This year the Southampton Boat Show 2018 will celebrate 50 years of boating festivities. The show runs from Friday 14th September until Sunday 23rd September and, as usual, will be located at the Mayflower Park venue as it has been for the last 50 years.
As many of you will now be aware, the London Boat Show 2019 has been cancelled. Whether this is going to be a permanent fixture still remains to be seen but it was not a shock to many in the Marine industry.
Ensign etiquette derives from UK flag etiquette. It is a combination of law or ‘what you must do’ and maritime tradition i.e. expectations of behaviour within the sea-faring community. On a vessel the most senior position for a flag is reserved for the Ensign – this is as close to the stern of the vessel as possible. It is the largest flag and it indicates the vessel’s nationality.
The London Boat Show 2016 is about to sail into London’s ExCeL this week. Starting on Friday 8th January (preview day) and running through until Sunday 17th January, the boat show aims to remind us of the longer warmer days just around the corner and what’s new in the marine industry today.
The Auckland Regatta 2015, which began in 2008, is organised by both the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The 2015 event, that lasts three days, will take place from the 20th of March to the 22nd of March in the waters around this New Zealand city.
The PSP Southampton Boat Show 2014 runs from Friday 12 September until Sunday 21st September. As is usual it will be gracing the Mayflower Park/Town Quay area of Southampton. For those of you finding your way with a SatNav, SO15 1AG.
Cowes Week 2014, which takes place August 2 to August 9, promises to be spectacular, with many exciting events planned.
Southampton Boat Show Images The Southampton Boat Show saw a mixture of weather patterns this year especially over the last weekend with blazing sun and 18 degrees on Saturday, and the highest visitor attendance of the week, to high winds and torrential rain on Sunday. Attendance figures for the Southampton Boat Show were down slightly … Read more
The Boat Show – Inside Local Knowledge The Boat Show in question is the Southampton Boat Show. The Boat Show is an annual event hosted by the vibrant port of Southampton in Hampshire, UK. I live just 10 minutes from this wonderful city and would like to impart my local knowledge to the readers regarding … Read more
It never ceases to amaze me when I realise the talented members that I have on the Lovesail site. Brendan Chandler is one such member. Here is a little piece about this sailing artist and a gallery of his wonderful seascapes. I began sailing as a boy about 50 years ago in Cork. After a … Read more
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