Narrowboat hits brick wall in the River Trent

Narrowboat left stranded on a wall rescued by River Canal Rescue just before midnight last Friday 25 Jan 2010

Controversy over North Devon marina plans

A controversial multi million pound planning application to build a 250-berth marina, together with hotel, restaurant, supermarket, homes and a retirement village has been submitted in North Devon. 22 Jan 2010

Torbay to celebrate race anniversary

Torbay is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes powerboat race this year with more than 30 classic race boats on show. 19 Jan 2010

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The UK’s best 'indoor' outdoor show

It’s the 49th Boat & Caravan Show. And yes, the name’s a bit shorter, says Stevie Knight. But the show promises to keep growing: not just despite, but probably because of the recession. 01 Feb 2010

A roller coaster ride for British Waterways

It’s rather stating the obvious that the credit crunch and the banking crisis affected both private and public spending on inland waterways in 2009, as it has the rest of the boating industry and indeed the country, says Harry Arnold. 27 Jan 2010

2009-10 Distributors Directory

The 2009-10 Distributors Directory has some interesting new product entries, not least the new G-Flex adhesive range from Marine & Industrial LLP, programmable LCD gauges from Point and the SmartStart control from Dometic. 20 Jan 2010

Crewsaver - 01.436

The Crewfit 190N is packed with cutting edge design features and offers exceptional performance in the most demanding environments. Lightweight, extremely comfortable to wear and thoroughly modern, the 190N is much shorter and more compact than the ever-popular Crewfit 150N - a benchmark for quality and performance over many years. 01 Nov 2009

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EC Smith & Son Ltd

Required for South Coast, Home Counties & Various other areas occasionally. Requires a self-motivated salesperson with good general knowledge of the marine industry. The successful candidate will service both boat builder and retail outlets so a good knowledge of retail merchandising would be beneficial. They must also have a flexible attitude to their work, understand both sailboats and motorboats. In order to service the areas customer base the applicant must be prepared to stay away overnight. Applicants should send via email a covering letter with C.V. to: Mr Simon Smith at simon.smith@ecsmith.com E C Smith & Sons Ltd Unit H & J Kingsway Ind Est Kingsway Luton Beds LU1 1LP Tel: 01582 729721.

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A specialist leisure & commercial marine employment business providing professional recruitment services to clients and job-seekers world-wide

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