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    Clipper Race fleet leaves London in September 2013

    Clipper Race homecoming details announced

    • June 13, 2014

    A Parade of Sail up the Thames will give the Clipper Race crews a hero's welcome on 12 July 2014

    Sir Ben Ainslie with the America's Cup  Credit- Lloyd Images

    British Marine Federation backs Sir Ben’s bid

    • June 12, 2014

    The BMF says Sir Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team could promote sporting excellence and innovation in the British marine industry

    Wind farm_Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd

    Offshore wind to meet 10% of UK electricity demand by 2020

    • June 12, 2014

    The Crown Estate says offshore wind energy is on course to double its capacity by 2020

    The B class Atlantic 75 lifeboat

    Yacht vs dredger collision: dead yachtswoman named

    • June 11, 2014

    The yacht sank after the Felixstowe crash and an extensive search was launched to find the missing sailor

    The Duch?ess of C?ambridge? with th?e Ben Ai?nslie Ra?cing Tea?m and th?e Americ?a's Cup

    Sir Ben Ainslie launches British America’s Cup challenge

    • June 10, 2014

    The Duchess of Cambridge supports the Ben Ainslie Racing team's proposed British America's Cup bid

    Coastguard helicopter

    Female sailor missing after yacht and dredger collision

    • June 9, 2014

    A search is underway for the missing sailor after a yacht sank off the Felixstowe coast

    Crew of the Cheeki Rafiki at the end of the 2013 Fastnet Race. Andrew Bridge on far right; Roger Swift in yellow; Kate Dawes on the left in blue and Nicky Evans on the right in red_ Credit- Roger Swift

    Sailors’ Cheeki Rafiki fund for RNLI hits £20k in less than 24 hours

    • June 6, 2014

    RNLI fundraising in tribute to the Cheeki Rafiki crew tops £21,000 in first 24 hours

    Push the Boat Out 2014

    Thousands try sailing at Push the Boat Out 2014

    • June 5, 2014

    The figures have just been released by the Royal Yachting Association for the May event

    Endurance crewman MAIB death report

    Report into tragic death of crewman who fell overboard

    • June 5, 2014

    The crewman fell overboard from the motor tug Endurance while trying to replace a towline

    Millennium Diamond pleasure boat, which was in collision with Tower Bridge

    Nine people injured in Tower Bridge pleasure boat crash

    • June 4, 2014

    The Millennium Diamond pleasure boat, run by City Cruises, struck Tower Bridge today

    WEB_Portishead RNLI boathouse_Drilling bore holes for ground source heating.  Credit- RNLI-Dave Herbert

    Portishead RNLI Boathouse building work underway

    • June 4, 2014

    The new lifeboat station building team have to work around the extreme tides of the Bristol Channel

    Flyboarding at the All Wales Boat Show_Credit Twitter @ribster13

    Teenage girl rescued after All Wales Boat Show accident

    • June 1, 2014

    The 15-year-old became trapped underwater at a flyboarding demonstration on Conwy River

    Cardiff Bay Yacht Club

    Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and instructor ordered to pay £67,000 for boat crash

    • May 31, 2014

    The powerboat collision in October 2010 left one girl with a 'life-changing' brain injury

    Yacht aground on Goodwin Sands. Credit- RNLI/Phil Mace.jpg

    Grounded yacht sparks RNLI rescue

    • May 31, 2014

    The 13m Belgian yacht with five crew on board was at risk of becoming a shipping hazard

    Conwy aerial view_credit All Wales Boat Show

    Final countdown for the All Wales Boat Show

    • May 29, 2014

    The celebratory festival of all water-based activities will be held over three days at Conwy Quay Marina

    Navitus Bay photomontage view from IOW

    Proposed Navitus Bay wind farm could contravene ‘World Heritage’ status

    • May 27, 2014

    Members of the public have until 23 June to register to have a say on the proposed South Coast Navitus Bay wind farm

    Overturned hull of Cheeki Rafiki

    Cheeki Rafiki life raft ‘was not used’

    • May 25, 2014

    Hopes fade for the four missing British sailors as search crews find the yacht's life raft never launched

    Liferaft test by PBO

    How long can you survive in a liferaft?

    • May 23, 2014

    As the deadline for the Cheeki Rafiki search looms, we look at cases of survival in liferafts

    U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Anthony Popiel

    Deadline issued for Cheeki Rafiki search efforts

    • May 23, 2014

    The search will cease at midnight (5am GMT) if there are 'no further developments' to indicate the crew are still alive

    Mike Cook and Fiona Pankhurst

    BMF to appoint first-ever female President

    • May 22, 2014

    Fiona Pankhurst will make British Marine Federation history when she takes over the Presidency from Mike Cook

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