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Where to begin?! What a long weekend! 53 boats at a Mirror Nationals, the first time since ages that there were more boats at the Nationals than the annual pilgrimage to the beach at Abersoch Mirror Week, really underlining the class resurgence.

Lowe Boats, an aluminium boat manufacturer (part of the Brunswick Group), has created an all-new LF Pontoon series. This is a collection of fishing pontoons. The LF Pontoon series is available in four models, including the LF 172, LF 194, LF 214 and flagship LF 232, ranging from around 17 to 24 feet. “The LF…

Royal Quays Marina has increased its capacity from 350 berths to a total of 400. That’s thanks to Walcon Marine which has been busily upgrading boatfolk’s marina in North Shields (North East England) – the works were announced earlier this year and were split into two phases. The first took place in the autumn of…

Specialist marine electronics brand Actisense, based in Poole, UK, has launched a free update of its NMEA dashboards. The dashboards provide a suite of tools designed to simplify and enhance how marine professionals and boaters interact with vessel data. The enhanced NMEA dashboards are available free via a free firmware update for the WGX-1 NMEA 2000…

This year, the Noble Marine 300 Nationals are venturing to North Wales to one of the UK’s best venues – Abersoch. It’s going to be a tight weekend of racing with the Best of Best in attendance!

Despite the challenging forecast over the three day “Shrimper Open Championship”, hoisted by Mylor Yacht Club, Falmouth, the event attracted a record entry.

Irish offshore sailor Tom Dolan is set to take on one of the biggest challenges of his career this Sunday, 7th September, defending his historic victory in the 2024 Solitaire du Figaro, widely regarded as the “World Cup” of solo offshore sailing.

Cascais is turning out to be a Finn sailor’s dream. Since the fleet arrived here, they have been treated to exceptional conditions, with solid winds, hot sunshine, warm air and huge waves. There is an air of epicness on the way in Cascais.

The final day at the i14 Europeans in Eckenforde brought a continuation of weather from the previous few days. After a short delay the fleet headed out onto the water for the final two races in what had been a tricky and challenging race course.

A big split has opened up on Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe, with a breakaway group of four boats jumping away to a lead of over 100nm after they passed through the notorious Strait of Bonnifacio between Corsica and Sardinia.