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Broads Authority shake-up
New proposals to streamline and modernise the Broads Authority, a part UK-government funded body created to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of this wetlands region of eastern England and…
Stars at Southampton
It's no ordinary Monday morning at the Southampton Boatshow, today Ellen MacArthur is aboard her Open 60, Kingfisher, as she prepares for the Transat Jacques Vabre, Formula 1 Jordan team…
Southampton’s ‘sod-it’ factor
The UK's Southampton Boat Show has experienced record crowds on its first three days.
Atlantic RIB crossing on Watersports World
A special report this week on four Brits crossing the Atlantic on a10m Rigid Inflatable...
MBM Normandy cruise day 12-14: full report on the homecoming
All participant boats on the Motor Boats Monthly cruise in company to Normandy are safely home in UK ports after enjoying a two-night stay in the secret haven of St…
MBM Normandy cruise day 13 update
All boats of the Motor Boats Monthly Normandy cruise in company reached UK ports safely on Saturday 1 September. Full report later.
MBM Normandy cruise: days 8-11 full report
The Motor Boats Monthly Normandy Cruising Club fleet have now achieved all intended harbours on the itinerary, albeit in slightly different order, and are currently lying in the picturesque Normandy…
MBM Normandy cruise: days 8-10 update
The 24 craft of the Motor Boats Monthly Normandy cruise are currently lying in Le Havre, having successfully run down from Rouen on Monday
Powerboat festival
This weekend heralds the Honda Cowes Classic International Powerboat Festival and the Cowes - Torquay powerboat race
MBM Normandy cruise: days 5-7 full report
In a cruise of contrasts, the participant boats of the Motor Boats Monthly Club Normandy fleet have enjoyed a short coastal hop to Le Havre, a long river run to…
MBM Normandy cruise: day 5 & 6 update
A total of 21 boats on the Motor Boats Monthly Cruising Club fleet are now safely secure in Rouen and enjoying a weekend break in that city.
MBM Normandy cruise day 4: hopping from Dives to Deauville
The 22 cruisers of the Motor Boats Monthly fleet enjoyed a relaxing morning at Dives-Sur-Mer before hopping along the coast just a few miles eastward to neighbouring Deauville today (22
MBM Normandy cruise day 2 & 3: on a high and nearly on schedule
Two elements of the Motor Boats Monthly Club cruise in company to Normandy have today (Tuesday 21 August) performed something of a pincer movement to link up with an advanced…
MBM Normandy cruise day 1: weather stops play
The ongoing march of lows across Britain may possibly have saved the English cricket team but the same fit of depressions has left the 26 craft on the MBM Cruising…
MBM Zeeland cruise day 18: the great escape (pt 1)
The weather is a drama queen, that’s for sure. From blowing old boots, the sudden transition to carpet slippers and a white veil was mostly welcome for the expectant boats…
MBM Zeeland cruise day: an update from the Dover Strait
The scriptural statement that the first shall be last could have been written for displacement cruiser owners, but those on the MBM fleet have at least been blessed with calm…
MBM Zeeland cruise day 17: ducking and dodging F7 winds
Some crews on the homeward leg of the Motor Boats Monthly Club cruise to the Netherlands have taken to ferries and watched from a lofty height the effects of a…
MBM Zeeland cruise day 14: lazy day in Goes and going home plans
The Motor Boats Monthly Cruising Club fleet enjoyed the last relaxing day of the cruise in the attractive and well-furnished town of Goes
MBM Zeeland cruise day 15: the wind arrives early and the fleet seek refuge in four separate ports
The promised squeeze between a ridge of high pressure and lows to the immediate north have arrived earlier than expected; a 20 knot south-westerly and local gale warnings have lead…