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Swim the Big Blue 2
Friday, 18 June 2021 Swim the Big Blue 2 is a true world-first, 3,000km Atlantic swim from Africa to Brazil, which launches from Dakar in October 2022 with Sir Ranulph Fiennes as the expedition patron. This attempt follows the 2016 expedition in which Ben Hooper became...Bilgeaway wins Water Pollution Award
Friday, 18 June 2021Bilgeaway has won the British Safety Industry Federation’s Water Pollution Award for its environmentally-friendly bilge discharge filter.
Oil tanker rescues 81-year-old sailor from stricken yacht
Friday, 18 June 2021The crew of a local AMVER (automated mutual-assistance vessel rescue) vessel helped rescue an 81-year-old sailor from his disabled 36ft sailing vessel approximately 400 miles south east of Long Island, New York.
US recreational marine spending hit $49.4 billion record high
Friday, 18 June 2021According to the National Marine Manufacturing Association’s (NMMA) 2020 U.S Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, total recreational marine expenditures reached a high of $49.4 billion in 2020.
Charity seeks wounded veterans for new sailing adventure
Friday, 18 June 2021Turn to Starboard has launched a campaign to find a team of wounded veterans for a 2,000-mile sailing expedition from Land’s End to John O’ Groats – and back.
Typhoon shelter provides 600 new berths in Hong Kong
Friday, 18 June 2021Up to 600 new fore-and-aft mooring spaces are now available at the new Delta Marina in Hong Kong’s Hei Ling Chau typhoon shelter.
New appointment and record sales at Vetus UK
Friday, 18 June 2021Boat systems supplier, Vetus, has appointed veteran employee Ray Browning as branch manager for its UK office.
320,000 rescues by RNLI Lifeguards since 2001 launch
Friday, 18 June 20212021 marks the 20th anniversary of the RNLI’s lifeguard service to coastal communities and their visitors around the UK and Ireland.
BMT secures multi-vessel design order for UK MOD Police
Friday, 18 June 2021BMT has announced its partnership with Marine Specialised Technology (MST) to provide the UK Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) with 18 state-of-the-art, high performance patrol vessels for operation across the UK.
Offshore Team Germany claim leg three IMOCA class victory in Genova
Thursday, 17 June 2021Offshore Team Germany – the non-foiling IMOCA 60 skippered by German Olympian Robert Stanjek – has pulled off a spectacular victory in the third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe.
Haven Knox-Johnston’s new colours are even greener than before
Thursday, 17 June 2021Haven Knox-Johnston is making a pledge to reduce its environmental impact and improve sustainability across all business activities.
Thousands of loved ones to be remembered on new RNLI lifeboat
Thursday, 17 June 2021A new Shannon class lifeboat will proudly carry the names of thousands of loved ones when it launches on service at Wells-next-the-Sea next year, thanks to the latest fundraising campaign from the RNLI.
Winning gambit in final hours sees Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team clinch leg three victory
Thursday, 17 June 2021The third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe came to an exciting conclusion in the early hours of Thursday morning in Genova, when the Portuguese entry Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team pulled off a come-from-behind victory in the VO65 c...
B&G partners with Oyster Yachts
Thursday, 17 June 2021In a new partnership announced this week, leading sailing navigation and instrument specialist B&G will be the preferred electronics supplier across Oyster Yacht’s fleet of 50ft to 120ft sailing boats, with the rollout commencing on the...
Brittany Ferries unveils plans for all-electric 180mph ‘flying ferry’
Thursday, 17 June 2021Brittany Ferries is exploring the potential for a new high-speed, sustainable and more efficient form of ferry travel called a seaglider. According to Brittany Ferries, its proposed new all-electric craft foils like a hydrofoil and flies like a p...
“World’s first” electric RIB to debut at The Green Tech Boat Show 2021
Thursday, 17 June 2021RS Electric Boats is to debut the Pulse 63 at The Green Tech Boat Show 2021 hosted by MDL Marinas.
High-stakes tactic pays off for leg three winner of The Ocean Race Europe
Thursday, 17 June 2021The third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe came to an exciting conclusion in the early hours of Thursday morning in Genova, when the Portuguese entry Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team pulled off a come-from-behind victory in the VO65 ...
Storm Clive? Met Office needs storm name suggestions
Thursday, 17 June 2021The Met Office is searching for new names ahead of the next storm season, and the UK public are once again being asked for their suggestions.
New app updates tides in real time and predicts future water depths
Thursday, 17 June 2021Wavve Boating has released a new feature on its GPS app which it says will update in real-time to current water levels as well as predict water depths at future high and low tides.
BMT reveals designs for new passenger and cargo vessels
Thursday, 17 June 2021BMT has revealed designs for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company’s new passenger and cargo vessels.
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