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EA prosecutes boat owner for speeding
05 May 2008
PROSECUTION: A reckless boat owner has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency (EA) for exceeding the speed limit on the Medway Navigation. Dan Casson of Hollingworth Road, Maidstone, was found guilty in his absence and fined £500 and ordered to pay £190 costs and £15 victim surcharge on Tuesday 22 April at Maidstone Magistrates Court.
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RYA to help develop liferaft standards
05 May 2008
STANDARDS: The RYA, with the support of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), is to increase its involvement in the development of industry servicing standards for recreational liferafts. This step follows the most recent Marine Accident Investigation Branch's (MAIB) report on the investigation into a collision between two fishing boats in Falmouth Bay in October 2007, in which one of the liferafts did not inflate fully.
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Severn Valley lease surrendered to BW
05 May 2008
INLAND WATERWAYS: Administrator KPMG has surrendered the lease of the ex-Severn Valley Boat Company site in Stourport- on-Severn back to the freeholder British Waterways (BW) and is transferring of all relevant documentation regarding the business, including details of customers and moorers, writes Harry Arnold.
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Vote for your BBEx
05 May 2008
TRADE SHOW: Our BBEx meeting at the Royal Southern last month was attended by 35 people, with a fair cross section of distributors, chandlers, sales representatives and other interested parties.
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Don't forget BB's 25th Anniversary next month
05 May 2008
ANNIVERSARY: The June issue of BB will be our 25th Anniversary edition. We'll have articles from Brian Pilcher and Iain Sutherland looking back over those 25 years.
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ExCeL sale nets £120m profit
12 May 2008
SALE: London's ExCeL in Docklands - home of the London Boat Show - has been sold by Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan, who banked a £120m profit in five years after rescuing the exhibition venue.
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ECBS uses Caravan Show 'dry dock' feature
12 May 2008
BOAT SHOW: The Earls Court Boat Show (ACBS) has taken a leaf out of the National Caravan show's book and is to run a 'dry dock' feature alongside the central pool feature at this year's show. 'Many new exhibitors identified this as a successful feature of the National Caravan and Boat Show in Birmingham,' said ECBS MD James Brooke.
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Lewmar relocates steering division
12 May 2008
RELOCATION: Lewmar has relocated its steering division in the UK from Luton to its manufacturing headquarters in Havant. The move is designed to improve costs, quality and service and sees the closure of the Luton factory.
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Enjoy BB's 25th Anniversary with us at Seawork
12 May 2008
ANNIVERSARY: We have some interesting articles in store for you in our 25th Anniversary issue next month. We've got various people looking back over our first 25 years to give their us their memories of the highs and lows in their own market segment.
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Go online and vote for YOUR BBEx
12 May 2008
BBEx VOTE: The BBEx meeting in April gave us two options - a stand alone show in October, or merge BBEx with Seawork in June.
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Palmer Johnson submits Woolston planning application
12 May 2008
PLANNING: Top-end US boatbuilder Palmer Johnson is moving ahead with its plans to create 800 new jobs in Hampshire by submitting a planning application to build a new 20,420 sq m factory on the former Vosper Thorneycroft site in Woolston that should be operational in 2009.
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33rd America’s Cup set for 12 March 2009
13 May 2008
AMERICA’S CUP: The Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG) [aka Ernesto Bertarelli] has got its [his] way and managed to get the date for the 33rd cup set back to 12 March 2009. The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) [aka Larry Ellison] had been trying to get the court to rule in its [his] favour of the first race in November this year, writes Portsmouth Poll.
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Garmin named as Raymarine bidder
19 May 2008
GARMIN? According to a report in yesterday's Sunday Telegraph, Garmin is most likely to be the as yet unconfirmed bidder behind a takeover approach for Raymarine, with the deal being potentially worth anything up to £200m.
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Reeds to go online in July
19 May 2008
ONLINE: Reeds Nautical Almanac is adding to its print version by going online in July with a subscription-based service that will offer registered members an enhanced chart capability, updated in realtime.
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The next revolution in yachting?
19 May 2008
REVOLUTION: The brainchild of America’s Cup designer and foil specialist Hugh Welbourn, Dynamic Stability Systems (DSS) technology is set to revolutionise yachting with its method of keeping a sailing boat upright by lifting the leeward side of the sailing boat instead of using a lead mine to hold the boat upright against the breeze.
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Sea Otter 'in administration'
19 May 2008
ADMINSTRATION: Sea Otter Boats has, we understand, entered into voluntary administration. The company's telephone number greets callers with the news that nobody can answer the telephone right now and messages left remain unanswered.
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EDM tabled on EA Lock Houses sell-off
19 May 2008
PROPERTY: The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has successfully lobbied for an Early Day Motion that has been tabled by Ian Taylor MP ( Esher and Walton), concerning the proposed sell-off of Lock Houses on the Thames by the Environment Agency (EA).
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Discontent over VT site plans
26 May 2008
PROTEST: Southampton residents took the streets on Friday 23 May in a noisy demonstration against plans for 1,650 homes on the former Vosper Thornycroft (VT) site. US luxury powerboat builder Palmer Johnson has also submitted plans for a new boatbuilding facility on the site.
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Stopping the Cowboys
26 May 2008
LEGISLATION: Potentially huge in its effect, 26 May 2008 heralded one of the biggest changes to consumer legislation for 40 years when the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 came into force in England, writes Paul Burnley and Poppy Williams.
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BMF acts to protect client monies
26 May 2008
MONEY: Following the crisis in consumer confidence brought about by the BA Peters Plc crash last year, the British Marine Federation (BMF) and the Boat Retailers and Brokerage Association (BRBA), have demanded BMF member brokerage firms set up a dedicated client account to handle customer monies.
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Raymarine: buyout drops out
26 May 2008
BUYOUT: At Raymarine's AGM on Friday 23 May it was revealed the tentative buyout talks that started on 2 April had come to an end. 'Discussions about a potential offer have now been terminated,' the company said in a statement. 'It is no longer in an "offer period" for the purposes of the City Code on Takeover and Mergers.'
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Europe urges registration of REACH chemicals
26 May 2008
REGISTRATION: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the operating body for the European Union’s (EU’s) new Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) legislation, has called for companies to prepare for the pre-registration of chemicals, which will happen between 1 June and 1 December 2008.
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Opal Marine bails out of sailing boats
26 May 2008
DEALERSHIPS: When its distribution agreement with Legend Yachts ends on 31 May, Opal Marine will become a purely powerboat company relying on its Azimut, Rodman and Mainship brands. The move to cease the agreement was described as a 'mutual agreement'.
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BBEx voting closes this week
26 May 2008
BBEx: The future of BBEx will be decided after voting on what the industry thinks should happen to the show finishes on 31 May.
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Peter Milne 1934 -2008
02 Jun 2008
OBITUARY: Peter Milne, one of Britain’s most prodigious designers of small boats, including the International Fireball, died at his home in Chichester, West Sussex, on Friday 23 May, writes Barry Pickthall.
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SEEDA Waterfront Strategy findings and Open Forum
02 Jun 2008
RESEARCH: The findings from the South East of England Development Association (SEEDA) Waterfront Strategy research will be presented and debated in an open forum MareNet event taking place on Monday 23 June 2008.
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RIBA to host debate on the future of Lake Windermere
02 Jun 2008
WINDERMERE: The future of one of the nation’s greatest natural treasures is to be the focus of a think tank event hosted by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on 5 June 2008.
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Weymouth seeks Olympic venue sponsors
02 Jun 2008
SPONSORSHIP: The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA), host venue for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events, is looking for sponsors.
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BBEx decision 'by Seawork'
02 Jun 2008
BBEx: The industry vote on the future of BBEx run on the Boating Business homepage saw an excellent response with over 700 people voting on the two options put to Mercator Media by the industry following the meeting at the Royal Southern on 4 April.
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Crick Boat Show blows off
02 Jun 2008
BOAT SHOW: Following a good sunny and well-attended day on the Saturday and a wet and rather less crowded day on the Sunday, the 2008 Crick Boat Show had to be closed after the first hour on the Bank Holiday Monday due to high winds, write Harry Arnold.
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Cooney turnover set to rise by £1m
02 Jun 2008
CONTRACT: Stainless steel fabricator Cooney Marine says its turnover should rise by £1m and profits increase by 8% this year after securing a prestigious contract with a top leisure boat manufacturer to produce pulpits for its luxury motor yachts.
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