Mike Shepherd

As part of its support of Running Out of Time’s Climate Relay from Ben Nevis to Big Ben in London, RS Marine Group is proud to have taken part in the Portsmouth leg of the relay, where its high-performance Pulse 63 electric RIB was put through its paces on UK’s famous Solent waters.

Yak Adventure Equipment has announced the winners of its #WheresYakAt and #WheresYakAtTripleUp challenges, where the aim was to capture images of Yak out on his adventures.

Crewsaver will launch its 2018 watersports range to the industry at METStrade 14th-16th November 2017. The range, which has a fresh new look and features advanced fabrics, is packed full of adventure-aiding essentials, including performance clothing, accessories and luggage.

The #LifejacketSafe campaign, launched by world-leading manufacturer of lifejackets and marine safety equipment, Crewsaver, is going from strength to strength.

Marine Advertising Agency (MAA) will host the inaugural MAA Press Dinner, in association with the International Marine Media Meeting (IMMM) in Amsterdam on the eve of the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), Monday 13th November 2017.

Beneteau is exhibiting a comprehensive selection of boats from its sail and power ranges at Nautic Paris (2-10 December 2017). The new CNB 66 will also be at the show for the first time along with the Lagoon 40.

As part of its #LifejacketSafe campaign, Crewsaver has announced the launch of the #LifejacketSafe challenge, a quiz style challenge with thought-provoking questions highlighting lifejacket dos and don’ts. Not only could the advice learnt in the challenge save your life but also, by taking the challenge, you will be automatically entered into the prize draw to … Crewsaver launches the #LifejacketSafe challenge as part of its lifejacket safety campaign

Superyacht Tenders and Toys, who recently won the Queens Award for International Trade 2017 and is already well known for new-build outfitting, is expanding its services to specifically tailor them to superyachts undergoing refits.

On Tuesday the 19th of September 2017, teams from across the UK marine industry took part in the annual Marine Advertising Agency 5-a-side football tournament in order to help raise £1000 for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and G4 Surgery at Southampton General Hospital.

Ocean Youth Trust South (www.oytsouth.org/charity.asp) is delighted to announce that Peta Koczy has been appointed as the new Staff Skipper for the sail training vessel Prolific. She will take over in November when Andy Viney leaves after five years with the charity.

The world launch of the Beneteau Swift Trawler 35 took place on Friday 15th September 2017 at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show (15th- 24th September 2017). The Beneteau Swift Trawler 35 is taking over from the extremely successful Swift Trawler 34, which sold over 400 boats in her tenure.

Kraken Yachts Ltd is delighted to announce that its flagship Kraken 66 has won the prestigious 2017 Sailing Today Award in the Blue Water Cruiser category. The awards were presented at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show on September 15th.

The Prestige 520 had its UK launch at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show on Friday 15th September 2017. The new Prestige 460 also had its UK debut at the show, which takes place 15-24th September 2017.

Crewsaver is delighted to announce the publication of the first issue of its #LifejacketSafe newspaper. Packed full of lifejacket safety tips, guest articles and games, the newspaper aims to highlight the importance of the trusted (and sometimes neglected) lifejacket.

Lifejackets and liferafts need to be well maintained and serviced to perform at their optimum. Crewsaver recognises the necessity of this and urges Crewsaver lifejacket and liferaft owners to register their products.

An exercise which saw six people pretend to be severely hurt following a boating accident at Stokes Bay put rescuers through their paces on Tuesday evening.

Webasto will present the Freeline 115 Elegance refrigerator at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show (stand J368). The refrigerator has a large capacity of 83 litres refrigerator space and a 32 litre freezer compartment.

Whether you’re a lover of whitewater, touring or ripping up the surf, Yak Adventure Equipment has you covered. Join the Yak team at PADDLEexpo 2017 (19th-21st Sept 2017, Germany), to see how the Yak range expertly combines safety with practicality and style.

With 3 layer breathable fabric, Crewsaver’s Atacama Pro and Atacama Sport drysuits rival their namesake desert as the driest place on Earth.

Superyacht Tenders and Toys, who recently won the Queens Award for International Trade 2017, continues to show strong growth and has welcomed Angus Gilmour as a new Project Assistant.

The Prestige 520 will have its UK launch at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show, while the Prestige 460 will debut in the UK at the show, which takes place 15-24th September 2017.

The world launch of the Beneteau Swift Trawler 35 will take place at the 2017 TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show (15th-24th September 2017). The Beneteau Swift Trawler 35 is taking over from the extremely successful Swift Trawler 34, which sold over 400 boats in her tenure.

9 teenagers from the Gosport area have been selected to take part in this year’s Gosport Marine Futures course. The programme aims to inspire young people to take part in watersports and discover what Gosport has to offer.

Rescuers were paged by UK Coastguard to investigate reports of a mystery unmanned vessel adrift in the approaches to Portsmouth Harbour.

West System International (WSI) is again attending TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show 2017. Visitors to stand J401 can discuss their project face to face with WSI’s technical experts for advice on the use of epoxy for boat building, repair and maintenance in additionon to using epoxy to construct composites structures.

Crewsaver celebrates a special anniversary this year and invites visitors to the TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show to join them on their stand (J340) to celebrate 60 years of pioneering lifejacket technology.