Category: News

  • Olaf Harken dies aged 80

    Olaf Harken dies aged 80

    • Co-founder of the blocks and rigging multinational dies in Pewaukee Wisconsin. • He is survived by Ruth, his wife of 47 years, three daughters, four granddaughters and a grandson. • Preliminary plans include a… […]

  • World’s first 3-D printed boat

    A 25ft power patrol boat has been ‘printed’ by the University of Maine at its Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono, Maine. The event also unveiled the world’s largest polymer 3-D printer which is… […]

  • British wooden dinghy shortlisted for award

    British wooden dinghy shortlisted for award

    Peter Newbery-Thornton of Devon Wooden Boats is a finalist for the Dinghy of the Year Award for his new Dash dinghy, built in wood as a high performance single handed sailer at his yard in… […]

  • Brexit and going foreign

    Brexit and going foreign

    The RYA and British Marine, the two largest leisure marine sector member organisations in the UK, have been working closely together to seek and obtain greater clarification as regards the free movement of pleasure craft… […]

  • Build your own sea chest

    Build your own sea chest

    Who wouldn’t want to own a classic sailor’s sea chest – especially if you’d built it yourself. A course is being run which allows participants to do just that – at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime… […]

  • Some news in brief

    Some news in brief

    • UK America’s Cup challenge Britannia launches • British Olympic sailing team for Tokyo 2020 announced • More wind farms • Moving a 1700s house… by barge October 4, Portsmouth UK: Sir Ben Ainslie’s INEOS TEAM… […]

  • Foundation celebrates 20 Years and £51m of grants

    Foundation celebrates 20 Years and £51m of grants

    Peter Harrison Foundation aids  20  Sailing Charities and Projects.  The Peter Harrison Foundation will celebrate 20 years of helping sailing charities with grants of money in November 2019.  Founded by successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, Peter… […]

  • Small ships race despite light winds

    Small ships race despite light winds

    By Max Mudie for ASTO. Given that the remains of Storm Lorenzo were evident both before and after this race, it was always going to be a choice of too much wind or none at… […]

  • International Dragon 90th Anniversary Regatta

    International Dragon 90th Anniversary Regatta

    Sanremo, Italy, October 2019 – 162 Dragon boats have gathered for the 90th anniversary of the class. Full results can be found at www.dragon90.com and you can follow the regatta on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter… […]