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A tour of the Barton Marine factory
Based at Whitstable, Kent in the UK, Barton Marine produces sailing and yachting fittings which are used around the world, and continues to innovate, also designing and manufacturing hardware used outside of the marine industry.
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44Cup Marina Jandía starts tomorrow
The 44Cup teams are now set up and ready to race the final event of their 2025 season – the 44Cup Marina Jandía.
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M32 World Championship set to launch in Miami
Who will be hoisting the hardware at the M32 World Championship? Will we see an all-Julien podium, McKillen magic, an unwavering Wilson, or something else entirely? Surely, we won’t know until the final moments of the final race.
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Hamble Winter Series 2025 Race Week 6
Recently qualified National Race Officer, Kathryn Clark, was the CRO for Sunday’s racing, sponsored by The Bugle, Hamble.
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RORC Caribbean 600 duel is set
In Antigua, this February, the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 is shaping up to be the combat zone for a gripping battle between two of the world’s fastest 100-foot Maxis: Leopard 3 and Black Jack 100.
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2028 Vendée Globe rules unveiled
On 12 November 2028, from Les Sables d’Olonne, a new generation of sailors will set out to take on the most extreme challenge: sailing around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance, on IMOCA 18-metre monohulls.
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Boris Herrmann off to Antarctica
Yesterday evening local time, Team Malizia’s sailing research vessel Malizia Explorer departed Ushuaia, Argentina, for her first scientific mission to Antarctica. Onboard this sailing boat dedicated entirely to science is Boris Herrmann.
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Interview: Dometic president Eric Fetchko on the company’s rising profile following double DAME wins
“We were always the bridesmaid,” Eric Fetchko, president of Dometic, tells MIN. But things have moved on – the global outdoor-technology company’s recent spree of accolades includes two category wins at this year’s DAME Design Awards – the CSX Refrigeration System winning the Onboard Facilities, Comfort & Entertainment afloat category, and DG3 Gyrostabiliser taking home…
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‘The next step in our plan’: RAD Propulsion chief Dan Hook reveals RAD 120 electric drive
RAD Propulsion has launched the RAD 120 – a new electric drive system developed in response to the increasing requirement for higher power marine propulsion – at Metstrade 2025. The UK-based developer of electric marine propulsion systems positions the 120kW unit as the next step in its long-term product plan. As Dan Hook, CEO of…
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29er family team report from Ovington Championship
This was my first 29er event in 22 years. I think the last one I did was the 2003 Youth Nationals. I’m at least 10 kg heavier now, but Benjamin—my 9-year-old son—is 20 kg lighter than Justin Vissor, my previous helm.