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Boat ownership, female participation and canoeing on the rise in SW

According to new research 378,000 adults in the South West (12.0% of the local population) took to water by one or more of 12 boating activities1 in 2014. This reflects an increase of 2.3% in the number of participants from 2013 (9.7%).

Whilst in the region, participation in any watersports activity in addition to the 12 core boating activities2 stands just over 1.1 million (35.6% of...

Solitaire skipper braves the storm to pay one final visit to Sutton Harbour

Braving the ripping winds and boat crippling waves of the south coast this week, British solo offshore Figaro sailor Sam Matson (22, Ottery St Mary) arrived in his University town of Plymouth in Sutton Harbour during the early hours of Tuesday morning (14 Jan) for one final visit ahead of ‘La Solitaire du Figaro, Eric Bompard Cachemire 2014’ in June.

As practice for the prestigious...

Ivybridge teenagers make national sailing squad

GB selection marks start of students’ Olympic dreams

Two Ivybridge Community College teenagers have boosted their dreams of Olympic success after being selected in successive years for the national junior sailing squad.

13-year-old Bella Fellows and 14-year old Ella Methven – both of whom were introduced to sailing at the age of four by their parents – qualified for the...