Rafting Etiquette
If you’ve kept communication open with the inside boat, there should be no surprises when they want to head off.…
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If you’ve kept communication open with the inside boat, there should be no surprises when they want to head off.…

The RYA’s one-day, stand-alone Start Motor Cruising Course is designed for potential crew who are complete novices. Cruising, even in…

Going if you are unsure too often leads to mistakes. … train yourself by looking at forecasts even when you…

… the key is practice, so get out there in low wind conditions and go in and out of plenty…

The ECHOMAP Ultraseries are Garmin’s latest line of 10in and 12in touch screen chartplotters, designed to offer a high-performing all-in-one…

Aimed at the small-boat sector, Simrad’s new Cruise range of chartplotters are big on features and low in price. In…

From a marine perspective, drones have a lot of potential. Consequently, we are starting to see saltwater-proof drones that can…

The IC-M506GE is packed full of features, including a ‘Last Call’ voice-recording function, ‘Active Noise Cancelling’ technology, and Icom’s new…

With 3G/4G managing to reach out to 15 miles offshore in many locations, signal-boosting antenna systems have much to offer…

This is a great boat that I enjoyed driving in the lumpy conditions of the day. It is solidly constructed…

The Phantom Cabin is an extraordinarily well-sorted driver’s boat, with very reassuring positivity in its responses to input at the…

It has been designed and built on a no-compromise basis in terms of performance, seakeeping, handling and functionality. Such a…

Suzuki GB PLC recently exhibited at Seawork 2019 with their array of commercial outboard motors and boat packages, including the…

Premier’s Swanwick Marina has opened an SUP store for secure storage of SUP boards or kayaks. The SUP store includes…

The Southampton International Boat Show, powered by Borrow A Boat, will return from Friday 13th September to Sunday 22nd September…
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