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Is traditional boatbuilding sleepwalking into a retention and marine skills crisis?
Tom Marfleet is managing director of employee-owned Emsworth Yacht Harbour. Here, he casts a spotlight on the marine skills gap and the challenges facing the marine industry. Walk into any small boatyard along the British coast and you’ll likely see rows of masts rising over a gravel hard, the smell of resin and salt in…
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Clive Hand Memorial Trophy at Lincoln
Storm Amy did its thing over the weekend, and gave the annual legendary Clive Hand Memorial Trophy and its 30-strong fleet some very exciting racing indeed.
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Yacht Racing Forum set for an exceptional edition
The upcoming Yacht Racing Forum in Amsterdam will be a truly unique gathering, bringing together key representatives of the yacht racing industry under one roof.
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Campbell Robb named chief executive at the Canal & River Trust
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has announced Campbell Robb as chief executive at the Canal & River Trust (CRT), after former CRT chief executive, Richard Parry, stepped down after 12 years in the role. Mike Wills, national chair of IWA, comments: “I am delighted to welcome Campbell Robb to his new post at the Canal…
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K1 Scottish Nationals at Loch Lomond
The K1 fleet descended upon Loch Lomond Sailing Club for their Scottish National Championship over the weekend of October 4th-5th, 2025, as part of the club’s annual Keelboat Weekend.
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Tom Dolan reflects on 2025
2025 was shaping up to be one of Tom Dolan’s most promising seasons yet. With a packed calendar that spanned from the thrills of the Rolex Fastnet Race aboard an IMOCA 60 Charal to the relentless solo intensity of La Solitaire du Figaro
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John ‘Woody’ Winning, 50 years in the 18s
Fifty years ago, the 23-year-old Interdominion 12ft skiff champion John ‘Woody’ Winning joined the 18 footers class in a new skiff which was built by Bob McLeod and raced as Travelodge with the NSW 18 Footers League club’s 1975-76 season fleet
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Solo Northern Series at Budworth
The centre of Storm Amy had tracked to the north of the country leaving a very gusty 20 to 35kt north-westerly forecast for Budworth. As visitors arrived and rigged boats, the conditions were pretty wild with steady 30+kts on the far side of the mere.
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World Sailing Offshore Event Organisers Forum
On November 7, 2025, as part of World Sailing’s Annual Conference in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, at 1500hrs UTC to 1800hrs UTC, we will conduct the Offshore Event Organisers Forum.
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Opportunity knocks
Best grab it with both hands, then. Time with Keryn McMaster was on offer, so like, yeah, let’s do this! She’s a bit of ledge, so she fits in very well with the precursor piece we did on the Admiral’s Cup, which was entitled: The call of the mighty.