While brass is a traditional material for clocks and barometers on board boats it is sometimes eschewed for stainless steel or other materials as it needs regular polishing, and many laquers used develop cracks which blacken some areas while others remain tarnish free. Nauticalia have released a range of instruments using a newly developed protective [...]
A Norfolk sailmaker has found a colourful solution to save material offcuts which would otherwise be wasted. Jeckells, based in Wroxham, used leftover small pieces of brightly-coloured spinnaker nylon to make a “patchwork quilt” effect sail. Previously the company sent its scraps of sailcloth to be recycled by various companies on its behalf, to fill [...]
Helly Hansen's Lifaloft Hybrid Insulator Jacket has won the Red Dot Award for Product Design 2018. This year’s competition was fierce with more than 6,300 submissions from 59 countries. Only 1.1% of them received the highest distinction, the Red Dot. The 69 2018 winners received their trophies at the Aalto-Theater, Essen, Germany where the Red Dot [...]
Barton Marine launches new Barton Block Range Crafted by sailors for sailors, the new Barton Block Range is manufactured in the UK, and developed with the same design endurance and bullet-proof reliability that Barton has built its reputation on over the last 70 years. The new range combines high-performance engineering and contemporary design, available [...]
New sailor app for yachtsmen. This is a recently released iPhone/iPad app for GPS tracking and logbook keeping. Developed by Klaus Kyrsting, from Elsinore in Denmark, it's based on an old printed logbook and is aimed at yachtsmen wanting: - a simple and systematic way to track and log cruising from harbour to harbour [...]
Alasdair Flint with the AB spanner We spotted these aspirational aluminium bronze adjustable spanners at the Beale Park show on the Arthur Beale stand. As Arthur Beale's Alasdair Flint says: "These open to 24mm, they are non-sparking, won't affect a compass as they are non-magnetic and they won't rust - they are also [...]
This new style of snorkelling mask allows you to breathe through your nose or mouth and actually remains higher out of the water than normal snorkels. A float in the top of the snorkel rises to close it off when you dive or in choppy water. But it's the panoramic views from the full face [...]
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 [...]
The Hamburg Skipper is a traditional woollen skipper's cap made from natural materials by specialist Sterkowski. We've used one of these for more than ten years and it's worn well. The roan leather head band is super comfy, the viscose lining stays in place and the wool has kept its nap. It's a little bit fancy [...]
