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NEWSTOPEVENTS
THE TELEGRAPH CRUISE SHOW
will be held at ExCeL in London
from February 23-25. Visit
http://www.travelshow.telegraph.co.uk.
SUBSEA EXPO takes place in
Aberdeen on the February 7-9.
Visit http://www.subseaexpo.com.
CRICK BOAT SHOW, ‘Britain’s
biggest inland waterways festival,’
runs from May 26-28 in
Northamptonshire. For more info,
visit http://www.crickboatshow.com.
SOUTH WEST SPORTS BOAT
RALLY sets off from Brixham
on the bank holiday weekend
of May 26-28. http://www.swsbr.co.uk.TOPDEALS
EVINRUDE is offering a ten-year
warranty on all E-TEC and E-TEC
G2 engines purchased before
April 30, 2018.
SUNSEEKER POOLE has an
unused customer-supplied
Sunseeker 52 Manhattan, below,
with delivery
hours for sale
at almost 20%
under list
price, asking
£1,070,000.
MARINE
SUPERSTORE
currently has 54% off the
Musto Harbour BR1 jacket
down from £175 to £79.95.Norwegian group says British clothing brand a good fi t
Norwegian sports clothing company
Helly Hansen has signed an
agreement to buy Musto, the British
sailing and country wear brand.
Helly Hansen says it is a strategic
acquisition, “complementing its
existing leadership position in
professional skiing apparel and
enhancing its presence in the UK
outdoor market.” It has no plans
to merge the brands or move the
Musto offices to Norway. Helly
Hansen is buying the brand from
private investors Phoenix Equity
Partners and other shareholders.
Musto was established in 1964
by Keith Musto, the world-renownedWHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
COLD DIP Seventy hardy souls took part in the Ledostav festival
of winter swimming by the Trubetskoy Bastion, St Petersburg, Russia.Playground for Fambridge haven
River Crouch marina boasts new children’s play area
A new adventure play park is to be built at Fambridge Yacht Haven, providing
a facility for marina berth holders and visitors. The playground, which will
be opened in the spring, will include a range of equipment and apparatus
for children aged 3-16. As expected,
there is a nautical theme to the park,
including a ship and a crow’s nest.
The playground will overlook the
River Crouch and the farmland
around Fambridge Yacht Haven.
“We want to make Fambridge Yacht
Haven a great destination for boaters
and visitors of all generations,” said
Danyal Adams, the marina manager.Musto accelerates Helly Hansen’s long-term
aspiration to become a global leader in sailingOlympic sailing medallist who
identified a gap in the market for
high- performance sailing gear.
It has been granted two British
Royal Warrants and is an official
supplier to both the British
National Sailing Team and the
British Equestrian Federation.
Peter Smith, CEO of Musto, will
continue to lead the business, and
report to Paul Stoneham, CEO of
Helly Hansen, who will also becomeexecutive chairman of Musto.
Stoneham said, “Musto accelerates
Helly Hansen’s long-term aspiration
to become a global leader in sailing,
matching our leadership position in
professional skiing.”
Smith added, “This is an incredibly
exciting next phase in Musto’s
evolution and we are invigorated
by the prospect of working with
a business as complementary
to our own as Helly Hansen.”Helly Hansen to buy Musto
13Musto was launched in
1964 after Keith Musto
saw the need for good
sailing gearThere will be a
lot more to do for
younger visitors