See and be seen For your own safety and the safety of all skippers around you, installing AIS is definitely recommended. With an AIS system on board, other AIS vessels are visible on your chart and you are also visible to other ships. With the predicted trajectory you can immediately see if a ship is [...]
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Borrow A Boat is the proud new sponsor of British Marine’s Southampton International Boat Show which will take place from 13 to 22 September. The UK’s fastest growing and only peer-to-peer boat charter platform, Borrow A Boat, has a portfolio of over 22,000 boats operating in 75+ countries worldwide and is only set to become bigger and better [...]
David Webster was asked by Stirling & Son to make a powered version of his Webster’s No.2 model windlass, for a vessel they were working on at the slip in Plymouth. "I wanted to be confident that the windlass would offer a viable manual option, as opposed to the inadequate manual back up on many [...]
The 2019 edition of this free chart is now available. This detailed chart of the Frisian Lakes is developed by Stentec based on the most recent depth measurements and contains information about buoyage, marinas and (Marrekrite) berths. The chart is free to use in WinGPS for PC, Android and iOS. Since the latest update of [...]
From Classic Sailing: Our photography competition winners for May and June have been chosen.... If you submitted a photo with your voyage feedback you could be winning a £50 Classic Sailing voucher. And congratulations go to ... Agnes at anchor Joseph D - £50 voucher is on its way! Photo from delivery trip [...]
An exhibiton of Nigel Pert's photographs of last month's Armada at Rouen is now hanging in Les Longitudes restaurant at the Corderie Royale in Rochefort. Nigel has been making a study of the replica French Frigate L'Hermione (see HERE ), and he joined L'Hermione for a leg on her way to Rouen in June. The [...]
Major £2m investment for Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour on the Beaulieu River Award-winning Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour is planning a major new investment to extend the Beaulieu River marina while preserving the unique character which makes it so special. The £2m redevelopment will secure the marina’s future as one of the most desired locations, [...]
Kieler Woche, 22nd to 30th June, Kiel, Germany YANMAR partner Neander Shark GmbH is offering visitors at this year’s 125th anniversary edition of the Kieler Woche a unique chance to experience its ground-breaking Dtorque diesel outboard engine from the heart of the festivities in Kiel city’s vibrant fjord area. As official sponsor of the annual [...]
