News
| Earthrace to Challenge World Record The futuristic styled wave piecing trimaran ‘Earthrace’, designed in New Zealand, was specifically built to challenge the round the world (24,000-mile) 1998 powerboat record currently held by British Cable & Wireless of 75 days. |
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| Rescue 2010 Britain has won the bid to host the Rescue 2010 Lifesaving World Championships at Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall. |
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| Last Orders In response to the Department for Transport's announcement that it will be pressing ahead with the introduction of an alcohol limit for non-professional mariners, the RYA has expressed puzzlement that action is being taken now, three years after the completion of the consultation. |
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| Extremely good fun Hitting speeds close to 30 knots the Extreme 40s threatened to romp away with all the line honours in the Round the Island Race. |
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| More Wheelyboats Launched The Wheelyboat Trust builds and provides specially designed craft to enable disabled people to get afloat. |
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| Wild Oats wins Wild Oats XI took line honours for the second year running in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race, the first time this had happened in 42 years. |
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| Sea Doo win with British Rider At the 25th International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals held in Arizona last year James Bushell, 22, won two world titles in the four-stroke categories on his Seadoo RXP, the world’s most powerful personal watercraft. |
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| Breaking the 50-knot barrier Speed guru Paul Larsen's solid-sail, futuristic Sail Rocket, is now set to break the mystical 50-knot barrier. |
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| Diesel disaster The UK Government's application for a renewed derogation on red diesel has been rejected by the European Commission. |
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| Back to Nature It’s the start of the new year and thoughts will be turning to the coming season, but some of our coldest weather is likely to be on its way. |
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