A mysterious celebrity guest will open the Horning Boat Show at 10am on Saturday 2 May. Throughout the day there will be entertainment including a raffle, to raise money for…
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Libby Purves podcast: February 2015
“We can create hot meals out of leftover food, even when it has been sat on” Oh dear. A report finds that people who play organised, competitive team games earn…
Tom Cunliffe podcast: February 2015
“That is how I ended up losing my week’s pay in a Dutch bar more quickly than if I’d backed a lame horse at Goodwood” Last night I slept aboard…
Dick Durham podcast – February 2015
“The Island Yacht Club, of Canvey Island, is like a recycled town” I’m on probation. Every Saturday morning I am obliged to join a community service work party to help…
Moody Owners Association anniversary
MOA was set up in 1985 as an association of owners and those closely involved with sailing Moody yachts. Today it is the principal source of advice, technical information and…
Gosport Marine Scene announce Boat Jumble
The popular local marine event has been revived by Chaddock & Fox Promotions and will be held on Sunday 15 February at Haslar Marina. There are already a number of…
Princess Anne visits London Boat Show
HRH The Princess Royal attended the event at ExCel London to view the best of the British marine world and announce the RYA Yachtmaster of the Year 2014. She presented…
1,000 lifeboat launches for RNLI hero
Tower lifeboat station helmsman and former Brighton RNLI volunteer Stan Todd has spent over 34 years saving lives at sea and on the River Thames in central London. During that…
RKJ wins Yachtsman of the Year
Racing his Open 60 Grey Power, Sir Robin, 75, finished third in 2014 in the Rhum class in the singlehanded Route du Rhum race, from Saint Malo to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.…
Prepare your boat for a storm in harbour
‘January is the worst month of the year for boat insurance claims,’ says Simon Tonks of marine insurer Navigators & General. ‘Over the last five years, claims in January are…