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    For years, boaters have struggled to refill 4.5kg Calor Gas butane bottles

    Calor Gas discontinues its 4.5kg butane cylinders

    • January 23, 2023

    Calor Gas has announced it is discontinuing its 4.5kg butane cylinders, which are popular amongst sailors and boaters

    A woman wooden boat building in a shed

    Wooden boat builders urged to take part in survey

    • January 20, 2023

    Wooden boat builders in the UK are being asked to take part in a skills survey to help shape the future of the industry

    Riders of jet skis who drive recklessly could face a two year jail term under new laws

    • January 18, 2023

    From 31 March 2023, anyone caught driving jet skis, speed boats and other recreational and personal watercraft dangerously could face up to two years in prison and an unlimited fine

    Harry Besley will be driving around Britain with crew this summer. Credit: Harry Besley

    Would you circumnavigate Britain in an electric RIB? Harry Besley plans to!

    • January 18, 2023

    Harry Besley has announced plans to circumnavigate Britain in an electric rigid inflatable boat (eRIB) to raise awareness of zero emissions propulsion

    Oceanis 393 sinks off Portugal after orcas pulled off the rudder. Credit: Augustin Drion

    ‘Orcas are playing with the yachts’ – experts’ theories after sinking

    • November 11, 2022

    Marine biologists say evidence suggests that orca interactions with yachts are ‘playful’ rather than aggressive, but at risk of becoming ‘learned behaviour

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