Category: Uncategorised
-
Kelpies Cup and Three Bridges Muster at Port Edgar
The Kelpies Cup event underwent a bit of a revival in 2025 and now has really taken off in 2026 with a composite event hosted at Port Edgar Yacht Club (PEYC) near Edinburgh involving yacht cruisers, plus yacht and dinghy racers.
-
Auto-Trail remains confident despite profits slide
Auto-Trail says it remains confident despite its latest results showing turnover dropping by a fifth and pre-tax profits falling by 43.4%. In full-year results for the 12 months to the end of August 2025, released last week, turnover fell from £99.5m to £78.7m, while pre-tax profits fell from £16.8m to. £9.5m. But the Trigano subsidiary…
-
A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 2
Sailing, in common with most sports, can both delight and disappoint in equal measure. Today was one of those days at the 2026 A-Cat European Championships, at the FRVM centre in Los Alcazares.
-
GP14 Northern Bell and Midland Bell at Budworth
The GP14 Open at Budworth proved, once again, to be a memorable day with 31 boats entered, an ideal force 3 westerly down the Mere and sailors of all ages and ability taking part. One of the biggest GP14 events of the year.
-
2026 Dutch Water Week day 1
The opening day was defined by the inherently fickle nature of the Dutch weather. Several showers passed over the racecourse just off the coast of Almere, causing treacherous changes.
-
Tasar TT at Whitstable
The first Tasar TT of 2026 over the weekend shared with the Merlin Rockets. One that locals and travellers alike were looking forward to.
-
Marblehead Halfpenny Trophy at Littleton
It is not surprising that, with a huge amount of MYA membership input into the hugely successful IOM Worlds at Datchet earlier this month, enthusiasm for radio sailing was having a holiday and the entry to this annual event was just seven competitors.
-
The different types of water pump in a motorhome: an overview
Pretty much every motorhome worthy of the title has a water pump on board these days. In general, they are pretty reliable pieces of kit but, as with everything mechanical, sometimes they fail, which is why we always recommend checking the pump is working when you’re preparing your motorhome for touring. There are three main…
-
B&G Powers New Jon Buoy Smart Release System
B&G has partnered with Ocean Safety to bring to market a breakthrough in man-overboard (MOB) response technology: the Jon Buoy Smart Release, the first ever Ocean Safety product to integrate directly with a vessel’s navigation system.
-
Southend Barge Match at Thorpe Bay
Thorpe Bay Yacht Club were delighted to again host the annual Southend Barge Match last Saturday. The weather could not have been better. Beautiful sunshine and our famous easterly sea breeze building nicely in the early morning.