Rock up and race – at RYA 2021 Sailability
Over 30 sailors of all abilities took to the water at Portland Harbour (WPNSA) for the 2021 RYA Sailability Keelboat League last week (16-17 September). The theme of the event was ‘rock up and race’ [...]
Ramsgate celebrates 200 years of unique Royal Harbour status
Two centuries ago, a newly crowned King George IV enjoyed Ramsgate’s hospitality so much that he bestowed royal status on its harbour. This unique accolade is celebrated by a 200th Anniversary weekend on 24th-26th September, [...]
Classic Yacht donated to Imperia
Beatrice, an historic wooden sailboat of note, has been donated to the city of Imperia. The official ceremony was held on July 15th in the Ligurian town’s naval museum and was followed by a flag [...]
50 years since Chay Blyth’s solo circumnavigation
Commodore Robert Vose (left) with Sir Chay Blyth and fellow pioneering solo circum-navigator Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. British yachtsman Sir Chay Blyth returned to the Hamble today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his [...]
A haven for protected seahorses
Boatfolk joins forces with the Seahorse Trust and Portsmouth University to create haven for protected seahorses The Seahorse Trust and Portsmouth University have joined forces with national boating business, boatfolk, as part of a re-wilding [...]
On the water improves health and wellbeing
New research shows that being out on the water is beneficial for both health and wellbeing With concerns around the negative mental and physical health legacy of the coronavirus pandemic, new research published on [...]
Tall Ship inspired by ice legend
ACTIV OF LONDON Polar legend has it that the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen dreamt up the ideal Arctic ship by gazing at an olive stone writes Ben Lowings. Pressed laterally, its curves would slide its [...]
Italy imports illegal teak
ITALIAN TRADERS DEFY THE LAW AND SANCTIONS TO KEEP IMPORTING TEAK FROM MYANMAR LONDON: Italy has been exposed at the heart of an ongoing trade in illicit timber from Myanmar, in defiance of both EU [...]
Voluntary No Anchoring Zone proposed for Studland Bay
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) responds to plans from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) on Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Habitat Protection Strategy. The RYA has responded to habitat protection plans from the MMO [...]
Copying The Champions – Is That Cheating?
To someone unfamiliar with our sport, two identical boats should sail at the same speed given equal crews, the same wind, and the same wave conditions. What an outsider may not realise is that small [...]
RYA Dinghy Show 2022
The RYA Dinghy Show is becoming the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show presented by Suzuki, for 2022 as it heads to Farnborough International for the first time on the weekend of 26-27 February. Along with [...]
Night Hunters opens at Royal Navy Museum
Little-known story of the Royal Navy’s heroic coastal forces in both World Wars told for the first time in major new gallery at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower Major new permanent gallery The Night Hunters: The Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces at [...]