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NEW WHITE ANTIFOULING FROM HEMPEL
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Boat owners who have always wanted a pristine white hull can now enjoy a bright new look this season with the new Ultimate White antifouling from Hempel. This is the latest shade from the Hard Racing colour range and is an antifouling which is ideal for power boats and racing yachts.

“We now have one of the whitest antifoulings available in the UK,” commented Darren Gittins of Hempel Yacht Sales division. “We’ve been listening to the market place to develop the coatings people want and this is a product a lot of people have been waiting for.   When combined with our specially formulated Antifouling Primer our new Ultimate White antifouling will give you the whitest possible finish.”

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NAVY SHOOTS SOMALI PIRATES
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:21:03 GMT
The Royal Navy has repelled a pirate attack on a Danish cargo-ship off the coast of Yemen, shooting dead two men believed to be Somali pirates.
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 Directory News ...
Box PR is launched
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:51:00 GMT

The company is a partnership between Louise Crowden and Lou Johnson, who both have marine marketing backgrounds.

Louise Crowden has worked for many years in the marine industry and for the last 5 years has worked freelance providing PR to marine clients with her company VServices. Prior to becoming…

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CLASS 1 POWERBOATS - A MIXED YEAR FOR MARITIMO AUSTRALIA
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:10:00 GMT

2009 was a highly-charged year mixed with emotions for Maritimo Australia; highs and lows, success, elation, dejection and drama.

Running a two-boat team with new hull engine-packages the season-opener was forgettable.  The team hit back in Arendal, Norway, with Tom Barry-Cotter and Pal Virik Nilsen (Maritimo 11) leading home team-mates, Giorgio Manuzzi and Peter McGrath (Maritimo 12), to post a deserved two-three finish.

The Romanian Grand Prix saw Maritimo 11 impress in qualifying and take a second podium in race 2, but it also saw the exit from the Championship of Maritimo 12 after a dramatic crash in race 1 ended their racing year.

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 Where's George? latest...
No rest for George. Time for the OSTAR
Sun, 31 May 2009 19:01:47 +0000
Offshore George managed to take a well earned break after finishing the Vendee Globe with Brian Thompson. He gets itchy feet quickly though and has teamed up with his long time friend Hannah White to keep her company onboard Pure Solo in the OSTAR. Hannah first met George in 2006 when we decided to send him off on [...]
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