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British University Fleet Racing Championships 2025
The BUCS Fleets Championships were hosted for the first time by Durham University Sailing Club, at Derwent this year. The race team completed five races in sunny conditions with tricky shifts across the course.
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Midland Area Solo Championship preview
The planets have aligned in the favour of the Midland Championship which, having been postponed earlier, has now been bequeathed the last big Solo regatta of 2025 and so the focus will very much be on who can claim this hotly contested title.
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IOM Met and Southern District event at Chipstead
On Saturday 22nd November 2025 ten hardy sailors travelled to Chipstead SC lake to contest Race 6 (Final Round) of the IOM Met & Southern Championship.
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Metstrade confirms 2025 attendance as early 2026 plans revealed
Organisers of Metstrade, which concluded its largest-ever edition on 20 November 2025, have revealed details of this year’s successful show, including attendance and visitor numbers, and confirmed the dates for the next edition in 2026. The event occupied the full RAI Amsterdam complex for the first time, a change made to accommodate expanded halls, revised…
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Flux Marine raises $15m to scale electric propulsion technology
US marine propulsion firm Flux Marine has announced a $15m funding injection to scale production of its all-electric marine outboards and expand sales of its core technology. The funding round for the Bristol, Rhode Island-headquartered company included participation from existing investors and customers, as well as a new investor, Collide Capital. The firm’s total funding…
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Supersede’s recycled plywood alternative eyes global marine growth after DAME win
MIN sits down with Ryan Luter, director of business development at Supersede, to discuss the firm’s marine-grade plywood replacement. Phoenix, Arizona-based Supersede makes a one-to-one replacement for plywood, using 100 per cent recycled materials with a core of recycled polypropylene and glass fibre. The company won the Manufacturing, Support Products & Materials at the DAME…
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New strategies and support needed for UK marine business, says Osculati
“When I look at the UK industry versus the larger European market, I really do worry,” says Ian Stevenson, Europe and UK sales for Osculati. “The introduction of trading barriers has meant most of the retailers turned off export orders to Europe due to increased paperwork, customs and compliance, so Brexit has directly reduced sales for…
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Wave Regatta Pause in 2026
Howth Yacht Club has confirmed that the next edition of the Wave Regatta will not take place in 2026, as the club awaits essential dredging works in Howth Harbour. The event is now scheduled to return in 2028.
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Finn Northern Area Championship at West Riding
Nine visitors from as far a field as Scotland and the South Coast joined the six home boats for the Finn Northern Area Championships at West Riding Sailing club over the weekend of the 13th and 14th September.