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    01 Sep 2005

    So Fairline has taken its dealer network away from Peters. I'm told this has been a long time coming. And no doubt the 3i heavy hitters were keen that Fairline should keep that Peters plc slice of commission on its own bottom line. 

News

  • Doesn't it make your blood boil!

    01 Sep 2005

    I often get reminded that some idiot once said any publicity is good publicity. Well; take it from me, he was wrong! Most of the time in the marine industry we are dealing with product PR, which is a considerably different discipline from person PR, the sort of thing that Max Clifford handles so adeptly. 

  • SoundBuoy gets 14509 approval

    01 Sep 2005

    SoundBuoy has been approved for ISO 14509 pass-by testing, says Cornish marine technology company, Triskel Marine Ltd (TML). 

  • Stream Marine gets SeaMach

    01 Sep 2005

    London-based Stream Marine now offers the SeaMach range of marine airconditioners. 

  • Firth Marine Design re-established

    01 Sep 2005

    Firth Marine Design was first established in 1975 in the UK. 

  • Marine awards revived

    01 Sep 2005

    The inaugural IPC Media Marine Awards ceremony will take place in Old Billingsgate on the first night of the 2006 London Boat Show; Friday January 6, 2006. 

  • Bell Lawrie: another two years

    01 Sep 2005

    Leading Scottish investment company Bell Lawrie is to sponsor the Scottish Series for another two years, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • C-Quip adds products, finishes catalogue

    01 Sep 2005

    C-Quip says it has added a few new products to its offering. 

  • Premier marinas keep Gold Anchors

    01 Sep 2005

    Port Solent and Chichester Marina have kept their five Gold Anchor status, says Premier Marinas. 

  • BW's Marinas Opportunities Guide

    01 Sep 2005

    Dear Sir My company has run a small semi-tidal mooring basin off the Grand Union Canal at Brentford for the last nearly 60 years. 

  • Recreational Craft Directive

    01 Sep 2005

    Dear Editor, The European Union is soon to be enlarged with new members. 

  • Five new sailboat engines from Volvo Penta

    01 Sep 2005

    Volvo Penta is introducing five new engines for sailing and displacement boats: D1-13, 20 and 30, D2-40 and D4-180. 

  • Wireless MOB engine kill system

    01 Sep 2005

    Some people say that a kill cord can restrict the movement of the driver (especially if they are coaching and instructing), so Holt is to distribute a wireless safety system that stops the engine should the helmsman fall into the water. 

  • World record smashed

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  • Simrad helps rower

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  • Pompey to make £20m from Volvo Race

    01 Sep 2005

    Portsmouth is expecting the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) to boost its economy by £20 million when it starts next year, writes Iain Sutherland . 

  • Narrowboat gets a TV makeover

    01 Sep 2005

    Expert woodworker and cabinetmaker Alan Herd returns to the Discovery Real Time channel this September in the brand new series, Narrowboat . 

  • Seago replaces faulty safety lines

    01 Sep 2005

    Seago says it has replaced a number of safety lines after an internal quality check revealed a batch had faulty springs in the latch return mechanism. 

  • Marine Leisure Management event

    01 Sep 2005

    The Firth of Clyde Forum is organising a Marine Leisure Management event, which will take place on Thursday, September 15 in the IBM Suite, James Watt College, Greenock, writes Mike Balmforth . 

  • Marine South East goes limited

    01 Sep 2005

    The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) in the UK has announced that the Marine South East initiative, which was initially set up in 2004 to address the needs of the marine sector in southeast England, has been turned into a limited company headed by new CEO Jonathan Williams, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Scottish Boat Show rescheduled

    01 Sep 2005

    British Waterways Scotland (BWS) is rethinking the Scottish Boat Show at The Falkirk Wheel to concentrate on the fast growing hire business on Scotland's Lowland Canals, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Campers to close Gosport yard

    01 Sep 2005

    A leaked memo from the firm said the yard was now an "area of potential weakness" and moving to another site would be "strategically beneficial", writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • RYA gets RCD Notified Body status

    01 Sep 2005

    The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has confirmed the Royal Yachting Association's (RYA) status as an RCD Notified Body for the UK. 

  • Whoops!

    01 Sep 2005

    We managed to credit Marathon Leisure with being the stockist for Johnson Pumps in our last issue. 

  • Humphreys appoints

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  • Navionics picks up top NMMA award

    01 Sep 2005

    Electronic charting and navigation data company Navionics collected the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award for its flagship cartography package, Platinum, in the 2005 Electronics Category at the MAATS Convention. 

  • Splashdown 'still out there'

    01 Sep 2005

    The Splashdown brand is "still out there", according to Finest Brands International's managing director Roy Aspinall. 

  • RCD compliance - just over 100 days to go

    01 Sep 2005

    The latest elements of the Recreational Craft Directive become mandatory on January 1, 2006, but is the UK recreational industry ready, asks Tony Stenning, member of board for product certification at VCA, an RCD Notified Body. 

  • Livewire's Volvo

    01 Sep 2005

     

  • Simrad's SART

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  • Fairline ousts Peters

    01 Sep 2005

    In a statement released at 12.00 on August 18, Fairline announced it was to deal direct with the Fairline dealer network. 

People

  • People

    01 Sep 2005

    Louise Ellis has joined the south coast marketing agency, Carswell Gould Associates , as a PR account executive. 

Portsmouth Poll

  • Portsmouth POLL

    01 Sep 2005

    Poll hears the RNLI in Devon , went out on an unusual shout recently after a walker on cliffs thought the shrieks he heard coming from a rubber dinghy at 8am were calls for help and dialled 999. 

Showtime

  • And here's some of what you can see at the Southampton Boat Show

    01 Sep 2005

    Bank of Scotland Marine Finance - Stand E073 Think before you borrow is the message from Peter Whitehead, BoS national marine manager. 

  • Improvements at ExCeL

    01 Sep 2005

    First, ExCeL is now to be known as ExCeL London. Next, Tapa Tapa - inside ExCeL at the top of the escalators - will remain open until 23.00 every day. 

  • It's that time of year again?

    01 Sep 2005

    From here until the end of January, it's flat out all the way with Southampton followed by the Marine Trade Show, followed by METS, followed by ExCeL. Peter Nash talked to the NBS team to find out what's happening 

The Olympics

  • ExCeL might be a real winner

    01 Sep 2005

    The 2012 Olympics are coming to Britain, which means the recently opened lottery funded Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy will be firmly in the spotlight as it hosts the sailing events. Peter Poland examines what the Olympics mean for us 

  • Lasting benefits from The greatest Show on Earth

    01 Sep 2005

    Peter Poland talked with Rosie Julian, events and marketing manager at the WPNSA about the Olympics and the local infrastructure. Here are her replies: How well set up are Portland and Weymouth now? 

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