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11 December 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Studland Bay voluntary no anchor zone survey request »
The UK Government's Marine Management Organisation has called for views and feedback on the effectiveness of the vol...
12 October 2021   (1 Comment - view/add)
Maritime Consultations »
Please note the two consultations from gov.uk below which may be of interest to members of our Small Craft Group. Please r...
09 September 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Longest Line Project Success »
‘We walked the longest straight line in Britain’ - Inaugural success as pair complete tough 80km challenge in Scotlan...
10 August 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Dani Rowe named RYA Yachtmaster of the Year »
25-year-old welsh sailor, Dani Rowe has been named as the recipient of the RYA Yachtmaster® of the Year award for her exce...
14 July 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Sailing Boat Struck By Lightning »
As mentioned in Chapter 4 of the RIN's Electronic Navigation Systems- Guidance for use on leisure vessels booklet "Guardi...
02 September 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
OS launches new hand-held GPS »
Ordnance Survey’s Aventura 2 is their latest generation of large screen handheld satnav, using GPS, GLONASS and Galileo....
09 March 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
The UKHO Review and reformatting of NP136 Ocean Passages for the World. »
A past review of the 6th edition of NP136 Ocean Passages for the World (2014) by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (U...
13 September 2019   (0 Comments - view/add)
Fly/Sail Weekend »
The Institute's Fly/Sail Weekend was great fun, helped by a light breeze and much blue sky over Portsmouth. We h...
02 July 2019   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency Consultation on Yacht and PowerBoat Safety »
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency Consultation on Yacht and PowerBoat Safety launched last month. Six draft Marine Guidan...