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All Afloat trustee and chair of selectors for UK Youth Racing Phil Tilley is to take on the IronMan Wales challenge in Tenby to raise money for the sailing charity.

Aiming to finish the course in less than 13 hours, with a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mil...

The Cowes Harbour Landmark Design Competition launched on 3 September to find an inspirational design idea for an iconic “welcome” landmark to be sited on the detached Cowes Breakwater at the mouth of Cowes Harbour, on the Isle of Wigh...

The first and the longest running speed sailing event open to all types of wind powered craft starts on Saturday 13 October. A number of 500m runs exceeding 40 knots have recently been recorded at Weymouth so there is every chance of the curr...

Kevin Lott, EMEA OEM Sales Director at Fusion Entertainment, offers his top tips for buying the ideal on board entertainment system.

If you are looking to invest in a new audio entertainment system for your boat, there can seem to be an endless ...

Our planet is primarily water; the seas cover 71% of the Earth. NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Centre estimates the world’s water comes to around 321,003,271 cubic miles.

That’s a huge portion of our world, so just what is lu...

Little Britain Challenge Cup 2017. Credit Paul Wyeth.

The highly contested 707 national championship – photo Roger Mant

The CA’s on-stand Show team will be sharing its cruising know-how, holding daily prize draws, offering a vast range of fabulous discounts & launching the BIG new Prize Draw to win a Raymarine AXIOM Pro12 valued at £4,000. By j...

INEOS TEAM UK Team Principal and Skipper Ben Ainslie and Leigh McMillan sail T5 during a testing session on the Solent. Image: HARRY KH / INEOS TEAM UK

We are told this LPX GORE-TEX® Pro Dynamic Waterproof Jacket from Musto offers exceptionally durable waterproof protection. The jacket has a stowable self-fabric hood, while the jacket’s stretch fabric and articulated design gives extens...

As well as being one of Dorset’s favourite boating destinations, Dean & Reddyhoff’s Portland Marina is also a diverse and growing business community that has recently welcomed several new tenants.

The location of the commercial s...

Largs Regatta Festival 2018
Day 1 – ,GBR8272T, Satisfaction, Nicholas Marshall, St Mary’s Loch SC, J 92, GBR8543R, Jings, Robin Young, CCC, J109
Image: Marc Turner

Ocean Safety’s team of safety experts will be providing an Advice Hub on the company’s stand J275 at The Yachtmarket.com Southampton Boat Show, delivering key information and advice on everything marine safety related.

The team will ...

Below the Bridges Thames Tour – Foldable mast demonstrations to Greenwich, London Corinthian and Twickenham Yacht Clubs.

UKSA, a charity that uses sailing and watersports as a catalyst to transform young people’s lives, has received planning permission to upgrade its facilities in Cowes.  It will now be able to start planning the build of flexible, modula...

As the Cardiff Act draws to a close, it’s all eyes on San Diego, USA – the next stop on the circuit’s ten-month tour, in an event presented by SAP. Image: Vincent Curutchet / Lloyd Images

This unisex buoyancy aid from Neil Pryde Sailing allows sailors to move around easily with maximum freedom due to its low profile. In addition has loads of features including the high visibility colour, large stretch mesh pocket, mesh drainag...

MDL Marinas tells us that within its hospitality lounge overlooking the main boat show marina (E52), Salcombe Gin will be hosting daily taster sessions and teach the art of distilling, while the 5-star Southampton Harbour Hotel spa team offers com...

Typhoon International has added the new Typhoon Backpack Drybag to its collection of accessories for watersports enthusiasts. The backpack drybag has a 30 litre capacity and is 100 per cent waterproof. This bag features a comfortable rucksack...

The September Boatbid Auction has a lot to offer with almost 50 boats available!