Two Boats Burnt Out In Marina Fire
TWO CRAFT were destroyed in a shoreside blaze at Kip Marina. In the early hours of Sunday 10 February an 18 metre power boat and a 40ft yacht were engulfed in flames, while numerous yachts […]
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Bass Pushes The Boat Out
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BASS SC have released advance publicity for a number of its principal events in 2019, the aim being to attract more dinghy racing entrants from north of the Border. The club’s principal event is the […]
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Robotic Weather Forecast Trials In Trouble
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HM COASTGUARD has come under fire for the quality of its automated weather forecast bulletins transmitted every three hours. Most criticism comes from the far north where yachtsmen were used to the dulcet Hebridean tones […]
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WHAM Website Updated
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WEST HIGHLAND Anchorages and Moorings (WHAM)’s website has been revamped to make it more useful and accessible on mobile phones as well as on computers, reports Derek Wilkinson, WHAM webmaster. There is an obstruction reporting […]
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Sailing Events Attract Tourism Grants
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ARGYLL & Bute Council have chosen a dozen events that will share £113,000 of funding aimed at increasing the appeal of Argyll & Bute as a ‘World Class Tourist Destination’. Included in the payout in […]
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Clipper Buys Hamble Training School
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CLIPPER Ventures, the parent company of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, has bought the Hamble School of Yachting as part of a wider strategy to develop Clipper’s offering within the offshore sailing industry. […]
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Red Tape Removed For Boat Testing And Delivery
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A NEW code came into force on 1 January 2019 allowing pleasure craft to be in temporary commercial use at sea for a number of defined purposes. The Intended Pleasure Vessels (IPV) Code, which permits […]
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N&G Creates Lifeboat Charity Scheme
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Yacht and motorboat insurer Navigators and General (N&G) has pledged to give £100 to the RNLI if one of its Yacht and Motorboat Policy customers calls on them, and it has just made the first […]
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Lobster Pots and Small Craft Safety Working Group
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PREVIOUS work by the RYA, coupled with the campaign and petition pursued by the Cruising Association, the MCA has convened the first meeting of the Lobster Pots and Small Craft Safety Working Group which resulted […]
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recently moved into larger facilities
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ANDY Malcolm, director of AM Yacht Services confirms that they have recently moved into larger facilities for their sailmaking and cover manufacturing division in West Kilbride, Ayrshire. ‘It’s an ideal central location for us. We […]
