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Rigging safety starts with awareness – and ends with action. That’s why Technical Marine Supplies have launched the Check it, Tune it, Trust it campaign: an initiative to raise awareness of rigging maintenance among boat owners.

When it comes to digitalisation, the sales side of the boatbuilding industry has often outpaced the workshop. Swedish software company Verendus aims to change that with the launch of a mobile app designed specifically for mechanics. “The workshop is a critical part of many dealerships, yet it’s often where digitalisation lags behind,” says Henrik Gerdin,…

Marine trade distributor Technical Marine Supplies has appointed David Mossman as UK and European sales manager. Mossman says: “I’m thrilled to be joining TMS at such an exciting time. Having worked with Nick and the team over the years, I’ve always admired their commitment to quality and customer service. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with industry…

Last Sunday’s Australian 18 Footers League race created two history-making achievements when two female skippers won both races for the first time since the club began racing 18ft skiffs on Sydney Harbour in late 1935.

Emerging from one of the closest battles over the final handful of miles in the recent history of the Coffee Route race, the TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR Le Havre Normandie, Baptiste Hulin and Thomas Rouxel grabbed an audacious victory in the OCEAN FIFTY division.

This Thursday, 6 November, at 4:12:02 p.m. local time (4:22:02 p.m. in Paris), Pierre Quiroga and Gaston Morvan (Wewise) crossed the finish line of the Ocean Fifty class in second place in Fort-de-France Bay.

Dame Ellen MacArthur’s cancer charity is looking to give more young people the chance to believe in a brighter future after the trauma of cancer next summer as it launches its annual Christmas campaign.

Vaikobi Ocean Performance has kicked off its Black Friday Sale, offering huge discounts across a range of performance apparel and accessories for sailors, foilers, paddlers, and ocean athletes.

The third placed ULTIM, Anthony Marchand and Julien Villion on Actual 3 should cross later this Thursday afternoon. Banque Populaire XI’s Armel Le Cléac’h are expected about eight hours later.

It’s a deceptively simple question — and one that sparks passionate debate among our podcast panellists who have extensive knowledge of our coastlines, lochs and inland waterways.