Small Craft News

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialists, Dometic Marine, have supplied a custom made air cooled system for the Griffon Hoverwork BHT 150 – the largest hovercraft to be manufactured in the UK since the 1970s.

The 30.8-metre craft, which was recently delivered to South Korea for use by the Korean Coast Guard, has been fitted with Dometic’s air-cooled DuraSea Condensing Units. According to the brand, the new unit is an optimal solution for hovercraft, which are vessels that can be difficult to cool with normal marine air-conditioning.

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The approach to the design of all-weather RNLI lifeboats is set for a re-evaluation as part of a major study being led by Newcastle University and the RNLI with support from Lloyds’ Register. Set up to explore how new technology, materials and approaches can be used to improve the design, operation and maintenance practice of the RNLI’s Severn Class lifeboat, the four-year project will help to improve the performance of the craft while providing the safest possible environment for the RNLI’s volunteer crews.

Using computer models, small scale experiments and full size trials to analyse the behaviour of lifeboats at a range of speeds and in varying conditions, the findings will inform new design specifications around speed, safety and efficiency.

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It has been reported that Camper & Nicholsons Marinas has signed an agreement with its landside partner, Westcourt Real Estate (WREE) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to permit the £50 development of Victoria Quay in Cowes, Isle of Wight. The plan allows for a landside and seaside development, which will include a new 400 berth marina at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, UK.

The agreement is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including funding, planning and building. In particular, the exchange of final contracts relating to the development remains subject to the incorporation and financing of an investing company within the next 45 days. It is anticipated that the investing company will then engage a development company, in which Camper & Nicholsons Marinas will have a carried interest.

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