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Michael Forbes from Helensburgh and Charlie Chandler from Solihull, have claimed the next two spots on the 2019 ilovesailing calendar, leaving just four more places up for grabs.

As well as claiming their spot on the 2019 calendar Michael and Ch...

High Potential rounding the Needles in Round the Island Race 2017. Credit: High Potential

Concise Fling take line honours. Credit: George Mills Photography

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With less than 24 hours to go before Katie Schuhster – representing the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust – fires the cannon as official race starter for the 87th edition of the Round the Island Race, the festive atmosphere in Cowes is in f...

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Vesper Marine has announced the evolution of the world’s first and only touchscreen Class B AIS transponder with the introduction of the WatchMate Vision2. Vision2 features a highly responsive touc...

Natasha Lambert BEM, a multi award winning adventurer with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, will be taking on the world’s best sailors this weekend and proving that disability is no barrier on the water as she competes in the 50 mile Round The I...

A magical moment of man’s love affair with speed will be re-run this Friday evening when Malcolm Campbell’s legendary Bluebird, restored to its former glory, takes to the water once more on Lake Maggiore in Switzerland, revisiting t...

A Plymouth business has come up with an innovative way for wannabe boaters to get on the water this summer, and enjoy the exclusive use of a new motorboat for less than £100 a day!

Yacht Haven Quay, a Plymstock boatyard which is home to th...

Fresh from their Royal London Cup win at Lords, a group of Hampshire’s finest cricketers were treated to a blast round the Solent, thanks to the Boat Club at Trafalgar Wharf.

Players from the ageasbowl-based club travelled at up to 35 knot...

SoloFASTNET is finished!

This blog is about my journey through a solo yacht racing season. I’m hoping to give readers an insight into what it’s like to race yachts singlehanded, inshore and offshore in the UK’s top Corinthian r...

Plastic continues to pollute our oceans and there are no signs of it slowing down. Around the world, we are producing more than 300 million tonnes of plastic each year due to its cheapness and versatility when it comes to packaging – creatin...

HMS Caroline, the 100-year-old naval vessel and sole survivor of the First World War Battle of Jutland, docked in Belfast’s Alexandra Dock has been declared a finalist in the National Lottery Awards 2018.

The ship, which opened in 2016, fo...

RYA SafeTrx now supersedes the HM Coastguard CG66 scheme 

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the Royal Yachting Association have joined forces to reveal RYA SafeTrx as HM Coastguard’s new official voluntary safety identification...

Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP, has launched the inaugural Maritime Safety Week, which will run from 9-13 July.

The Minister recognises that safety is absolutely critical to underpinning success at every level and wants to raise awareness an...

The RYA ensures ministers and officials across government understand the needs and concerns of recreational boaters.

The UK’s preparations for leaving the EU continue, with the EU Withdrawal Bill – which transposes all EU law into UK...

A partnership agreement has been made with the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA), which provides the exclusivity to use the IMOCA 60 for crewed round the world yacht races.

“This is a first step of many in preparing for...