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New season, new offers
February 13th 2010 Posted by ben under News
New Season coming…
March 16th 2009 Posted by admin under Blog
Grab 10% off all boat training / boat handling courses on your own vessel. Make sure you are legal when skippering abroad, your requirements are a VHF licence and ICC (International Certificate of Competence) not forgetting insurance. Call us now for an informal and fun quote 0845 058 3935 or visit www.bhmarine.co.ukDo you require a [...]
Latest notice to mariners
January 22nd 2009 Posted by admin under Blog
Lancaster Port Commission No. 01-2009 – Advising Mariners that the River Lune No 4 Buoy is back on station and also the No 2 Buoy has moved to the following coordinates: 53° 58′ 870 N 002° 58′ 475 W.Trinity House (TH)No.2/09 C1 – Advising Mariners that the exisitingVarne Light Vessel in the Dover Strait is to be [...]
Navigation lights
January 22nd 2009 Posted by admin under Blog
It’s hard to believe that it was not until the mid 1800’s that navigation lights were made mandatory aboard sailing ships, and as our seas become more congested no boater would dream of sailing at night without lights. Anyone with any sense will do all they can to ensure they are visible to commercial shipping, however, the [...]
Changes in EPIRB Frequency
January 22nd 2009 Posted by admin under Blog
RYA Cruising News has been here before, but this is just a final reminder that you should check your EPIRB or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is up to date.Obviously, you want all your equipment to be up to date, but in the case of EPIRB’s and PLB’s there are some radical changes afoot which could render [...]
What Should I do With My Time Expired Flares?
January 22nd 2009 Posted by admin under Blog
Back in April, RYA Cruising News reported on the rather combustible issue of disposing of Time Expired Pyrotechnics (TEP), the main problem being that people were unsure of what on earth to do with them.No-one has ever objected to renewing their flares every three years; it’s an expense, but you really can’t put a price on safety. The [...]
Winter Anti fouling & Anodes checking
November 24th 2008 Posted by admin under Blog
It is recommended to check your anodes and anti fouling once a year. Recently BH Marine lifted a Beneteau Motor Yacht out of the water, on inspection the hull needed simply jet washing and antifouling. Looking a little closer all of the anodes were missing, in other words they had been eaten away by the [...]
Hell Runner
November 24th 2008 Posted by admin under Blog
Ben from BH Marine competes in the latest Hell Runner;“It was with some naivety that I entered the HELL RUNNER challenge, I’d heard little about it before and rather conveniently Philippa failed to mention the numerous bogs, and near vertical forest terrain that lay in wait for us that soggy Sunday morning. Just as well that she [...]
Boat Training
February 19th 2008 Posted by admin under Blog
I personally would like to see everyone who owns & skippers a vessel in the UK trained up to ICC level of competence. What are your thoughts on this?
