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Certifying Authority May 2015 training day programme announced

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The programme has been announced for the IIMS Certifying Authority May 2015 training day
The programme has been announced for the IIMS Certifying Authority May 2015 training day

The first of two IIMS Certifying Authority training days planned for 2015 will be held at Trafalgar Wharf (opposite the IIMS head office) on 13 May. It was agreed to go outside and get dirty this time. So the team has arranged a lengthy session of practical stability activities. It is planned to to do some heel testing and inclining experiments in the morning and immediately after lunch. Then off to the classroom to discuss the findings and to get a brief update on the MCA. The full programme of the day is as below.

When: Wednesday 13 May 2015
Where: Trafalgar Wharf, Hamilton Road, Portchester, Nr Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 4PX

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Antibes Yacht Show 2015 cancelled

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In a surprise move it has been announced that the 2015 Antibes Yacht Show has been cancelled.
In a surprise move it has been announced that the 2015 Antibes Yacht Show has been cancelled.

The 2015 Antibes Yacht Show that was scheduled to take place from 23-26 April in Port Vauban has been cancelled.

During a recent meeting of the Association de Soutien à l’Aménagement et aux activités du Port d’Antibes (ASAP), the president reported that he had been informed by telephone that the Antibes Yacht Show Director would not be running the even t in 2015. The president asked the ASAP to run an event because the economic value of the event to the local econmoy should not be under estimated.

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Fairline Boats to unveil three new models at Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show

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The 2015 Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show will see Fairline Boats unveil three exciting new models to the US boating public following a strong year in 2014
The 2015 Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show will see Fairline Boats unveil three exciting new models to the US boating public following a strong year in 2014

The 2015 Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show will see Fairline Boats unveil three exciting new models to the US boating public. Fairline will reveal detailed plans for two highly anticipated new 53ft models at the show – and debut its fastest model yet, the Shadow Sport (S).

Offering customers the design flexibility demanded by a global audience, Fairline’s new Targa 53 GRAN TURISMO and Squadron 53 models will be built on a common hull, following on from the success of Fairline’s recently launched 48ft models. The new models follow the same strategy and benefit from the same state-of-the-art technologies and industry-leading production systems as the groundbreaking 48ft range.

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MAIB releases the report about two fatalities aboard the Arniston

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The MAIB has published its report and findings about two fatalities aboard the Arniston. Photo credit: Dave Nelson
The MAIB has published its report and findings about two fatalities aboard the Arniston. Photo credit: Dave Nelson

The MAIB has published its report and findings on the investigation of the two fatalities due to carbon monoxide poisoning on board the Bayliner 285 named Arniston on Lake Windermere on 1 April 2013.

This tragic case, which could have easily been avoided, involved a mother and her daughter who were overcome by fumes from a portable generator, which had been installed in the engine bay. It had been modified by the addition of an exhaust which subsequently failed allowing the small sleeping area to fill with lethal carbon monoxide.

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HUGO BOSS dismasted in the south Atlantic

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HUGO BOSS has been dismasted 370 nautical miles off the coast of Brazil and will take no further part in the Barcelona World Race
HUGO BOSS has been dismasted 370 nautical miles off the coast of Brazil and will take no further part in the Barcelona World Race

Alex Thomson and Pepe Ribes, skippers of yacht HUGO BOSS in the Barcelona World Race lost their mast at 21.02 GMT on 15 January 370 nautical miles off the coast of Brazil. The yacht was reaching in moderate conditions when there was a rigging failure and the mast fell overboard and broke. At the time of the incident, HUGO BOSS was leading and well ahead in the race.

This means they will now cease racing in the Barcelona World Race 2014-2015. The skippers and the shore team are currently evaluating how to get the boat to the nearest landfall, which is likely to be Salvador in Brazil – still a significant distance from the boat’s current position.

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Bart’s Bash awarded Guinness World Record certificate

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Sir Ben Ainslie accepting the Guinness World Record certificate for Bart's Bash. Image Guinness World
Sir Ben Ainslie accepting the Guinness World Record certificate for Bart’s Bash. Image Guinness World Records

Olympic sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie has accepted an official Guinness World Record Certificate for Bart’s Bash, the charity event which last year set a new record for largest sailing race in 24 hours (multiple venues).

An incredible 9,484 boats took to the water to race at 237 locations worldwide for the race back in September, with the first time event raising a massive £366,391.95 for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation.

The charity was founded in memory of, and inspired by, Olympic Gold medallist Andrew “Bart” Simpson who died at the age of 36. Bart’s Bash was created both to remember the inspirational sailor and to raise funds for the charity’s work in sailing.

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Thunderbird 2 launched by Brilliant Boats

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Brilliant Boats has built and launched this interesting vessel called Thunderbird 2
Brilliant Boats has built and launched this interesting vessel called Thunderbird 2

Brilliant Boats and BB Yacht are proud to announce the launch of Thunderbird 2, which has taken place recently in Antalya in Turkey.

Fans of Gerry Anderson and the Thunderbirds series from the 1960’s and 70’s will understand immediately what this vessel is all about. But if not, a little explanation may be appropriate.

Designed to carry a 3 PAX, 1000m capable Triton submarine (Thunderbird 4, of course!), Thunderbird 2 features an 8.5t capacity hydraulic platform for launch and recovery of the sub and other toys, along with the array of battery chargers and oxygen storage and transfer systems required to fully support the submarine.

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Clipper 2015-16 round the word race schedule announced

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The Clipper 2015-16 round the word race start date and schedule has been announced by Robin Knox-Johnston
The Clipper 2015-16 round the word race start date and schedule has been announced by Robin Knox-Johnston

The highly anticipated Clipper 2015-16 Race Start will set sail on Sunday, 30 August 2015, from the South of the UK.

The Race Start date and updates to the race route were revealed to more than 250 international crew members at today’s 2015-16 Crew Brief Day in London by Chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Race Director Justin Taylor and Deputy Race Director Mark Light.

Race chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston says: “We are delighted to reveal that the Clipper 2015-16 Race will depart on Sunday 30 August 2015. We have just 235 days to wait until the historic tenth edition race series starts and one of the world’s most unique and challenging adventures gets underway.”

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British Marine Federation says growth continues in the UK leisure marine sector

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British Marine Federation says leisure marine industry growth is set to continue
British Marine Federation says leisure marine industry growth is set to continue

According to new statistics published by the British Marine Federation at the 2015 CWM FX London Boat Show, the UK leisure marine industry sector continues to grow.

For the third consecutive year, the industry posted growth in 2013/14, with total revenue in the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry totalling £2.93bn (a 1% increase on 2012/13).

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Ben Ainslie Racing teams up with Red Bull Advanced Technologies

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Ben Ainslie Racing Americas Cup team on the water in their catamaran. Photo: Mark Lloyd/Lloyd Images
Ben Ainslie Racing Americas Cup team on the water in their catamaran. Photo: Mark Lloyd/Lloyd Images

Ben Ainslie Racing has announced it will be working with Red Bull Advanced Technologies (RBAT), a division of the Red Bull Formula One group, as it progresses with its campaign to claim the 35th America’s Cup.

Operating as a Design House, RBAT is based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK. Founded on the group’s impressive F1 DNA, which has resulted in eight Formula One World Championships in the last five seasons, RBAT excels in advanced simulation and mathematical modelling. Ben Ainslie Racing is collaborating with RBAT to draw on this expertise and knowledge.

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State-of-the-art Shannon class lifeboat launched by the RNLI

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The RNLI has delivered a new Shannon class lifeboat to Hoylake. Image courtesy of RNLI
The RNLI has delivered a new Shannon class lifeboat to Hoylake. Image courtesy of RNLI

Hoylake RNLI volunteers are preparing for a new era of lifesaving with the eagerly anticipated arrival of their state-of-the-art Shannon class all weather lifeboat, which arrived on Monday 1 December.

The £2M new Shannon class lifeboat, named Edmund Hawthorn Micklewood, arrived by sea at the end of a five day journey from the lifeboat charity’s headquarters in Poole.

Hoylake is only the fourth RNLI lifeboat station in the UK and Ireland to receive a Shannon class vessel, which is the first modern RNLI all weather lifeboat to be propelled by water jets instead of propellers. Designed by an in-house RNLI team, it is the most agile all weather lifeboat in the charity’s fleet and has been developed with the safety and welfare of RNLI volunteer crews as a key priority.

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Sunseeker appoints new Chief Executive

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Philip Popham who has been appointed as the new CEO of Sunseeker
Philip Popham who has been appointed as the new CEO of Sunseeker

Sunseeker has announced that former Land Rover managing director Phil Popham will be taking over as the company’s new chief executive officer, based in Poole, Dorset.

The appointment takes effect onfrom 1 January 2015 and sees Phil take over from founder Robert Braithwaite CBE, who has been acting president since the previous Sunseeker CEO Stewart MacIntyre stood down in July.

Phil spent 25 years at Jaguar Land Rover and held numerous titles including group marketing director, group sales director and managing director of Land Rover.

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