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BW canalside property in government fire sale?
01 Dec 2008
PBR: Buried in the government’s pre budget report (PBR) are hints that it is to undertake a garage sale of the family silver to help attempt to fill the £1trillion hole that now awaits us.
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The Sail, Power & Watersports Show draws 41,300
01 Dec 2008
BOAT SHOW: The wrap-up press release from the Sail, Power & Watersports Show says the organisers have pulled off a success story in the face of an economic downturn.
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HRH recognises RYA volunteers
01 Dec 2008
VOLUNTEERS: HRH the Princess Royal, president of the RYA, honoured some of boating’s most outstanding volunteers as she presented the 2008 RYA Community and RYA Awards on 28 November in London.
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One week to the World Yacht Racing Forum
01 Dec 2008
FORUM: The event schedule and an impressive list of speakers have been finalised for the first World Yacht Racing Forum in Monaco on 10-11 December.
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ODA delivers WPNSA as first 2012 Olympics venue
01 Dec 2008
OLYMPICS: The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has delivered the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) as the first completed venue for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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BW gets £2m freight boost
24 Nov 2008
INLAND WATERWAYS: British Waterways (BW) has been given a £2m boost from the government to support environment-friendly water freight in London.
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Raymarine: '08 figures hold up well
24 Nov 2008
FINANCIALS: Raymarine's figures for the 10 months ended 26 October 2008 show the group maintained sales of £115.3m against the 2007 figure for the same period of £117.4m.
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METS closes 6% down, but ‘exceeded expectations’
24 Nov 2008
METS: Although the show seemed busy all the time, this year’s Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) closed on 18,485 visitors, 6% down on last year’s record attendance of 19,764 at the 20th anniversary edition. Organiser Amsterdam RAI says the show 'closed on an unexpectedly high note'.
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Sail, Power & Watersports Show opens on Wednesday
24 Nov 2008
BOAT SHOW: This year’s boat show at Earls Court – the Sail, Power & Watersports Show – opens on Wednesday 26 November for a five day run to Sunday 30 November.
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Finalists selected for Raymarine/YJA awards
24 Nov 2008
AWARDS: The finalists of the 2008 Raymarine/YJA Yachtsman of the Year and Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year awards have been determined and the vote to decide the overall winners now goes to the members of the Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA) in a secret ballot.
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Broads boaters face 6% toll rise
24 Nov 2008
NORFOLK BROADS: Boat users face a 6% rise to use the Broads but should expect much larger future increases to ensure waterways remain navigable, it was announced at a meeting on 21 November.
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NBS letter dispels rumours
24 Nov 2008
BOAT SHOW: Andrew Williams, MD of National Boat Shows (NBS), has written to all London International Boat Show (LIBS) exhibitors to answer some of the questions – and rumours – circulating the industry.
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15 Nominations, 1 Category Winner and 2 Special Certificates
18 Nov 2008
METS: Fifteen UK companies were nominated for this year's DAME Awards at METS in Amsterdam at this morning's Breakfast Briefing. Of those 15, seven went on to receive Special Mentions and Henri Lloyd took the win in the Clothing Category for its TP2 Shadow 2G Jacket.
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20,000 sign RNLI epetition on radio fees
17 Nov 2008
RNLI: The 28 September edition of the Sunday Telegraph carried a story telling the world Ofcom wants to bring 'market forces' into maritime and aviation communications.
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Mastervolt supplying Palmer Johnson
17 Nov 2008
SUPERYACHTS: Mastervolt has received an order to supply shore power converters, inverters, batteries and chargers for Palmer Johnson superyachts to be built in the UK.
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Canal Cruising Company leaves Blakes
17 Nov 2008
INLAND WATERWAYS: The oldest established holiday boat hire business on the canals - the Canal Cruising Company based on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Stone - will no longer use the Blakes Holidays agency for bookings, writes Harry Arnold.
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Ainslie: ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year for the third time
17 Nov 2008
AWARDS: Ben Ainslie made history once again on 11 November when he became the first person ever to win the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year three times.
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Pudsey Bear visits the WPNSA
17 Nov 2008
CHILDREN IN NEED: The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) welcomed Pudsey Bear, the face of BBC Children in Need, on Friday 7 November to help run the academy's fund raising events.
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ISAF ignores experts on Olympic classes
17 Nov 2008
OLYMPICS: The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Council voted last week on the classes for the 10 sailing events at the 2012 London Olympics. In doing so, it ignored its own expert committees and sub-committees and kept the 470 for the Women's 2-person Dinghy.
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Crown Estate buys Burnham Yacht Harbour
10 Nov 2008
ACQUISITION: The Crown Estate has bought Burnham Yacht Harbour in Essex from East Coast Marinas. The 350 berth marina, located on the north bank of the River Crouch outside the town of Burnham on Crouch, is home to Burnham Week, the longest running annual yachting regatta on the UK mainland.
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Palmer Johnson recruitment evening
10 Nov 2008
HIRING: Palmer Johnson Yachts is to hold a Recruitment Open Evening this Wednesday, 12 November 2008.
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Now the SP&W show gets serious
10 Nov 2008
SP&W SHOW: The first boats have started arriving for the Sail, Power & Watersports Show at Earls Court with the Linetti in our picture arriving on Monday November 10.
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IWA rejects BW licensing proposals
10 Nov 2008
INLAND WATERWAYS: The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has responded to the British Waterways (BW) consultation on boat licensing by rejecting the proposals put forward and suggesting an alternative course of action.
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LIBS looks good with 412 exhibitors contracted
10 Nov 2008
LONDON BOAT SHOW: National Boat Shows (NBS) has just released its first exhibitor list for the 2009 London International Boat Show at ExCeL. And with 412 companies contracted this year against 422 this time last year, things look very good.
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Fairline short time affects 'less than 30%' of workforce
09 Nov 2008
SHORT TIME: Following its announcement of short time working to the workforce last Wednesday, 5 November, Fairline gave its workforce details of the lines affected on Friday 7 November.
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