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  • Sun sends sales soaring SHOW SET TO STAY IN SOUTHAMPTON FOR 'ANOTHER 35 YEARS', SAYS NBS

    01 Oct 2003

    "It was a stunning show, " said BMF president and Halyard managing director, James Grazebrook. And he was not alone in his opinions of last month's Southampton Boat Show. 

  • Lewmar sued over US death

    01 Oct 2003

    Lewmar is being sued by the American World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) over the death of a wrestler in 1999. 

  • Clyde: 'dramatic turnaround'

    01 Oct 2003

    Clyde Marine plc, the parent company of Lewmar and USbased rigging specialist Navtec Inc, reported operating profits of nearly £5m in the eighteen months to June 30, 2003. 

  • Success for first FMC Rally

    01 Oct 2003

    Twenty nine historic working narrowboats and 3,000 enthusiastic spectators rallied at Braunston Marina for the weekend June 28-29 for what the organisers says was perhaps the first ever FMC Rally. 

  • Pendennis gets £7m investment

    01 Oct 2003

    Pendennis Shipyard has announced a £7m investment in its Falmouth facility. The company says the investment is a result of its £2.9m bid for government assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry in London. 

  • Raymarine to sponsor yachting awards

    01 Oct 2003

    Raymarine is to sponsor the Yachtsman of the Year and Young Yachtsman of the Year awards. 

  • Scottish show 'highly successful'

    01 Oct 2003

    British Waterways' (BW) first Scottish Boat Show at the Falkirk Wheel seems certain to become a fixture in the Scottish boating industry calendar, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Plastimo International becomes NAVIMO

    01 Oct 2003

    Plastimo International - the financial holding company for the Plastimo Group - has been re-named the Navimo Group. 

  • Lowestoft set for boat show in 2004

    01 Oct 2003

    The Lowestoft Boat show will be promoted and organised by County Exhibitions Limited and held in the Waveney Dock and Trawl Dock of Lowestoft Harbour in May 2004. 

  • MGA is four-time Suzuki winner

    01 Oct 2003

    The European launch of Suzuki's new V6 4-stroke outboard motor range in Rome provided an excuse for the presentation of the British Suzuki Marine Top Dealer award. 

  • Concept Boat shortlist announced

    01 Oct 2003

    Judges of the Concept Boat 2003 competition announced the short listed entries during the Southampton Boat Show. 

  • UK designers nominated for superyacht awards

    01 Oct 2003

    And the winner is . . . we hope one of the quartet of superyacht designers based in the south of England when this year's International Super - yacht Design Awards are made at the Fort Lauderdale boat show at the end of October, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Show cancelled after venue destroyed

    01 Oct 2003

    The Marine Electronics Show, set to run on November 1 and 2, has been cancelled after the venue, the National Motor - cycle Museum, was destroyed by fire last month. 

  • Global movers on the move

    01 Oct 2003

    Global freight forwarders, Peters & May, has brought its growing Southampton based team together under one roof at new premises at Parham Drive, Eastleigh, Southampton. 

  • Spanish manufacturer looks for RIB dealer

    01 Oct 2003

    Spanish RIB manufacturer, Duarry, has recently launched the first of its Sportech 12 RIBs. 

  • Spear gets RYA Community Award

    01 Oct 2003

    Mike Spear has been selected for an RYA Community Award for his services to sailing over the years, writes Bill Smith . 

  • Walton is Jeanneau Dealer of the Year

    01 Oct 2003

    Walton Marine has been named Jeanneau European Dealer of the Year. 

  • Transas Nautic receives ISO 9000:2000

    01 Oct 2003

    Transas Nautic has been awarded ISO 9001:2000. The company's operations have been managed under a system compliant with ISO 9002:1994 for several years. 

  • Fairlie increases Clyde capacity

    01 Oct 2003

    With boat sales growing steadily year on year all around the Clyde area, the boat storage and service facility at Fairlie Quay brings much needed capacity to the under cover boat storage market in particular, writes Mike Blamforth . 

  • End of the Trent era

    01 Oct 2003

    The last of the RNLI's Trent class lifeboats is due to launch in December, representing the end of an era, writes Iain Sutherland . 

  • The times they are a changin'

    01 Oct 2003

    Jim Nolan says consolidation and change in the US market warrants attention because the ramifications could be fairly dramatic 

  • Three new products worth a look

    01 Oct 2003

    Ray Gotto has designed some intriguing products, all are manufactured by Markyate Precision Machining Co Ltd. 

  • Scanstrut's light and GPS antenna module

    01 Oct 2003

    Scanstrut says its mew light and GPS antenna module is an accessory to the Scanstrut Modular Pole and Power - Tower ranges. 

  • Lewmar thrusts

    01 Oct 2003

    Lewmar has launched two new thrusters into its TT range; the 250TTH and the 300TTH. The "H" stands for hydraulic and the addition of the two new units will expand the electric-powered TT range into bigger boats. 

  • Confusion over Fletcher

    01 Oct 2003

    Many people were surprised to see the Fletcher name again at Southampton. Others were surprised to see Fletcher hulls with the Panther name attached. 

  • YBDSA in office move

    01 Oct 2003

    The Yacht Brokers Designers & Surveyors Association (YBDSA) - claimed to be one of the oldest marine associations in the world - has moved to larger premises. 

  • Goodwood Race Day goes again

    01 Oct 2003

    Brian Peters has negotiated another race day deal with Goodwood. 

  • South west Ocean Safety

    01 Oct 2003

    Ocean Safety has opened a new office in Plymouth, continuing its expansion by extending its trade sales facilities to the south west of England. 

  • UKSA offers marine business management training courses

    01 Oct 2003

    The United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) does more than teach people how to sail. 

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