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Cornish Crabbers appoints liquidator – reportedly owes £1m
The Wadebridge-based Cornish Crabbers group, which specialises in the design and manufacture of glassfibre gaff-rigged sailboats and powerboats, reportedly owes over £1 million in bank loans and taxes and other…
Celebrating 200 years of the RNLI
The RNLI was founded in 1824 by Isle of Man resident Sir William Hillary, has saved a tremendous 146,277 lives in two centuries – an average of two lives saved…
Ocean Globe Race leader forced to return to Falklands with severe hull damage and a risk of sinking
Translated 9, the leading IRC yacht in the Ocean Globe Race has been forced to divert to the Falkland Islands after discovering two cracks on the hull, one of which…
Eight bells for C&N yacht designer Raymond Wall
After serving his apprenticeship with Robert Clark, Raymond Wall set up his own design business in the late 1950s, first in London and then in Fambridge. His first design was…
Italians celebrate line honours in ARC and ARC+ rallies
Italian crews have taken line honours in both the ARC and ARC+ rallies after sailing thousands of miles across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to St. Lucia and to Grenada…
ARC 2023 fleet sets sail across the Atlantic
Days and often years of preparation are over. The ARC 2023 saw 156 yachts cross the start line at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in light 8-10 knot winds, hot sunshine…
Electric propulsion ‘not most green’, study finds
Most in-depth analysis yet of marine leisure vessel's propulsion systems finds that using biofuels in traditional engines is greener than electric propulsion systems for many vessels
Yachtsmen warn of unexploded Second World War bomb in Pula harbour, Croatia
The Cruising Association has added a note to the overview page for Pula on the CA’s Captain’s Mate app, saying: ‘Unexploded WW2 ordnance was located at N 44 degrees 52.815…
Ocean Globe Race yachts head for the Southern Ocean
At 1400, November 5, South African Naval Vessel SAS King Sekhukhune 1 and French Navy Frigate Floréal signaled the start of Leg 2 of the Ocean Globe Race. The Cape…