Sailing equipment has featured strongly in the list of 2024 DAME Award winners, presented in the morning of Tuesday 19 November 2024 at a spectacular opening ceremony to mark the…
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Imray to stop publishing paper charts – charts business for sale
Nautical publisher Imray has announced it will stop publishing paper charts after 2025 and is offering this part of its business for sale
Robin Baron helms the Cruising Association
A long-standing member since 1976, Robin has 48 years of experience of working with the Cruising Association (CA), most recently as Chair of the Regulatory & Technical Services group (RATS),…
Two winners of the Brian Black Memorial Award 2024 announced
Two incredible stories have won the Brian Black Memorial Award 2024 in association with Coppercoat and YM. With entries focusing on ‘treading lightly’ in the marine environment, Jon Amtrup wrote…
Meet Vuyisile Jaca: The South African up for World Sailor of the Year
Grab a chance and you won’t be sorry for a might-have-been’ – that well-known quote from Ransome’s We Didn’t Mean to go to Sea is an excellent piece of advice…
Man who died after falling overboard from Pelican of London was under the influence of alcohol
Mark Glover died after falling from the gangway on the Pelican of London. The owner of the sail training vessel has now reviewed and amended their training for rigging gangway…
Tragic sinking of superyacht Bayesian; Italian prosecutors investigate
Italian prosecutors are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the 56m Perini Navi sloop in the early morning of 19 August when a violent storm struck the yacht off…
Greek Transit Log now available online
The new digital system aims to make it easier for visiting sailors to obtain the Greek Transit Log, required for all private foreign-flagged recreational boats over 7m
New Leaderbox Blue marine conservation project backed by Henri-Lloyd
Henri-Lloyd has announced it is sponsoring Monty Halls's Leaderbox Blue marine conservation project which aims to increase citizen science research in the marine world
Maiden crew’s First Mate Rachel Burgess: ‘The girls showed how tough they were’
I got the call while sitting in a little cafe in Horta in the Azores. Say ‘hell, yes’ first, think about the logistics second. So that’s how I became First…