- The Boat & Caravan Show 2011
- January 26, 2011
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The Boat & Caravan Show 2011 will take place from 22nd -27th February 2011 at NEC Birmingham. For all boat enthusiasts, there will be a dedicated hall for boat and marine products including different types of crafts, marine accessories and even boating holidays. The over 250 boats will include crafts such as offshore cruisers, motor boats, rigid inflatables, inland cruisers, … More
- The sinking ship that sails
- December 2, 2010
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It may well be the world’s only sinking ship that sails, it has heads turning in whatever marina it enters and has even had emergency services scrambling to the rescue. The boat was designed by Julien Berthier and was constructed when a boat was cut in two, with one half re crafted and sealed with fibreglass. The boat sits in … More
- Barcelona’s boat show 2011
- November 9, 2010
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The 49th International Boat show in Barcelona has already begun and is running from the 6th to 14th November. The Fira de Barcelona Boat Show will take place at the Gran Via Exhibition Centre at Muelle Espanya del Port Vell. At the show you can see regatta presentations, practice water sports in a giant pool, or listen to discussions on … More
- BBC presenters surprised as their ice boat sinks
- October 1, 2010
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They said it was unsinkable, others said they were mad. The jury is still out on whether the idea is crazy, however sink it surely did. A BBC team working on science show ‘Bang Goes the Theory’ decided to put an invention conceived during the second world to the test. The theory was put forward by Geoffrey Pyke, with dwindling … More
- Gang leave a pair stranded on a Narrowboat
- September 17, 2010
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Two friends were stranded on a Narrowboat after thugs opened the locks and drained the water. The owner of the boat Malachy Murray, 39, and friend 32-year-old Mark Cooper were travelling on the Ashton canal in Manchester. The pair had just gone under a bridge when a group of 20 yobs surrounded them and demanded money. Malachy and Mark refused … More
- Zipping across the sea
- August 24, 2010
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A Japanese artist has been zipping across the sea in his new creation, a boat shaped to look like a zip. Yasuhiro Suzuki designed the vessel in 2004 and many believed that the model would remain a prototype. That was until this week when the artist caused quite a stir when he took to the waters in a full sized … More
- Team of Rowers Break 114 Year Old Record
- August 3, 2010
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A team of 4 rowers have broken a century old record rowing 3,400 miles across the North Atlantic in a 23-foot long boat called ‘Artemis Investments’. The group of men were skippered by Leven Brown, from Scotland, who was joined by Ray Carroll, from Ireland, and Lyvar Nystad from the Faro Islands. The team completed the voyage in just less … More