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Alex Thomson, has been awarded the prestigious French National Order of Merit (“Ordre national du Mérite”) by French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Jean-Pierre Jouyet.

In recognition of his services to the sport of sailing ...

9,000 miles, two Atlantic crossings and one amazing experience is how Boatshed CEO Neil Chapman reflects on the past seven months as the Supertaff crew step onto dry land in Lagos.

The Hamble River Sailing Club is aiming to attract 100 boats to take part in its centenary sail past on the 6 August, to mark the very day the club was founded in 1919.

HRSC is oldest surviving sailing club on the Hamble River and has been an in...

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JUNE 13th – and less than 200 miles remaining on the Azores - Portugal leg of the ARC Europe Rally which includes rounding Cape St Vincent en route to Lagos. Squalls, mopping up and oil tankers are the order of the day in this latest report ...

Cowes Week Limited, organisers of Cowes Week, the world’s best-known sailing regatta, is delighted to announce that they have partnered with another famous sailing regatta, this time from the Caribbean, Antigua Sailing Week, to further suppo...

What can be more sublime than slipping the mooring for an evening of sociable yacht racing in a stunningly attractive classic keelboat on the beautiful waters of Chichester Harbour!

This is what the Solent Sunbeam fleet does every week from May ...

Organised by the British Classic Yacht Club and sponsored by luxury watchmaker Panerai, Panerai British Classic Week will take place in Cowes from 13 – 20 July.

There is now one month to go until the start of the 2019 Panerai British Class...

At Boatshed, our mission is to make it easier for you to buy and sell boats. And with our next online boat auction set to start on July 12, you can view a fabulous selection of boats for sale in our online catalogue today.

Dee Caffari was wearing an Ocean Signal rescueME MOB1 man overboard device with integrated AIS and DSC at the time of the incident

Cowes Week Ltd is delighted to announce updates to its Inter-Club Team Trophy with changes to the entry criteria designed to make it a more all-round competition across the 800 boat fleet and significantly to encourage more international entries.<...

The difference in hurricane activity over 100 years.

Co-founders of TheYachtMarket.com, Richard W. Roberts and Simon White, have together raised almost £700 for Wetwheels, a charity dedicated to supporting disabled and disadvantaged people, by abseiling down 100-metres of the Emirates Spinnake...

The 5th annual Poole Harbour Boat Show (PHBS), in association with Sunseeker, which took place from 7th – 9th June, welcomed a record number of visitors from across the south and beyond.  Event organisers are delighted with the continue...

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Alasdair McQuire from Leeds and Andy Strudwick from Ceredigion have clinched the next two spots on the 2020 ilovesailing calendar as the competition reaches the half way point.

Each month sailing enthusiasts and amateur and professional photogra...

Sail Boat Project workers’ co-operative operates a Community Sailing Fund to subsidise the cost of sailing activities for members of community groups in Sussex and Hampshire.

They are offering a range of taster sails and two and three day ...

JUNE 10th – 700 miles to go – and we’re back onboard Supertaff again with Neil Chapman, Curt Mundy and Curt’s niece Shea as we embark on the next European leg of the Atlantic Rally Challenge.

Saturday saw thousands of people flock to Portsmouth for the extraordinary D-Day commemoration fireworks display supported by Gunwharf Quays.

The display was specifically designed for the event with the nostalgic and emotive soundtrack as the pe...