Category: News

  • Council cancels Southampton Boat Show

    Council cancels Southampton Boat Show

    Giving organisers less than 12 hours notice Southampton Council stopped the BOATS 2020 alternative Boat Show going ahead on the eve of its opening day. Organisers British Marine announced the closure at 2126 last night,… […]

  • Portsmouth Historic Dockyard reopens

    Portsmouth Historic Dockyard reopens

    From Portsmouth we have the good news that the heritage maritime sites are reopening on Monday August 24.  “We are delighted to announce that we will be reopening our sites in Portsmouth and Gosport next… […]

  • Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2021 cancelled

    Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2021 cancelled

    The Australian Wooden Boat Festival planned for February 2021 will not be proceeding, the festival’s General Manager Mr Paul Stephanus announced today. Mr Stephanus said that considerable planning had already gone into next year’s festival… […]

  • Pilot Cutter enriches Charlestown

    Pilot Cutter enriches Charlestown

    Charlestown Harbour welcomes a new boat, Mascotte – the largest surviving Bristol Chanel Pilot Cutter – which also marks the launch of a new charitable sailing charity using Mascotte, called Rich’s Boat. The charity, named after Mascotte’s longterm… […]

  • Club of the Year?

    Club of the Year?

    Applications are open for the 2021 RYA Club of the Year Award. Applications are now open for the RYA Club of the Year Awards which celebrate the outstanding achievement and promote the hard work of… […]

  • New berthing at Bembridge

    New berthing at Bembridge

    Duver Marina In the changed environment of social distancing, the impact of which is likely to be long-lasting, the management at Bembridge Harbour have taken the decision, as a direct result of Covid-19, to remodel… […]

  • Excelsior is back at sea

    Excelsior is back at sea

    East Anglia’s most historic ship takes to sea again Excelsior, the 99 year old traditional gaff rigged fishing ketch known as a ‘smack’ is allowed to leave harbour thanks to the lifting of Covid19 restrictions.… […]

  • Young man falls to his death on Dar Mlodziezy

    Young man falls to his death on Dar Mlodziezy

    A young student has fallen to his death while on a training day with the Polish Tall Ship Dar Młodzieży. The 387ft ship, sailing out of her home port of Gdynia had around 150 people… […]

  • New race from RORC

    New race from RORC

    From Trish Jenkins, (RORC):  The Royal Ocean Racing Club returns to racing on August 1st with Race the Wight.   The RORC will now put in place a mini series of long day races which… […]