Lifeboat try to cut down on unnecessary rescues with engine workshop
Sailing news
Coastguard saves drowning man
The lightning response of off-duty Oban Coastguard volunteer Neil Macauley saved the life of a drowning man
History man all at sea
The man who wrote the award-winning BBC series This Sceptred Isle, and who learnt how to sail in an abandoned skiff, has written about his days aboard tramp steamers
Capsized canoeist off Needles calls Dubai for help
A canoeist in trouble off the Needles without a marine VHF used his mobile to call, among others, his father in Dubai for assistance
Water carnival adds fizz to fireworks
Bursledon Regatta firework display set for September 8
Fourth Marine Trade Show this autumn
More than 200 exhibitors at the Marine Trade Show
Battling the breezes at Burnham
Burnham Week, the East Coast regatta based in the sleepy town on the edge of Essex that rounds off the end of the sailing season is once again underway.
Captain Calamity rescued
Stuart Hill, better known as Captain Calamity for his frequent meetings with the Coastguard, has been plucked from the upturned hull of his boat
Blackthorn Falmouth Week 2001
Falmouth Week, a festival of sail, celebrates sailing in all of its forms... Shrimpers and traditional Westcountry work boats mix it with J24s, Sigmas and Flying Fifteens in a case…
Cowes keeps Coastguard on the case
The record entry list for Skandia Life Cowes Week and the mischievous weather that flattened much of it have combined to keep the Coastguard very busy