The Southampton International Boat Show will host a Paralympic champion, journalists, marine writers and industry experts on its Foredeck Stage this September. The Foredeck Stage at Southampton International Boat Show, sponsored by Practical Boat Owner and Yachting Monthly, will host new speakers and talks, as well as show favourites, designed to inspire, inform, and entertain […]
Tom Cunliffe’s recently launched navigation app, AngelNav, will be making its boat show debut at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show, 15-24 September 2023. Sailing author and Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, Cunliffe and his colleague Bill Aylward will be offering demonstrations of this interactive iPad-based chart plotter on the Chelsea Magazines stand […]
Renowned sailor and author, Tom Cunliffe has introduced a new interactive app using raster charts derived from UKHO data. Following the negative response to the UKHO’s now postponed decision to discontinue paper charts and their important raster derivatives, Cunliffe and his colleague, retired eye surgeon, ocean sailor and a software developer Bill Aylward, have produced […]
A petition in the UK is looking to make wearing a lifejacket compulsory for those aged under 16. Marine Industry News explores the debate looking at responsibility, consequences and attitudes. According to Alistair Hackett, managing director of Ocean Safety, the marine industry has seen a massive increase in lifejacket use in the UK. He puts […]
Renowned sailor, author and raconteur, Tom Cunliffe, has launched an ‘online sailing club’. Club membership (advice, Zoom meetings and more) is designed for anyone who loves cruising, dreams of voyaging, wants more maritime history, technical tips and up-to-date commentary on modern developments, or hear about Tom’s unique twist on life. For just £15 per year, […]
We’ve had five years to brace for the impact of SpaceX’s Starlink internet-satellite megaconstellation, but the first few batches of the spacecraft still managed to catch astronomers, and potentially rowers, off guard. SpaceX founder and CEO, Elon Musk, announced the Starlink concept in January 2015, explaining that the company intended to launch about 4,000 broadband […]