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Participation in watersports during 2022 was extremely buoyant according to latest Watersports Participation Survey.  The survey is conducted annually by a consortium of leading marine bodies including British Marine, Royal Yachting Association (RYA), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), British Canoeing (BC) Canal and River Trust and the Centre for Environment,… Continue reading Watersports Participation Remains Buoyant

Oyster Yachts scored a race win in their all new Oyster 495 winning the ISC4 class in the 91st edition of the Round the Island Race. She also came in second overall in ISC, a class comprising 478 entries. This was the first competitive foray for Oyster Yachts’ newest, and smallest yacht in its new… Continue reading All-New Oyster 495 Scores Race Win

In what might be yet another case of flogging a dead donkey, British Marine, the team behind the Southampton International Boat Show, is trying to revive the London Boat Show concept on a smaller scale with their London Luxury Afloat show. With tickets at £45 a pop the event aimed at well heeled boat buyers… Continue reading Flogging a Dead Donkey

The 59m classic motor yacht Marala, has been successfully re-floated in the 75m dry dock that has been her home for the past two years.  Her flood up concludes the successful completion of the yacht’s exterior structural and paint work programmes carried out at the Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth. Designed and built by Camper & Nicholsons in… Continue reading Marala Sees Light of Day as Renovation Progresses

September is the month when three important yacht shows normally take place in Europe.  The Yachting Festival in Cannes, the Monaco Yacht Show in Monte Carlo and the Southampton International Boat show in Great Britain.  Last year none of them went ahead and despite all the hype, this year’s offerings are looking far from becoming a return… Continue reading September Boat Show Season Sets to Go

In 1972 Nicholas Sturge, then an underwriter at Lloyd’s of London, identified a niche market developing in the world of luxury superyachting. Leaving London for the South of France he set off to explore and exploit possible insurance opportunities that only superyachts present. Soon after that, Sturge International were offering Insurance services from an offices… Continue reading Sturge the Superyacht Insurance Specialist Sells Out

The Bournmouth Evening Echo has reported that Sunseeker International, based in Poole Dorset (near Bournmouth) is planning to axe a fifth of its workforce. Sunseeker employs around 2,600 people and 460 of those jobs are set  to be lost as the Chinese owned company grapples with the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The company suspended production… Continue reading Bournmouth Evening Echo Reports Sunseeker Job Losses.

Wave marine environmental filters are on course to stop the yacht Freedom from polluting the seas When 23-year old Helena Schneider relocates from Southampton University to continue her studies at the Landing School of Boat Building and Design in Arundel, North America, she will be taking her home with her. Home for Helena is her… Continue reading Wave marine environmental filters prevent pollution