Navico to acquire BNT’s marine electronics business

19 Feb 2007

Navico International Ltd is to acquire the marine electronics business of Brunswick New Technologies (BNT), a unit of the Brunswick Corporation, the world's largest builder of recreational boats.

onEdition takes Sven-Simon-Preis award

22 Feb 2007

onEdition Photography wins top award with Velux 5 Oceans start storm shot

Lowestoft Boat Show goes

22 Feb 2007

The Lowestoft Boat Show has been axed after three years of growth and rising visitor demand

New bridge 'threatens £13m plan for marina'

22 Feb 2007

A planned £13 million revamp of Port Edgar marina could be sidelined by a new tunnel or bridge across the Firth of Forth.

Weymouth Olympic sailing venues aim to beat London

22 Feb 2007

Weymouth and Portland want to be the first of the venues for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be completed.

Earls Court Boat Show in £3.5 million sponsorship deal

22 Feb 2007

Whyte & Mackay and Earls Court commit £3.5 million to the Earls Court Boat Show in 2007

‘Good earner’ for McMurdo MOB

01 Mar 2007

The MOB Guardian, which has been jointly designed by the RNLI and Portsmouth-based McMurdo, is to be taken up by fishermen in the Isle of Man, writes Iain Sutherland.

Humphreys gets best in class

01 Mar 2007

The Elan 340 designed by Lymington’s Rob Humphreys was named best in its class at the European Yacht of the Year awards at the Düsseldorf boat show, writes Iain Sutherland.

Rocat hope for JEC win

01 Mar 2007

A Cornish firm is hoping its revolutionary rowing catamaran will be declared a winner at the JEC Composites Show in Paris next month, writes Katina Read.

Cockwells triples turnover

01 Mar 2007

Cornish boatbuilding firm, Cockwells Modern and Classic Boatbuilding, has tripled its turnover in two years, writes Katina Read.

Plain Sailing branches out

01 Mar 2007

Brixham and Dartmouth based sea school Plain Sailing is branching out, with the launch of several new courses and voyages, writes Katina Read.

Loss of red will hurt distant destinations

01 Mar 2007

Whilst everyone in the industry knows that the ending of derogation for 'red' diesel may have a depressing effect on business, the consequences for more distant cruising destinations, and for the folk who sail there, could be dire, writes Mike Balmforth.

Fast fuel for larger powerboats

01 Mar 2007

No, it is not some magic liquid, but an investment in facilities to improve the customer experience at one of Scotland's biggest marinas, writes Mike Balmforth.

New west coast development

01 Mar 2007

Barcaldine Marine is a new name on Scotland's west coast and is creating new boating facilities in Loch Creran for cruising yachts, writes Mike Balmforth. 

Funding secured for Scotland's canals

01 Mar 2007

British Waterways (BW) has welcomed an additional £2.445 million from the Scottish Executive to fund a range of works which will help push forward the revitalisation of the country’s inland waterways, writes Mike Balmforth.

Positive response from Gothenburg show

01 Mar 2007

Alec Howie and Liz Campbell of the Crinan Canal office represented Highland canals on the Gota Canal stand at the Gothenburg Boat Show in February writes Mike Balmforth.

Scottish Boat Jumbles

01 Mar 2007

The Scottish Boat Jumbles will held at Harbourside, Irvine on Sunday 6th May and Sunday 30th September 2007, writes Mike Balmforth.  

New 'park-and-launch' for Essex boatyards

01 Mar 2007

Essex Boatyards is to open a new 150 space park-and-launch facility at its headquarters in Essex Marina on Wallasea Island.

Forth water taxi to beat bridge congestion

01 Mar 2007

A river taxi tycoon hopes to cash in on commuter congestion by taking his operation to the Forth.

Industry turnover reaches £2.8bn

01 Mar 2007

The British Marine Federation (BMF) published its annual UK Leisure and Small Commercial Marine Industry key performance indicators for 2005/6 at the Collins Stewart London Boat Show.

First all-Wales Boat Show launched

01 Mar 2007

The first all-Wales Boat show is scheduled to take place from May 5 to 7 at Carmarthen, say the organisers, Horizon Events.

Boat owner faces jail over fire death

01 Mar 2007

A boat owner from Weymouth is facing jail after he was found guilty of killing an employee who perished in a fire on his yacht.

Small firms could share CNC mould costs

01 Mar 2007

Marine South East (MSE) is working on a project to help specialist boatbuilders and composite fabricators access the most up to date technology with a shared CNC (Computer Numerical Control) 5-axis machine for making moulds.

Exclusive met service to BB readers

01 Mar 2007

Specialist weather forecast service provider Marinecall is offering Boating Business readers a pre-season discount.

Broadblue strikes private equity deal

01 Mar 2007

Broadblue Catamarans has reached agreement with a private equity concern to take a substantial interest in the company.

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IWA first to give evidence

01 Mar 2007

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) was the first organisation to appear before the Efra select committee of MPs inquiring into the work of British Waterways (BW) on Monday last week.

Dometic acquires Waeco Group

01 Mar 2007

The Swedish Dometic Group has acquired the German-based, internationally operating Waeco Group.

Picton Boats bought

01 Mar 2007

Bridgend-based Picton Boats Ltd has been sold in a £2.95m deal to Dorset-based entrepreneurs, Stephen Arkell and Malcolm Patrick.

Marine Industry Regatta up to 39 entries

01 Mar 2007

Entries for this year’s Marine Industry Regatta have reached 39 boats, but there are more to come, says Peter Nash. ‘We have 50 boats reserved with Sunsail and I’ll be chasing more entries for the rest of this month.’ 

BB launches new website at BBEx

01 Mar 2007

Boating Business used BBEx to launch its all-singing, all-dancing brand new content management system, aka our new website.

Coleman steals the show at BBEx

01 Mar 2007

TBTA presentation to Bob Tough

01 Mar 2007

Raymarine posts strong year-end results

01 Mar 2007

Raymarine has announced its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 grew by 12% over the previous year to £136.5 million.

Boatjumble set for April 29

01 Feb 2007

The annual Beaulieu Boatjumble will take place on April 29 and looks set to be another fascinating event with lots of things to see (and buy). 

Typhoon celebrates 60th anniversary

01 Mar 2007

Typhoon celebrates its 60th birthday this year, but rather than retiring the company will be more active than ever.

BW gets ‘landmark ruling’ on long term moorings

01 Mar 2007

British Waterways (BW) has successfully appealed an enforcement notice issued by Kennet District Council for the right to establish long term leisure moorings on its waterways.