Queen’s award for MAST volunteers
MAST – Merseyside Adventure Sailing Trust receives UK’s top voluntary services award The Merseyside Adventure Sailing Trust (MAST) was honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services during its sixth Irish Sea Tall Ship regatta. [...]
Sailing charity to host fourth gala dinner
Wanna get togged up and raise some money to help injured Forces veterans through a sailing charity? ' Course you do! Turn to Starboard is inviting friends, supporters and well-wishers to join them for its fourth [...]
Pip Hare defying the odds in the Fastnet
This year’s Rolex Fastnet race held several surprises, not least how Poole-based round-the-world sailor Pip Hare pulled ahead of the rest of the IMOCA 60 fleet in the early stages of the race. On paper, [...]
£30,000 for Trinity House Yachtmaster Scholarships
• Scholarship fund already having an impact. In August 2018 Trinity House and the RYA teamed up to launch the Trinity House RYA Yachtmaster Scholarship, an exciting new initiative for those working, or aspiring to [...]
Flensburg’s America’s Cup exhibition
The Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Centre, in Flensburg, N Germany, is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the American schooner America and the birth of the America´s Cup. Opening on August 22nd - the date [...]
RNLI returns boat after two years adrift
James Walker from Lancaster and co-owner Phil Smith were delighted when their boat, which had been missing at sea for nearly two years, was found and returned to them by the RNLI. Fleetwood RNLI launched [...]
Popular ICOM radios
IC-M423G and IC-M400BB Fixed Marine VHF radios, Back by Popular Demand The IC-M423GE (formerly the IC-M423G) and the IC-M400BBE (formerly the IC-M400BB) slot back into Icom’s fixed marine VHF line up. Both models are almost [...]
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 [...]
Chichester Harbour Welcomes BBC Countryfile
Chichester Harbour Conservancy has welcomed the BBC Countryfile team, for an episode which will broadcast on Sunday 26th July. Filming focused on the unique features of Chichester Harbour as well as some of the key [...]
Arthur Beale is Underway Again
We are going to fling open the door to our lovely shop from 11:00 until 16:00 on Monday to Thursday. We can just accept pre-arranged collections on Friday which is reserved for Staff Training. Hopefully, [...]
Oyster recruits 100
Oyster Yachts has announced that it is recruiting over 100 new staff. With facilities in Southampton, Wroxham and Ashmanhaugh, and offices in Palma and the US, the company will soon be 400 strong. The company [...]
Cowes Classics Week 2021
NEW DATES ANNOUNCED FOR 2021 COWES CLASSICS WEEK The Royal London Yacht Club, organisers of Cowes Classics Week, have new dates for the recently cancelled regatta saying it will now be held from 3 – [...]