Stamping around a British boatyard in winter can give you cold feet just to think about it... But help is at hand from London chandlers Arthur Beale who have just added seaboot hose to their list of kit. Proven in the Arctic by the Swedish Army, these knee-length boot socks are 72% British Wool with [...]
The Official Charity for the 2020 edition of Cowes Week will be Greig City Academy's, Scaramouche Sailing Trust. This six year old school sailing club, which became a charity last year, is an amazing initiative which gets young people from North London into the sport. Kate Johnson, Commercial & Marketing Director at Cowes Week Ltd [...]
Scottish Canals has launched a public consultation to gather views on the best way to run operations on the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals. Scottish Canals is the custodian of Scotland’s 250-year-old public canal network, working to conserve the canals and their surrounding areas as part of Scotland’s national heritage. This consultation gives people [...]
Greta Thunberg - the 16 year old climate activist, has arrived in Lisbon by sailing catamaran, after spending three weeks at sea since leaving Virginia in the United States on November 13. She crossed the Atlantic under sail to attend the GOP25 climate conference – the destination of which was suddenly moved from Chile to [...]
Some 47 volunteers have been recognised for their dedication and achievements in boating at the Royal Yachting Association's annual Volunteer Awards on Friday, 22 November. The awards were presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne to volunteers from as far afield as County Down to Torquay at a prestigious ceremony held at One Great George [...]
Getting more volunteers at your sailing club is cited by 52% of RYA Affiliated clubs as the number number one constraint to increasing membership. A small number of volunteers doing all the work is also seen as putting a club in a vulnerable position if one or two key people are lost. The RYA (Royal [...]
LONDON, 26 NOVEMBER 2019 - In a shameful move for British sailing the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), organisers of the Fastnet Race, announced at a press conference today that the City of Cherbourg will host the finish of the Rolex Fastnet Race for the 2021 and 2023 editions of the biennial race instead of [...]
Development of uncrewed or so called Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has continued apace since they were first announced a few years ago. The fast pace of change has seen the need for new guidance on their design and manufacture as well as the duties of their owners, operators and service providers as well as [...]
With a general election on 12 December all of the UK’s political parties and MP candidates will be setting out the legislation and policies that they would like to introduce. The Marine Conservation Society has prepared its own Ocean Manifesto identifying the key policy changes which would help protect our marine environment. The MCS will [...]
