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    David Cameron with Ben Ainslie

    Government backs Ben Ainslie’s Portsmouth base with £7.5million

    • July 1, 2014

    £7.5m investment of tax payers' money for Sir Ben's America's Cup team base in Portsmouth

    The Maiden yacht with Tracy Edwards and crew. Credit PPL

    The Maiden Rescue Project is £9,000 off target with two days to go

    • July 1, 2014

    'It's so nail biting', says trail-blazing yachtswoman Tracy Edwards, 'Now is the time to pledge'...

    Yacht ablaze off Kilkeel. Credit: RNLI/Kilkeel

    Yacht destroyed by blaze at Carlingford Lough

    • June 30, 2014

    The fierce fire engulfed a 40ft two-masted glass fibre yacht near Rostrevor Pier, Northern Ireland

    Whitehills Marina Regatta 2013

    All aboard Whitehills Marina Regatta

    • June 30, 2014

    The village-owned marina on the Moray Firth coast of North-East Scotland holds a fun day of races every year

    Round the Island Race 2014

    Ben’s story: The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust

    • June 28, 2014

    Four year's after undergoing surgery and treatment for a brain tumour, sailing has boosted Ben Baldry's confidence

    Horse mussel with sealoch anemones

    RYA blasts report that ‘fails to recognise importance of robust evidence in MCZ process’

    • June 27, 2014

    Environmental Audit Committee's report's recommendations could impact recreational boaters, says RYA

    Wil Bailey, Oldbilbo YBW forum user

    ‘Oldbilbo’ to take on Trinity House abseiling challenge

    • June 27, 2014

    Regular PBO forumite 'Oldbilbo', Will Bailey, will be abseiling down Portland Bill for charity

    The Maiden Project, Tracy Edwards

    £20,000 needed to bring all-girl crew’s Whitbread Race yacht home

    • June 26, 2014

    The Maiden Rescue crowd funding project needs to hit its £44,000 target by 3 July

    Moonstone-Practising by taking part in the Round the Isle of Wight race (left to right) Bradley Gardner, Esther Silver, Mark Gardner, Tim GaTim Gardner (second from right) practising by taking part in the Round the Island race with Bradley Gardner, Esther Silver, Mark Gardner and Phil Miles

    Crew sought for round-Britain sailing adventure

    • June 26, 2014

    Tim Gardner's 29ft yacht will leave Gosport on 5 July and circumnavigate the UK for eight weeks

    Portland Bill Lighthouse. credit: Jean Hurlock

    Challengers needed to abseil lighthouses for charity

    • June 25, 2014

    Trinity House has 'limited spaces left' at its three quincentenary charity abseil events

    Edinburgh Marina

    Edinburgh Marina is open for business

    • June 24, 2014

    The pontoon now offers a depth of two metres below chart datum following dredging work

    Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Operations Room.jpg

    Three British sailors rescued from sinking yacht

    • June 24, 2014

    The yacht began taking on water after suffering serious damage to its main rudder, off the Seychelles

    Overturned hull of Cheeki Rafiki

    Cheeki Rafiki tragedy: was structural failure to blame?

    • June 23, 2014

    As the sailing community awaits official investigation findings into the Cheeki Rafiki yacht’s loss of keel and sinking in the Atlantic, three experts share their views with PBO

    Round the Island Race 2014

    Round the Island Race 2014

    • June 23, 2014

    An offshore windfarm. Credit- London Array Limited

    RYA submits summary of views on Navitus Bay Wind Park

    • June 23, 2014

    ...and raises concerns about the loss of amenity to leisure boaters and the potential impact on marine businesses

    Team Richard Mille celebrating their line honours victory at the 2014 Round the Island Race. Credit onEdition

    Longest day, longest Round the Island Race ever

    • June 22, 2014

    Light winds turned the 2014 event into an endurance test with the slowest ever winner; 715 finishers and 791 retirees

    David Dimbleby and Sir Ben Ainslie out on the water for the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race 2014 cropped_Credit onEdition.jpg

    Stars gather ahead of Round the Island Race 2014

    • June 20, 2014

    Question Time presenter David Dimbleby causes a stir by stripping to show off his scorpion tattoo...

    Richmond Bridge Boat Club

    Boat club fundraises for ‘unsung hero’ who saved a child’s life

    • June 20, 2014

    The Good Samaritan's saved a child's life by wading into the river - now Richmond Bridge Boat Club want to replace his ruined iPhone

    RTIR_In 2013, photographer Ian Roman captured the vast Round the Island Race fleet rounding of The Needles.jpg

    Round the Island Race final countdown

    • June 19, 2014

    There's a new ride for Sir Ben Ainslie in the Round the Island Race

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    Summer issue out now!

    • June 18, 2014

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