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Barton Marine appoints Marine Connect in South Africa

Barton Marine has reached a new distribution partnership with Marine Connect in South Africa. Representing the full Barton Marine range, the Marine Connect team will facilitate supply of Barton’s deck equipment range (over 2000 products) for the South African marine industry and sailing community. Marine Connect was founded in 2023 by Warren Harvey, a well-known […]

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Barton Marine launches land sailing kits

British deck equipment manufacturer Barton Marine has launched a range of land sailing kits for Blokart, Odyssey and Manta land yachts. Three kits are available, providing an all-in-one option to update hardware and lines for the different types of land sailing vessel. Each kit is designed to work with a particular class of land yacht […]

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Women in the Marine Industry event attracts packed crowd at METSTRADE

The Women in the Marine Industry International networking and panel discussion event returned to METSTRADE on Thursday 16 November, bringing over 200 people together at the METSTRADE Theatre for a breakfast networking session and industry leadership panel. First launched in 2022, the Women in the Marine Industry International event, hosted by British Marine, Marine Industry […]

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New Barton brand launches at METSTRADE

Barton Marine has launched its new Barton Race-branded product group at METSTRADE (15-17 November 2023).  The new Barton Race range comprises high-performance low friction ball bearing blocks and the more high-tech products and accessories from the wider range of Barton marine equipment, designed for both dinghy and cruising sailors.  Barton says the Barton Race branding, […]

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Barton Marine launches outboard motor sling

British deck equipment manufacturer Barton Marine has launched a new outboard motor sling, alongside the market premieres of the Tuphblox Tufnol range and Carbon Fibre Tiller Extension series, which were on display at the recent Southampton International Boat Show 2023. Removing and installing an outboard motor from a dinghy or tender while afloat can be […]

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Barton Marine launches new carbon tiller extensions

British deck equipment manufacturer Barton Marine has launched a new range of strong, lightweight and colourful carbon tiller extensions suitable for all dinghy types. Said to be a leap up from previous generations, the new extensions are available in a choice of bold florescent colours, with the option to custom order special colours to fit a […]

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Barton Marine relaunches Tuphblox range

Barton Marine will be filling the Tuphblox gap after the closure of Holland Yacht Equipment (HYE), which supplied the market with Tufnol blocks for many years. Tuphblox is the firm’s original range of Tufnol yachting blocks, which Barton first manufactured in 1948. According to the company, there has been considerable interest from users around the […]

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Barton Marine appoints head of sales and marketing

UK-based supplier of deck hardware, Barton Marine, has appointed Phil Wood as its new head of sales and marketing.  Wood will be responsible for supporting Barton’s existing distributor and dealer network, alongside working with the wider team to push forward further growth opportunities as Barton continues its ambitious expansion plans and focuses on product innovation. […]

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Windicator range launches in Europe

Barton Marine is launching the Windicator range into Europe for 2023.   A mechanical wind direction indicator for sailing dinghies and yachts, the Windicator offers three dinghy and two offshore racing yacht versions. Each of the dinghy models is individually optimised for Optimists, Lasers, Aeros and Toppers, but also fits on a range of other sailing dinghies […]

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Barton appoints new production director

Barton Marine has promoted Dermot Bealey to a directorship role. Bealey takes the newly formed position of production director, having previously worked as production and operations manager. As director of Barton Marine, Bealey continues to oversee all elements of delivering the Barton range to sailors worldwide. Speaking about his new role, Bealey says: “I think […]

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Barton signs distribution agreement in Singapore

Barton Marine has signed a new partnership and distribution agreement with EELAT Ltd in Singapore. EELAT specialises in engineering and distribution to the marine and power generation industries. The firm provides product sales, engineering solutions and consultancy services for a wide variety of marine businesses in Singapore. The Singapore sailing marketplace is rapidly expanding with […]