Leading marine footwear and clothing brand Chatham has agreed a sponsorship deal with Britain’s first windsurfing youth world champion and Olympic hopeful, 19 year old Izzy Hamilton. Impressed with the combination of comfort and style in Chatham’s products and how practical the footwear and clothing…
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Vesper Marine, a leading manufacturer of innovative marine safety products, announced today that its Virtual AIS Beacon for Aids to Navigation has been awarded the 2012 Professional Mariner Samuel Plimsoll Award for Innovation. Honoring important contributions to safety by individuals and organizations in the maritime…
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Hoylake Sailing School was established in 1996, to run RYA shorebased courses, and very shortly afterwards the Principal, Captain John Percival, was approached to run oral preparation for Class 4 oral exams. He formed JPMA in 1997, to deal solely with the Superyacht sector, and…
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Actuant Corporation today announced results for its second quarter ended February 29, 2012. Delivered record second quarter diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.43, a 43% year-over-year increase. Core sales growth of 8% (total sales less the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency rate…
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The 2012 Strictly Sail Pacific all sailboat boat show will sail into Jack London Square with everything that is hot in the world of sailing. Strictly Sail Pacific is the only all-sailboat show on the West Coast, featuring new sailboats, gear, accessories, hardware, daily seminars,…
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The USDA Forest Service’s Eastern Forest and Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Centers recently unveiled a product that helps natural resource managers rapidly detect, identify, and respond to unexpected changes in the nation’s forests by using web-based tools. ForWarn, a satellite-based monitoring and assessment tool,…
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According their website, the mission is literally right out of Star Trek, but Sergey Nizoctsev and his Ukrainian-Russian crew are achieving amazing things right here on earth. the quest of the Sailing Yacht Scorpius is “To boldly go where few men have ever gone before?…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) new state park and recreation area reservation system will be operational again starting Thursday, March 22 at 10 a.m. The new online system has been upgraded significantly, but due to expected high demand, reservations will only be accepted…
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Margaret River was pumping out 6 – 8 foot (2 – 2.5 meter) waves for day 2 of the 2012 Telstra Drug Aware Pro today. The world’s best surfers were put to the test with long lulls, strong winds and big waves to battle in…
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Near perfect conditions greeted surfers at Margaret River for Day 3 of the Telstra Drug Aware Pro today. 6 foot (2 meter) sets rolled into the world famous reef break, groomed by a light offshore wind, making the line-up the perfect stage for the world’s…
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