New figures released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) show a worrying rise in callouts involving stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) since 2020, as the popularity of paddleboarding continues to rise in the UK. Interest in paddleboarding soared during the pandemic, with people drawn to spend more time outdoors and attracted by the social distancing that […]
Edit: The percentages of those taking part in ‘any boating’, by ethnicity, have been updated on receipt of data clarification from British Marine. Ask anyone outwith the marine industry to describe a typical boat owner and the answer has traditionally been male, white, and from an older demographic . . . or, more colloquially, male, […]
Spotting a new trend, Andy Postle, MD and founder of the mast and rigging company Allspars, says his company has been losing some of its replacement mast quotes. Not many, given the quality and reputation of the company’s work, but enough to make Postle sit up and take notice of the trend. And it’s one […]
Edit: This article was edited to reflect the fact that a company name was used instead of a generic name for a toy (8June22). This article was not suggesting that the company named was responsible for the incident mentioned. Lithium-ion batteries have been the cause of, and charged with, several notable marine fires in recent […]
The New York Yacht Club has submitted a challenge for the 37th America’s Cup to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland, New Zealand. It’s already been slammed as ‘presumptuous’ by the cup defenders. The challenge was accompanied by a reportedly 150 page draft protocol for the regatta, which would see the cup match […]
Marine Industry News is delighted to announce it will be running a series of online seminars, in conjunction with Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA), entitled Export Insights. The first Export Insights seminar, sponsored by PSP Logistics, will focus on France. It’s on 20th April, 14.00 BST. The hour online seminar is free to attend; register […]
Ken Fowler has set himself a task. He’s sailing his RS Aero sailing dinghy around the 204 islands dotted around the coastline of England and Wales. So far he’s completed 94. “Quite a lot has been really tough,” Fowler says, “it’s just the way some islands are.” Fowler is attempting his epic endeavour to raise […]
MIN’s inaugural Women in Marine seminar is now available to catch-up online. In it, Lauren Mead, from TeamO Marine Safety Products, charts her company’s journey from an initial idea, through the business she set up with her brother Oscar, into developing technology and taking the product to market. During the seminar, which was kindly sponsored […]
Robin Baron, chairman of the Cruising Association’s RATS committee, says cruising yachtsmen are in the middle of ‘a perfect storm’. His words come at the end of months of covid restrictions, a VAT ‘trap’ and new visa rules exacerbating everything. Amid a surge of enquiries about Brexit which has seen the CA run a seminar […]
According to Peter Greenhalgh, who heads up grand prix sales for Doyle Sails Solent, ‘lots of people’s boats are underperforming’. He suggests some sailors are reluctant to harness the full power of their sails, citing cruisers who just run a main and jib. But he says new technology which is filtering down from elite performance […]
The Royal Navy is currently enjoying a 30% uplift in recruitment applications due to Covid-19. As life choices for young adults shrink across the globe, with travel curtailed, and employment opportunities shrinking, stable employers with an air of certainty are suddenly more attractive. And these numbers look likely to increase with Alexander Boris de Pfeffel […]