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A Public Relationship

• It’s all a matter of language

  01 Nov 2006

  It’s all a matter of language, says Clive Bartlett. 

Bow Back Loop

• Will Bow Back be the next Wembley?

  01 Nov 2006

  With the Olympics due in London in 2012, Peter Nash went on a British Waterways trip round the Bow Back Loop, which will encircle the Olympic stadium - if they ever get it built. There’s an awful lot to do, he says…  

Business Matters

• Corpporate manslaughter - the thin end of the wedge?

  01 Nov 2006

  On July 20, the government introduced the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill, says Joanne Wardale.  Both sides of the debate no doubt feel they have won a victory...  

Christmas Gifts

• Gifts for Canoeists

  01 Nov 2006

  Finding good Christmas gifts is always daunting, says Yak, however, with its range of potential gift ideas, such as Bullet bags, Paddle Mitts and the new Oasis Hydration Pocket, they say they’ve made it easy for your customers.  

• Every Dad can become a boatbuilder

  01 Nov 2006

  For the best selection of Christmas gifts, simply get hold of the Nauticalia catalogue. It’s packed with just the kind of things no stocking – or pillow case – should be without. And there are things for young and old alike.  

• From gloves to shell jackets

  01 Nov 2006

  Musto offers a host of gifts, from the Dry Back Sack, through special winter-proof gloves to Shelled Middle Layer jacket and salopettes.  

• Lots of features in a compact space

  01 Nov 2006

  A new range of gadgets will change the way people view their pockets this Christmas, says the press release from True Utility.  

Clothing

• Diversify or not to diversify - that is the question

  01 Nov 2006

  The clothing market for the recreational marine sector can come across as a business unsure if it's practical or fashionable, says Phil Pickin, and most of the big players try to mix both  

Comment

• Comment

  01 Nov 2006

  BW's Annual Meeting saw the beginning of the Save Our Waterways campaign.  

Exporting

• Gain access to the decision makers

  01 Nov 2006

  With METS around the corner many companies are preparing to launch new products and attract the buyers patrolling the show floor. Distributors, boatbuilders, designers or agents - all will be targeted by exhibitors hoping to secure a new route to market.  

Fifteen Years Ago

• Fifteen Years Ago

  01 Nov 2006

  From the vaults of marketing consultants PNTA www.pnta.co.uk 

Letters

• Re: Time is running out

  01 Nov 2006

   

METS Preview

• The Global Superyacht Forum, Incorporating Project 2006

  01 Nov 2006

  Organised by The Yacht Report on November 13, 14, 15 and 16.  

• ConnectFest

  01 Nov 2006

  ConnectFest Thursday November 16, 10.00 – 12.30hrs in Room D  

• HISWA Symposium

  01 Nov 2006

  19th International HISWA Symposium on Yacht Design and Yacht Construction.  

• METS Breakfast Briefing

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Products

  01 Nov 2006

   

• The largest marine trade show in the world

  01 Nov 2006

  Every year METS seems to get bigger, says Peter Nash. At least Amsterdam RAI is offering improved online route planning to get you round the show.  

News

• BW: Save Our Waterways!

  01 Nov 2007

  When we ran our story back in August about how Defra was considering extra cuts in its annual grant to British Waterways (BW), we had no idea how this would pan out.  

• BBEx over 200 exhibitors

  01 Nov 2006

  She's done it!  BBEx event sales manager Kate Didymus has broken the 200 exhibitors barrier and taken the show firmly into the Bourne Lounge at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).  

• Westaway appoints Welsh agent

  01 Nov 2006

  Devon-based Westaway Sails has appointed James Kemp as its Welsh agent to provide a high service level in Wales, writes Katina Read.  

• Derek Moore - Obituary

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Titanic more buoyant than ever

  01 Nov 2006

  A lifejacket recovered from the debris field of RMS Titanic has sold at auction for a record price of £43,500. 

• US orders and type approval for McMurdo

  01 Nov 2006

  McMurdo has picked  up two valuable USA orders and seen its C1SVDR float free data capsule system gain full Type Approval Certification.  

• Zodiac refutes Canadian Coast Guard report

  01 Nov 2006

  Zodiac, the world’s largest builder of RIBs is taking exception to a Canadian Coast Guard report that using its craft in heavy seas could endanger the crews.  

• Revival online

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Atkinson Hardwick wins

  01 Nov 2006

   

• New slips for Royal Torquay Yacht Club

  01 Nov 2006

  The last phase of a multi-million pound waterfront redevelopment has been officially opened at Torquay’s Beacon Quay, writes Katina Read. 

• 75 products on DAME shortlist

  01 Nov 2006

  Amsterdam RAI, organisers of the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) say a total of 74 products have made the shortlist for this year's Design Award METS, aka the DAME Awards. 

• It was 20 years ago today...

  01 Nov 2006

  So said David Coleman, managing director of Barton Marine, as he outlined how R S J Barton company founder, Ron Barton, helped him to take the company over in September 1986. 

• BMEA conference a success

  01 Nov 2006

  The British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) held its annual conference at the Novotel in Southampton last month to widely acclaimed success. 

• Scottish Marine Leisure worth £250m

  01 Nov 2006

  A seminar open to all Scottish marine businesses is to be held at The Lighthouse in Glasgow on Wednesday November 22 to establish a strategy to influence both national and local government in an attempt to move the leisure marine industry up the priority ladder, writes Mike Balmforth. 

• Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...

  01 Nov 2006

  A woman has been accused of sinking her former husband’s £90,000 luxury cruiser in revenge after their marriage broke down. 

• Port Dundas lock complex

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Sealine dealers

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Wealthy owners caught for €1m VAT

  01 Nov 2006

  A number of wealthy individuals have made settlements totalling almost €1m with the Irish Revenue Commissioners after failing to pay VAT on their luxury yachts. 

• Scotland Cruising Symposium

  01 Nov 2006

  RYA Scotland will hold its 2007 Cruising Symposium at Largs on Sunday February 11, writes Mike Balmforth.
   

• Barge Patrols

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Skandia's £10k

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Ipswich success

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Dubarry support

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Gleistein catalogue

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Echomax goes nuclear

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Barker retires from Ormiston Wire

  01 Nov 2006

  Ken Barker, managing director of Ormiston Wire, has retired after working for the company from 1952 when he got out of National Service.

   

• Sunseeker stars in third Bond movie

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Clyde Marine posts £9.4m loss

  01 Nov 2006

  Clyde Marine’s preliminary statement for the year ended June 30, 2006, include a full and final goodwill amortisation of £8.7m from the purchase of Lewmar and Navtec in 1999. 

• Silva's website

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Sail TV & ISAF

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Harken's charity

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Blakes/Hempel & RKJ

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Whisky success

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Fairline appoints

  01 Nov 2006

   

• H-L/RKJ

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Marlow appoints

  01 Nov 2006

   

• BoatQuays supports

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Marinablu's website

  01 Nov 2006

   

• Challenge Business in administration

  01 Nov 2006

   

  The announcement last month by Berthon that it had on its books the 18 boats that comprised The Challenge Business fleet emphasised that the end of an era: Sir Chay Blyth’s company has gone into administration.

   

People

• People

  01 Nov 2006

   

Portsmouth Poll

• Portsmouth Poll

  01 Jan 2006

   

Showtime Update

• Ticket deals made esy

  01 Nov 2006

  Adding a bit more information to previous Showtime reports, Peter Nash explains the difference between trade LBS tickets and selling LBS tickets. And other things…  

Washington Post

• Washington Post

  01 Nov 2006

  An interesting development at Annapolis, says Jim Nolan 

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