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Ben’s story: The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
Four year's after undergoing surgery and treatment for a brain tumour, sailing has boosted Ben Baldry's confidence
RYA blasts report that ‘fails to recognise importance of robust evidence in MCZ process’
Environmental Audit Committee's report's recommendations could impact recreational boaters, says RYA
‘Oldbilbo’ to take on Trinity House abseiling challenge
Regular PBO forumite 'Oldbilbo', Will Bailey, will be abseiling down Portland Bill for charity
£20,000 needed to bring all-girl crew’s Whitbread Race yacht home
The Maiden Rescue crowd funding project needs to hit its £44,000 target by 3 July
Crew sought for round-Britain sailing adventure
Tim Gardner's 29ft yacht will leave Gosport on 5 July and circumnavigate the UK for eight weeks
Challengers needed to abseil lighthouses for charity
Trinity House has 'limited spaces left' at its three quincentenary charity abseil events
Edinburgh Marina is open for business
The pontoon now offers a depth of two metres below chart datum following dredging work
Three British sailors rescued from sinking yacht
The yacht began taking on water after suffering serious damage to its main rudder, off the Seychelles
Cheeki Rafiki tragedy: was structural failure to blame?
As the sailing community awaits official investigation findings into the Cheeki Rafiki yacht’s loss of keel and sinking in the Atlantic, three experts share their views with PBO
RYA submits summary of views on Navitus Bay Wind Park
...and raises concerns about the loss of amenity to leisure boaters and the potential impact on marine businesses
Longest day, longest Round the Island Race ever
Light winds turned the 2014 event into an endurance test with the slowest ever winner; 715 finishers and 791 retirees
Stars gather ahead of Round the Island Race 2014
Question Time presenter David Dimbleby causes a stir by stripping to show off his scorpion tattoo...
Boat club fundraises for ‘unsung hero’ who saved a child’s life
The Good Samaritan's saved a child's life by wading into the river - now Richmond Bridge Boat Club want to replace his ruined iPhone
Round the Island Race final countdown
There's a new ride for Sir Ben Ainslie in the Round the Island Race
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Sir Ben Ainslie gets the green light for Portsmouth team base
The British team, led by Sir Ben Ainslie, will be challenging for the 35th America's Cup trophy
That’s rich, coming from you – Dave Selby’s ‘Mad about the Boat’ podcast
Tradition, honed over several days, is the richly ironic watchword when City-bred shipwrights meet the East Coast’s dyed-in-the-wool splatcherites, says columnist Dave Selby
Teenager invents feasible solution to clean up ocean plastic
The Ocean Cleanup is seeking to crowd fund $2million for the next phase of the project