This weekend (26,27,28 August 2011) the Isle of White plays host the 3-day British Powerboat Festival, powered by RB12. 40 powerboat teams will head to Cowes for the famous Cowes Torquay Cowes Race. The race has been running for over 50 years. In 2010 harsh conditions stopped many competitors in their tracks and less than [...]

Many of us don’t have the funds to travel the world far and wide and just cant afford a luxurious lifestyle that enables one to travel to distant continents. Well…..Google cares about us poor folk (apparently). Google Street view project has been running for a few years now creating a virtual 3D map of the [...]

This video may be a little old but if you haven’t watched the ORR Offshore Rib Rally 785 before then its is defiantly wort a watch…..enjoy!   Update on the 2012 Rib Rally Racing with 12 identical 24ft, 250HP powered Rigid Inflatable Boats along the Bahamian Oceans. The Offshore Rib Rally – Bahamas 2012, which [...]

Scorpion Ribs recently announced that they will be showcasing three models from the modernised range at Southampton Boat Show on September 16th. The three craft that they are planning to exhibit are the new Serket 87, the Scorpion Strike and the Scorpion Sting. Serket 87 The Serket 87 has been constructed to replaces the Serket 85. The 87 [...]

Watch the latest World on Water, Episode 32. World on water news shows cover all aspects of boating, sailing races and events from around the world. World on water – Episode 32 This week’s show features… Cowes Week La Solitaire du Figaro The Sidney International Boat Show PWA Fuerteventura Windsurfing and Kiteboarding World Cup 2012 [...]

In a welcome change to the boat shows we have seen in the past a new RIB show is set to launch in 2012. The National Used Rib Show will be held at at MDL’s Sparkes Marina on Hayling Island. The event is set to be held between the 29th, 30th March and 1st April [...]