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Transatlantic rowing record-holder Mark Slats secures 11th hour sponsor for Golden Globe
Transatlantic ocean rowing hero Mark Slats secures his place in the Globe as Ohpen becomes his main sponsor Amsterdam, 4 June 2018 – Mark Slats was in need of a main sponsor. He did not have enough funds, having sold his house for his previous adventure, to participate in the greatest, most gruelling round-the-world sailing […]
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The Clean Seas Odyssey
Skipper Nick Beck and partner Rebecca Sykes are on an odyssey of discovery to raise awareness of marine plastic pollution The pair will be sailing the modern sailing pilot cutter Amelie Rose (above) around the English Channel stopping off to interview local experts and to gather a more complete picture of the cause and effects […]
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St. Barth’s West Indies Regatta Ten years
The 10th Edition of the infamous St. Barth’s West Indies Regatta took place during a bright and sunny weekend of celebrations. This annual event has to be one of the most unusual regattas in the Caribbean where unique vessels and their crews show up to reconnect the islands with traditional sail. Most of the planning […]
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Bluebird goes back to Swiss lakes 80 years after record run
Sir Malcolm Campbell’s 1937 triple world water speed record breaking K3 BLUEBIRD returns to Lake Maggiore in July to mark the 80th anniversary of her final speed record. Filching, East Sussex, U.K. 31st May 2018: K3 Bluebird, Sir Malcolm Campbell’s triple world water-speed record-breaking power boat, will make a historic return journey to Switzerland […]
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It’s the Beale Park Weekend
It’s the Beale Park Boat Show this weekend – June 1 to 3. It’s always a good show and great to see the boats on the water – many of which you can try out yourself. While mainly a small boat show – where the boats are mostly small that is, there is also often […]
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Children’s authors come together to tackle ocean plastics
Press release from the Marine Conservation Society: 50 of the UK’s best-known children’s authors and illustrators have joined forces to launch AUTHORS-4-OCEANS, a campaign to encourage both the book industry and young readers to ditch the plastic. Authors and illustrators including Sir Michael Morpurgo, Katherine Rundell, Chris Riddell, Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake and Jackie Morris, […]
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Environmental concerns feature at 50th Southampton Boat Show
50th Southampton Boat Show Southampton, SO15 1AG Friday 14 – Sunday 23 September 2018 10am – 6.30pm from 14-22 September and 10am – 6pm on Sunday 23 September Press release from British Marine: The London Boat Show may be cancelled but the Southampton Boat show is set to be the biggest celebration of all things […]
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CNN on the Golden Globe Race
CNN on the Golden Globe Race – Shirely Robertson interviews RKJ and others about the original race in Suhaili and the upcoming recreation of the race from the Sables D’Olonne in France… on July 1st https://edition.cnn.com/videos/sports/2018/05/10/robin-knox-johnston-golden-globe-race-suhaili-1968-2018-mainsail-show-spt.cnn […]
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London Boat Show 2019 is cancelled
• NEXT YEAR’S SHOW WILL GO • 2018’s FIVE DAY FORMAT WASN’T SUPPORTED • SOUTHAMPTON SHOW WILL BE BOOSTED British Marine, organisers of the London Boat Show have announced that the 2019 show will not take place. The show was due to run at ExCeL London from 9-13 January 2019,but after research by the independent […]
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Looe men celebrate a win in the pilot gig championships
2,000 rowers competed in the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly from May 4 – 6 The men’s Pilot Gig rowing crew from Looe, in Currah’s Pride, have won the the 29th annual World Pilot Gig Championships on 4-6 May ending Falmouth’s recent dominance of the event. Caradon (Ann Glanville) were second […]
