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Recent Features

  • Heating & Aircon - Lindy Lou's legacy is a Code of Practice

    01 Jun 2009

    'If your home is a boat, you should get a smoke alarm', is the message from the fire minister Sadiq Khan, writes Peter Nash. Mr Khan was supporting the Boat Safety Scheme during Boat Safety Week, 25 - 31 May.  

  • Seawork: working for a £2 trillion market

    01 Jun 2009

    Seawork International returns to its familiar quayside location for three days from 16 to 18 June in the working Port of Southampton for a 2009 edition that promises to surpass all the previous years’ Seawork events.  

  • Navico FMCW radar - 'place your order today'

    01 May 2009

    Navico recently invited me to an on water sea test of their broadband radar, says Kieran Breheny. The electronic set up on the Parker 30 RIB included a Simrad NX45 display and a Simrad broadband 18in radome.  

  • Lewmar V Series windlasses from Bainbridge Marine: designed for faster installation

    01 May 2009

    Claimed to be the world’s first compact vertical stainless steel windlass for both power and sailboats, this deck unit conceals a robust, reliable, worm gearbox and offers maximum strength and control.  

  • The aftermarket is ahead of the game

    01 May 2009

    The deck hardware, sails, spars and rigging market offers a complete cross section of the leisure marine industry, with manufacturers working for both the OEMs and the aftermarket, writes Peter Nash.  

  • Selden moves into retail products

    01 May 2009

    Seldén Masts Ltd, part of the world's largest spar making group, has recently launched its retail range of products including Seldén blocks, rope, wire and rigging fittings.  

  • Small lines and CAD drive Allen development

    01 May 2009

    Allen deck hardware products are mainly intended for the dinghy and small catamaran end of the market, where two main factors have influenced product development.  

  • Is the RCD actually working?

    01 Apr 2009

    Is the all-important Certificate of Conformity issued with a boat (confirming that it complies with the RCD) actually worth the paper it is written on, asks Peter Poland?  

  • If you’re not eco aware, you’re nowhere

    01 Apr 2009

    The move towards more and more Eco Awareness is gathering pace, says Peter Nash. Companies offering the thought that their products might help the environment will succeed.  

  • NEC - an inland success

    01 Apr 2009

    INLAND WATERWAYS: Inland waterways exhibitors at the 2009 National Boat Caravan & Outdoor Show, held at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre, hailed this year’s event as a success, writes Harry Arnold.  

  • New products for boat exteriors

    01 Apr 2009

    Exterior fitting out is a pretty broad church so we use it to offer all the new products we've had in over the past two or three months, writes Peter Nash. So, in no particular order; read on.  

  • Where do we go from here?

    01 Mar 2009

    Many recreational mariners have stared blankly at the plan position indicator (PPI) of a radar system and asked themselves ‘where are we and who is near to me that I need to avoid,' says Keiran Breheny. 'And what does this image actually tell me' 

  • MCA in distress over flares

    01 Mar 2009

    The use of flares to signal distress, a warning or your position has recently come under a great deal of scrutiny, writes Peter Nash. 

  • The show must go on

    01 Feb 2009

    After a non-stop bombardment of appalling financial news delivered by a seemingly gloating national media, the 2009 London Boat Show was never going to be a cakewalk says Peter Poland. 

  • Let’s hope he gets the new X-Box game

    01 Feb 2009

    Don't get me wrong! I'm all in favour of derring-do upon ocean wave, but as the father of five kids, deep down in my furry bits, I'm experiencing an uncomfortable churning sensation, writes Bilge Rat. 

  • Navigation authorities noticeable by their absence

    01 Feb 2009

    Following the success of last year's line-up of inland waterways craft displayed on the water it was good to see National Boat Shows repeat the exercise at the 2009 show, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • Nanotechnology knows no boundaries

    01 Feb 2009

    A new company exhibiting at this year's London International Boat Show (LIBS) was Paint Protection Systems with a new marine coating product based on nanotechnology from a company with the unlikely sounding name of I-CanNano. 

  • 2009: good for overseas visitors on holiday...

    01 Jan 2009

    Last year was the 40th anniversary of the Transport Act which created the British Waterways Board and the legislation that continues to govern it, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • You can’t have too much publicity...

    01 Jan 2009

    When James Brooke launched his reincarnation of the Earls Court Boat Show in 2007, writes Peter Poland, there were many who scratched their heads and muttered: 'Nice idea. We love Earls Court as a venue. But it will never work.' 

  • ExCeL 2009: into the unknown…

    01 Jan 2009

    The first London Boat Show at ExCeL in 2004 brought in an attendance of 213,000, says Peter Nash. Since then, the figures have been falling to last year’s figure of 127,351. 

  • METS Products & 2009 Chandlery Products

    01 Dec 2008

     

  • It's time to go to METS again

    01 Nov 2008

    The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) has broken the 1200 exhibitor barrier this year and can probably justify its claim to being the world's largest trade exhibition of marine equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry. 

  • Ten Years After

    01 Nov 2008

    I wandered into the British Marine Federation (BMF) office at the PSP Southampton Boat Show and was confronted by a smiling lady, says Peter Poland. A good start. 

  • Can aspiration meet innovation?

    01 Nov 2008

    'This', says Greg Flynn of Line 7, 'is the future for sailing clothing - less weight; higher protection.' It's a solidly technical stance that few would disagree with. But while it's true that all marine clothing manufacturers see themselves as innovative brands, some - like Gill and Line 7 - definitely see themselves as more 'technical' than the rest - almost at an inverse proportion of energy spent wooing the high street, says Stevie Knight. 

  • So where's your nearest boat recycler?

    01 Nov 2008

    The use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRP)(also known as glass reinforced plastic [GRP])in the construction of recreational boats started in the 1950s, says Jim Nolan. Today it is by far the most prevalent material used in boat construction and has been for some considerable time. 

  • A mixed message from this year's METS

    01 Nov 2008

    I suppose most of us went into METS this year expecting it to be the same as previous years and, in some way, impervious to the woes facing the world, writes Peter Nash. 

  • If at first you don't succeed...

    01 Nov 2008

    Last year it was the Earls Court Boat Show, but quarrels with National Boat Shows (NBS) and the British Marine Federation (BMF) about the use of the words Earls Court and Boat Show in that order meant a name change was inevitable, says Peter Nash. 

  • An underground marina?

    01 Oct 2008

    An innovative concept that could be used by virtually any waterfront town to create an attractive, versatile and environmentally friendly marina option is gaining attention in France. 

  • Fight through and you'll emerge stronger

    01 Oct 2008

    No news is good news. Or so my wise old grandmother used to tell me, says Peter Poland. But I suspect that those who have read the post boat show press releases might beg to differ. 

  • Portsmouth Poll

    01 Oct 2008

    Kate Moss - modern day Aphrodite or male fantasy object? And Dirk Kuyt; guitar hero. A picture worth 1000 words, most of them slurred, and - finally - Ian Atkins; Super Sleuth. Read Poll here 

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