Twenty-seven boats took part in the first ever Thames Trafalgar Race
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
Call to shake-up distress flare rules
Have pyrotechnic flares as a distress alert had their day?
Apprenticeship scheme for budding British shore crew
Artemis Offshore Academy is launching its first ‘préparateur’ apprenticeship programme
Mini-tornado causes £100k damage at sailing club
Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club members rallied together to clear up
Scotland’s Boat Show attracts record numbers
The Kip Marina event is hailed a great success
Thames Trafalgar Race will set sail in London
The inaugural event aims to mark the Battle of Trafalgar
Naval Forces renew piracy warning to yachts
The High Risk Area is the Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Western Indian Ocean
Leaking yacht sparks emergency response
Crew members used their bilge pump to keep the water level down
e-Borders report ‘shares RYA’s concerns’
The Royal Yachting Association says e-Borders will hinder recreational sailors
Speed limits ‘relaxed’ in areas of Poole Harbour
Three channels are without speed restrictions this winter
Major mock incident planned for Europe’s busiest ferry port
An emergency exercise staged at the Port of Dover will test response plans
Kent Boat Jumble goes back to its roots
Change of venue for the popular nautical jumble sale
SailLaser Weymouth is closing down
The on-site partner of the Olympic sailing venue will 'cease operations' this December
Free Carbon Monoxide helpline launched
The deadly gas affects boats and anywhere where fuel is burnt in an enclosed space
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Trial underway for Cowes Week yacht skipper
Roland Wilson's yacht was in collision with an oil tanker in 2011
Final countdown to Scotland’s largest boat show
It's free to attend!
PBO’s Ask the Experts goes online
Practical Boat Owner's experts answer readers' questions
Olympic sailing duo call time on 49er partnership
British sailors Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes end their 12-year campaign
Budget oilskins on test
Impressive advances in technology mean we now expect a lot from even the cheapest of oilskins – but can the initial attraction of budget gear be dampened by a bucket…