CSLBS: main stage creates focal point

11 Dec 2007

LONDON BOAT SHOW: Marketing for the Collins Stewart London Boat Show (CSLBS) is now pushing ahead and the show organiser, National Boat Shows (NBS), has unveiled its plans for the focal point of the show; the main stage in the North Hall. 

2008 Marine Industry Regatta set for April

11 Dec 2007

INDUSTRY REGATTA:The 2008 Marine Industry Regatta – the fourth in the series - will run on April 22 and 23 out of Port Solent. The boats are to be collected on the early evening of Tuesday April 22 and the racing takes place on the Wednesday 23. 

Nice show. Shame about the no-shows

11 Dec 2007

ECBS: After MD James Brooke had spent some time assuring me and the industry that the Earls Court Boat Show would not be a boat show, I wasn’t sure what would greet us as we went to the press day on November 30. 

Ellison urges Bertarelli to speak up

11 Dec 2007

AMERICA’S CUP: The America’s Cup seems to be descending further into comedy as the weeks – and proposals – go by. 

Seaplane service links Glasgow and Mull

01 Jan 2007

SCOTLAND: Another of Scotland’s popular yachting destinations is to get direct air links to Glasgow, despite not having an airport, writes Mike Balmforth. 

Kilgore takes over New World Yacht Care

01 Jan 2007

SCOTLAND: Iain Kilgore recently took over New World Yacht Care, the yacht services specialist company, based at Rhu Marina on the River Clyde, writes Mike Balmforth. 

Quantum leap

01 Jan 2007

SCOTLAND: Andrew Malcolm Yachting, a sailmaking and yacht services company based in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, has announced its partnership with Quantum Sails GBR, writes Mike Balmforth. 

Welcome Anchorages

01 Jan 2007

ECBS waterways exhibits had lots of space

01 Jan 2007

INLAND WATERWAYS: Although revisiting Earl’s Court for a boat show was something of a déjà vu experience for veteran boating journalists we had never seen canal boats displayed in the vastness of the Earl’s Court 2 before, writes Harry Arnold. 

New look inland feature for ExCeL

01 Jan 2007

INLAND WATERWAYS: Following problems and complaints about what was described as an inland waterways feature at last year’s Collins Stewart London Boat Show, a real effort has been made for 2008, writes Harry Arnold. 

EA to lose 200 Thames Region staff

01 Jan 2007

INLAND WATERWAYS: BB understands the Environment Agency (EA) will have to shed about 200 staff in its Thames Region due to the DEFRA cuts in its budget, writes Harry Arnold. 

Every little helps...

01 Jan 2008

INLAND WATERWAYS: Supermarket chain Tesco has been praised in parliament for switching to water to transport its New World wine over the 32 miles from Liverpool Docks across the River Mersey and up the Manchester Ship Canal to its bottling plant in Irlam, writes Harry Arnold. 

Towpath bikers to the rescue

01 Jan 2008

INLAND WATERWAYS: Motor cycles are normally banned from towpaths and are usually a bit of a problem, requiring the erection of special barriers, writes Harry Arnold. 

Select gets funding for club racer

01 Jan 2008

SOUTH WEST: A new boat to be built in Cornwall has been backed with £50,000 funding from Finance Cornwall, writes Katina Read. 

Waterlinks project misses out on funding

01 Jan 2008

SOUTH WEST: A project to open up ancient waterways in Somerset has lost vital council support and is now looking for alternative sources of funding, writes Katina Read. 

Westpoint Marine to build in UK

01 Jan 2000

SOUTH WEST: Westport Marine could switch production from Eastern Europe to Plymouth if its business continues to expand, writes Katina Read. 

Rowing handle combats tendonitis

01 Jan 2008

SOUTH WEST: A new design for an ergonomic rowing handle has been patented in five countries, writes Katina Read. 

Broads bills set to rise

01 Jan 2008

EAST COAST: In 2008, boat owners and hire craft will have to pay more to travel on the Norfolk Broads after the Broads Authority (BA) insisted it needs to balance its budget and make up a predicted shortfall in government funding, writes Debbie Cowan. 

ABP to transform Hamilton Dock

01 Jan 2008

EAST COAST: Work is under way on a major new development that's set to transform the Port of Lowestoft's Hamilton Dock into an exclusive new marina, writes Debbie Cowan. 

Sealine writes down £1.28m BAP buy-back

01 Jan 2008

FINANCIALS: The latest set of figures posted by Sealine International reveal the first impact of the B A Peters crash in the company’s repurchase of unsold boats for £1,280,000. 

Bavaria takes up CMD Axius

01 Jan 2008

PROPULSION: Following the launch of the Cummins MerCruiser Axius sterndrive system at the Southampton Boat Show, Bavaria has followed Sealine International in offering the new sterndrive system. 

Boscombe gets first European artificial reef

01 Jan 2008

SOUTH COAST: Europe’s first artificial surf reef at Boscombe, Bournemouth, has been given the go-ahead from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) which has granted Bournemouth Borough Council a special environment licence to begin construction of the £1.4m project, writes Iain Sutherland. 

Into the Blue wins IoW excellence award

01 Jan 2008

On Deck takes over Pindar boat management

01 Jan 2008

Cowes breakwater a step closer

01 Jan 2008

SOUTH COAST: Ambitious plans to build an outer breakwater off Cowes have taken a step forward with a presentation by Cowes Harbour Commissioners (CHC) and South East England Development Association (SEEDA), writes Iain Sutherland. 

New project aims to harness Olympics

01 Jan 2008

SOUTH COAST: Businesses in tourism, hospitality and retail attended the east Dorset launch of a new 2012 Olympics project in October, writes Iain Sutherland. 

Minister expects flat cash funding for BW

18 Dec 2007

INLAND WATERWAYS: Michael Fabricant, Conservative MP for Lichfield, secured an adjournment debate in parliament on December 11 on the future funding of canals in the UK, says the Inland Waterways Association (IWA). 

Raymarine trading 'in line with expectations'

18 Dec 2007

FINANCIALS: Raymarine plc's current trading is ‘in line with expectations’, according to a pre-close trading update for the year ending December 31, 2007. 

BBEx 2008 starts here

18 Dec 2007

BBEx 2008: Next year's BBEx runs at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on Wednesday February 13 and Thursday February 14, 2008 – and this will be our third BBEx. 

Taxman to hit income shifters

01 Jan 2008

If you indulge in ‘income shifting’ the taxman is likely to take an increased interest in your affairs from next April says John Whiting, past president of The Chartered Institute of Taxation and chairman of the CIOT’s management of taxes sub-committee. 

Peters Plc hearing scheduled

01 Jan 2008

PETERS PLC: The long awaited court hearing to determine how to use the ‘client account’ monies from the Peters Plc crash has been set.