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Maritime training and education charity, UKSA, says that 30 of its students, aged 18-25, have graduated from its flagship Superyacht Cadetship course. With the support of UKSA, over 40 per cent of the course’s graduates have already secured employment, with the remaining students actively seeking new opportunities across the superyacht industry. The four-year programme offers […]
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) and OceanWise Ltd. have completed a Stakeholder Benefit project to install two environmental monitoring stations on the River Medina. CHC says the new monitoring stations are designed to provide harbour users with tide and weather data to enable commercial and leisure vessels to make timely, safety related navigational decisions. A fixed […]
Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) has been busy servicing one of Red Funnel’s Wight build flagships. Red Jet 7 was built in East Cowes by the shipyard in 2018 and represents a £7m investment by Red Funnel in upgrading its Southampton-West Cowes route. “It’s fitting that we get to service Red Jet 7 which we had […]
Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) has entered the history books and won the America’s Cup for New Zealand for the fourth time. The New Zealand team scored the 7th point it needed to raise the Auld Mug in front of thousands of spectators. This comes as New Zealand media reports the Royal New Zealand Yacht […]
Cowes Week will be without fireworks or the Red Arrows, and the usual main stage entertainment is unlikely this summer, but hopes still remain for a safe return for the historic sailing regatta. As long as the rules allow, there are plans to get sailors out on the water and spending money in the town’s […]
An early 19th-century, ten foot tall wooden figurehead from the historic Royal Navy warship HMS Victory, has been ‘rediscovered’. In 2009 contractors working on behalf of the Royal Navy incorrectly thought that the giant 1815 sculpture had been destroyed in the second half of 20th century. They believed that the figurehead, adorning the ship’s prow […]
Offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services has launched its third apprenticeship programme, in conjunction with UKSA and the Isle of Wight College, to provide training for a career in the offshore renewable energy sector. The two-year, government funded programme is designed to give twelve apprentices all the bespoke skills, knowledge and behaviours required […]
UKSA, a non-profit maritime charity, has announced that plans for a new 136-bed accommodation centre have been approved. Work will commence on site from the beginning of February. UKSA expects that the new, modular accommodation centre on its waterfront site in Cowes, Isle of Wight, will enable an additional 3,000 children and young people to […]
Gibraltar Pilots has chosen a new Seaward Nelson 35 as its next pilot vessel. The organisation currently has seven pilots and three high-speed boats in its fleet and has been serving the port of Gibraltar since the 1800s. “Our experience with the tough and seaworthy Nelson 35 hull combined with Seaward’s new developments and state-of-the-art […]
After a rollercoaster year due to Covid-19, the 44Cup is ready to launch into 2021 with two new venues and a full fleet of nine boats. The 44Cup will debut in Cowes, Isle of Wight over the 11 to 15 August for event three of the 2021 season followed by the Italian resort of Marina […]
Seven men, including two men who had previously been charged and who had appeared in court, will now face no further action as part of the Hampshire Constabulary led investigation into the maritime security incident that took place on board the Nave Andromeda off the coast of the Isle of Wight on Sunday 25 October. […]