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    Lively Lady after having undergone a refit

    Sir Alec Rose’s Lively Lady has been fully restored after undergoing an extensive refit

    • 25.07.2018

    Lady Rose, the ketch on which Sir Alec Rose's circumnavigated around the globe, has been fully restored

    Landmarks go yellow for Mayday fundraising

    The nation goes yellow for RNLI Mayday campaign

    • 01.05.2018

    Iconic sites nationwide will be turned yellow to promote the RNLI's Mayday campaign, which will raise money for vital kit for the crews

    The Atlantic Seamen are given a safe dry berth at Mylor marina as they train to embark on 3,000 miles charity row

    • 10.04.2018

    The four Atlantic Seamen are taking part in the row to raise money for the Urology Foundation and the Children’s Hospice Southwest

    ben ainslie at the Sail Aid UK fundraiser

    Charity Sail Aid UK approves grants to the Anguilla Sailing Association, the Virgin Islands Sloop Foundation and Adopt a Roof BVI  

    • 01.03.2018

    Charity Sail Aid UK was set up to help the communities affected by Hurricanes Irma and José last September

    alex thomson cuts the ribbon at Oarsome Chance facility launch

    Alex Thomson is named patron of charity Oarsome Chance in Gosport

    • 27.11.2017

    Sailor Alex Thomson announces charity support of Oarsome Chance Foundation and officially opens its new facility at St Vincent Sixth Form College in Gosport

    A torteshell cat on board the Catboat

    The Catboat: A floating sanctuary for felines in the heart of Amsterdam

    • 19.10.2017

    Believed to be one of the few floating animal sanctuary in the world, the Catboat is a refuge for stray and abandoned felines in Amsterdam. Browse our gallery of the furry residents

    Dressed in black t-shirts are the crew of the Spirit of Falmouth

    They’ve done it! Turn to Starboard crew finish their Round Britain Challenge

    • 03.10.2017

    Watch as the veterans return to Falmouth after finishing their Turn to Starboard Round Britain Challenge

    Young people on board a turquoise and white yacht

    Celebrations as Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust recipients finish Round Britain ’17

    • 26.09.2017

    More than 125 young people in recovery from cancer took part in Round Britain '17 - a 2,400 mile relay team race around the UK coast

    A yacht with pink sails is sailed by Natasha Lambert

    Inspirational! Natasha Lambert enters the record books

    • 21.07.2017

    Adventurer Natasha Lambert BEM has successfully become the youngest disabled woman to skipper a yacht from Scotland to Ireland

    Olympic silver medallist Luke Patience, in a blue jacket, on board a yacht with young people

    Luke Patience named Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s newest ambassador

    • 16.06.2017

    Olympic sailor Luke Patience joins the likes of Shirley Robertson and Volvo Ocean Race CEO Mark Turner as ambassador for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust

    Aerial view of a man sailing a white dinghy

    Race to Scotland over for Ken Fowler as bad weather leaves him 40 miles short

    • 06.06.2017

    Bad weather meant Ken Fowler and his 14-foot RS Aero had to be driven into John o'Groats to finish the Race to Scotland. However, Fowler said raising thousands of pounds for charity was always the dream

    Mug shot of Roxanna Bridgland convited of fraud from Cleethorpes Rescue Service

    Treasurer jailed for stealing £25k from Cleethorpes Rescue Service, forcing it to close

    • 21.03.2017

    Roxanna Bridgland, 56, even sold the Cleethorpes Rescue Service lifeboat on eBay, as well as selling off other rescue equipment

    GAFIRS lifeboat station at Gosport, Solent

    Teenage sailor with head injuries rescued from The Solent

    • 16.01.2017

    The 17-year-old boy hit his head after falling out of his Laser dinghy in Stokes Bay on The Solent. He was rescued by the independent Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS)

    People swim in the sea

    Pictures: Hundreds swim in icy conditions to raise money for GAFIRS

    • 04.01.2017

    Despite the chilly conditions, more than 500 people decided to swim in The Solent on New Year's Day to raise money for Gosport's independent lifeboat station

    Prolific new sail training vessel for Ocean Youth Trust South

    Ocean Youth Trust South’s Prolific is relaunched after refit

    • 02.11.2016

    Following a 12-month refit, Ocean Youth Trust South's newest sail training vessel, Prolific has been relaunched.

    Cowes Week

    Cowes Week searches for new official charity for 2017

    • 05.10.2016

    After three years of supporting the UKSA, Cowes Week is now looking for a new charity to support during next's year's regatta on the Isle of Wight.

    Spinnaker Lodge founders

    Freemasons establish Spinnaker Lodge – the UK’s first boating lodge

    • 23.09.2016

    Spinnaker Lodge aims to encourage both existing and new members, who are interested into yachting and motor boating, to meet and share experiences and knowledge with each other.

    Simon Le Bon

    Sailor and pop legend Simon Le Bon to start London-Monaco race

    • 16.09.2016

    Ex-Whitbread Round the World sailor and Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon will be officially starting the Blue Marine Foundation's London to Monaco Bike Ride on 18 September.

    In a white helmet and pink lifejacket Natasha Lambert

    Pictures: Miss Isle’s Natasha Lambert completes her Scottish challenge

    • 16.08.2016

    Natasha Lambert, who founded the Miss Isle School of Sip and Puff on the Isle of Wight, has finished her Sea and Summit Scotland challenge.

    Bosun Will Black

    Bursary in memory of missing sailor, Will Black

    • 10.08.2016

    Will Black died in a boating accident six years ago. The 28-year-old's body has never been found. Now his family have set up a bursary in his memory.

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