Hampshire Marine Police Unit, along with explosives experts Ramora UK, will be holding their final flares amnesty on Sunday 4 October at the Royal Victoria Country Park near Netley. They…
Sailing news
Freak weather hits Greek Sporades
Kay Parkes writes: Our plan was to enjoy an end of the season cruise around the Northern Sporades National Park. High winds in the Aegean were making themselves felt in…
Coastguard appeal for information about skipper of upturned Hobie Cat catamaran
The UK Coastguard are appealing for information about the skipper of a capsized Hobie Cat dinghy found 25 miles north east of North Foreland
Cystic Fibrosis charity sail making good progress
A yacht sailing in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust is now half way through its UK circumnavigation
Make your own rigging – free demonstration
On 1 October, the team at London chandlers Arthur Beale will be demonstrating how to make your own rigging and wire rope terminals
60th anniversary of first Wharram catamaran to set sail from Falmouth
60 years ago, on the 27th September 1955, James Wharram set sail from Falmouth aboard a self-built 23ft 6in flat-bottomed catamaran
Marinas offering more fuel choice: FAME-free fuel and white diesel
Marinas around the UK are changing the way they sell diesel in response to demand for different types of fuel and for more information about the fuel
HISWA On Water Amsterdam boat show
It’s like a Southampton show in miniature, yachts in a marina and tents on land. But there’s also an on the water activity area with numerous children playing in Optimist…
Southampton Boat Show opens this weekend
Europe’s largest festival of boating sails into Southampton this weekend. The 47th Southampton Boat Show opens to the public on Saturday 12 September 2015
Mediterranean strewn with refugees’ lifejackets and sunken boats
Yachting Monthly contributor Vyv Cox reports from the Greek islands, currently the front line for refugees seeking safety in Europe