Yachting News
Preparations are underway for the largest-ever dinghy sailing race to be held in memory of Olympian Andrew Simpson.
The sporting event, dubbed 'Bart's Bash', is due to launch on 1 February 2014 and aims to make it into the Guinne... Read More
The sporting event, dubbed 'Bart's Bash', is due to launch on 1 February 2014 and aims to make it into the Guinne... Read More
For years, boat docking has been approached the same way, consistently yielding the same problems. Traditional methods using bowlines, sterns lines, spring line bumpers and fenders are all hassles and can cause damaging movement.
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Sailors have expressed disgust at the filthy state of the Brazilian waters in which they will race at the 2016 Olympics, with a former British star describing it as a "sewer".
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The organizers of the 2013 Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), held November 19-21 at the Amsterdam RAI, have reported record attendance of over 20,000 industry professionals for this year's show.
Here are comments about METS 201... Read More
Here are comments about METS 201... Read More
While observing yachts onboard ships can be an amazing sight, even Captain Jack Sparrow would have been impressed watching the historic replica of Ferdinand Magellan’s galleon, NAO Victoria, sail onboard DYT Yacht Transport’s semi...
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The 6th Annual Fort Yachtie Da International Film Festival Awards Ceremony was held at the Cinema Paradiso November 16th from 7:00PM – 1:00AM. Attendance was over 300 which included a the contest’s film producers, captains, crew, ...
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The gentle pitch and roll of a sailing boat provides a distinct form of sensory input that we don’t experience when we sit still—called proprioception.
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From the company that invented the Autohelm, Raymarine is pleased to showcase the very latest in autopilot technology at this year’s Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam. The Evolution™, combines advanced aerospace guid...
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Gisatex neckroll and pillow win special mention at the 2013 DAME awards at METS
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For every vessel in any body of water, Fraser Optics’ Mariner Series 14x40mm Gyro-Stabilized Monolite delivers the clear advantage.
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quatix - The Only GPS-enabled Marine Navigation Watch
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Introducing the stainless steel oval tender davit
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Seventeen hundred miles off the Sumatran Straits, a solo sailing yacht is hit by a drifting sea-land cargo container.
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Why do we get motion sickness? Motion sickness results from a conflict between sight and balance.
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The Max-Prop Whisper uses five blades to provide ultra quiet operation and impressive thrust. The resulting improved powering performance is especially noticeable when powering against heavy wind and seas. The five blade design al...
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Trend Marine’s recently launched unique opening hull window has received a prestigious “Special Mention” from the 2013 DAME Awards committee at METS this November.
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Safe, non-toxic, non-corrosive and 100% biodegradable in under 28 days, GreenClean Boat Soap from TRAC Ecological Marine Products is an efficient, concentrated solution (just one capful per gallon of water) that is tough on dirt, ...
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Ethanol can cause corrosion to certain marine engine components unless protected with a corrosion inhibitor
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Cuba has announced that it will allow leisure yachts to stay in the country for five years, in a bid to improve tourism.
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Tourists sailing to Russia aboard yachts could soon be allowed to stay in the country without a visa for up to three days.
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Just weeks after the launch of its new Waterproof Case for iPhone 5/5s, Lifedge has been given
one of only nine Special Mentions from a total of 115 products entered for the DAME award, the
world’s leading annual design competit... Read More
one of only nine Special Mentions from a total of 115 products entered for the DAME award, the
world’s leading annual design competit... Read More
In 2002 the Hamburg, Germany based company NOMEN Products was founded by Axel Hoppenhaus in order to produce high quality yacht equipment and to bring it to the market. The company immediately got recognized in the Yachting Indust...
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The brand new Vanclaes top quality Dutch boat trailer of the modern generation, extremely innovative and competitively priced, wins the bespoke DAME DESIGN-AWARD 2013 at the METS 2013 in Amsterdam
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Oceanair is proud to announce that their new SKYSOL Motion has won it's category at the prestigious METS DAME awards.
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The Danish designed Vaavud wind meter for smartphones has been honored with a special mention in the
category ‘Marine electronics & Marine related software’ in the world’s most prestigious international design
competition for ne... Read More
category ‘Marine electronics & Marine related software’ in the world’s most prestigious international design
competition for ne... Read More
If you are thinking of sailing in Greek waters any time soon, there is information here that you will want to know. Britain's Cruising Association, a British organisation for cruising sailors, has announced the latest and most com...
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It was meant to showcase his modesty – but King Juan Carlos's renunciation of his yacht, Fortuna, is going to cost.
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There is something dangerous lurking in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea. Nearly 70 years after the victorious Allies dumped thousands of tonnes of Nazi chemical weapons and chemical agents into the Baltic Sea, experts have wa...
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The Glass Cockpit System has been developed by Volvo Penta in partnership with Garmin to provide a dashboard for the helmsman that is as integrated as that experienced by the drivers of modern cars.
All of the key systems on a... Read More
All of the key systems on a... Read More
METS 2013 started with the announcement of this year’s DAME Category Winners and the Overall Winner.
Bill Dixon, Chairman of the Jury of the DAME, presented the Award to this year's Overall Winner of the prestigious prize, Slei... Read More
Bill Dixon, Chairman of the Jury of the DAME, presented the Award to this year's Overall Winner of the prestigious prize, Slei... Read More