its marine communication product line-up – the AISTM 800 transceiver with Class B/SO, and a VHF marine radio with Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC): Model 315i . Both systems compliment the latest Garmin GPSMAP chartplotters and [...]
We don't get many of these (lunches) so it was good to catch up with a few people in the industry and hear that Classic Sailor is being missed as a print magazine (we hope to have some news on our situation soon). So we're still on the train on the way home and this [...]
