Performance Sailcraft team launches Magic – a new fintech platform designed to reduce financial barriers in dinghy sailing
New manufacturer-backed initiative, unveiled today at RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show 2026, reduces upfront ownership costs by up to 70% and redefines how sailors and clubs access dinghies. Unveiled at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show 2026, Magic has been developed to address one of the biggest barriers to participation facing the sport: the upfront cost of dinghy ownership.
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East Cowes Marina joins Premier Marinas South Coast network
East Cowes Marina has today joined the Premier Marinas South Coast network, giving berth holders access to one of the most extensive full-service marina networks in the country.
This move marks the next stage in Premier Marinas’ programme to bring recently acquired boatfolk marinas into a single, high-quality network, designed to give berth holders greater choice, consistency and value wherever they cruise.
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Helly Hansen Celebrates Ski Patrollers Around the World on International Ski Patrol Day
10 February marks the fifth anniversary of the initiative that invites mountain-goers everywhere to honour and recognize their local ski patrol
On 10 February 2026, Helly Hansen, the leading global ski brand trusted by professionals around the world, will celebrate the fifth annual International Ski Patrol Day (ISPD). Established to recognise the incredible work of ski patrollers globally, ISPD encourages communities worldwide to show their thanks on and off the mountain.
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New Around-the-World Sailing Record: 40 Days, 10 Hours, 45 Minutes, and 50 Seconds
The crew led by Thomas Coville, Helly Hansen ambassador and skipper of the ocean trimaran Sodebo Ultim 3, set a new nonstop round-the-world sailing record, winning the prestigious Trophée Jules Verne.
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Ferne Animal Sanctuary issues urgent hay appeal
Somerset based animal rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming charity, Ferne Animal Sanctuary, has launched an urgent hay appeal to help replenish its depleting feed stocks. The charity needs to raise £5,000 to purchase an additional 1,000 hay bales to restock its food reserves following a particularly challenging summer and winter period. The long dry summer reduced growing yields in the meadows at the sanctuary, followed by a wet winter where the land has been too soaked for grazing animals to stay in the fields. The combination of weather conditions has left the charity relying on its hay supplies for much longer period than usual.
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ASL GRP expands its custom ballistic outboard cover range
Specialists in advanced composite armour systems, Air Sea Land Group (ASL GRP), unveils enhanced levels of protection from its ballistic protection outboard covers, now incorporating new IRR material and MOLLE system innovations – a first-of-its-kind for the marine and defence industries.
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