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RYA to help draw up liferaft servicing standards
In the wake of MAIB report into failed liferaft launch, new involvement for RYA in setting industry standards
Bags, Butts and Bottles – bumper crop of beach litter
Plastic waste and fishing debris are the two top sources of beach litter according to survey
Boat Jumbles Sunday 13 April
Two boat jumbles for this weekend
Build a traditional boat
Love working with wood and always fancied building a traditional boat?
Yachtsmen saved in North Sea
Dramatic rescue off the Norfolk Coast
Sailing weaknesses, May 2008
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The amazing self-healing rubber material
The unbelievable new substance with implications for the marine industry
Watch PBO video: How to prevent osmosis
PBO practicals editor, Jake Kavanagh, demonstrates using International Gelshield to prevent osmosis
Adrian Flanagan: Yacht Barrabus up for sale
Specially designed stainless-steel hulled yacht will be sold in the summer
Stolen PLB tracked to city wheelie bin
Thieves set off PLB after burglary guiding the owner and police to a city street
New research indicates that sharks react to air pressure changes, predicting bad weather
New research indicates that sharks react to air pressure changes, predicting bad weather
Wave-powered skipper chats on Ham radio
Japanese adventurer has good radio reception a week into his planned 75-day voyage from Hawaii to Japan
‘Just another exciting day in the Southern Ocean’
Russian adventurer circumnavigating Antarctica has to repair rudder in mid-ocean
Watch highlights of the RYA dinghy show
The only show dedicated to dinghy sailors screens highlights on RYA TV
Peters Opal court decision still weeks away
After three-day hearing, judge's decision not expected for several weeks
Sunseeker open days in Poole this weekend
Luxury motoryachts plus loads of marine exhibitors
Blackpool: Severe weather affects grounded ferry
Ro-ro ferry Riverdance is blown further over and begins sinking into the sand
Stormy weather – more low pressure on the way
Tornado chasers on alert as 82mph gust recorded at Berry Head, Devon
No charges against ‘three men in a boat’
Seven-hour search and rescue called off as men found safe in France