NEWSFULLTANK
DAVID KING
Co-founder of Princess Yachts
David King, who started the
company in 1965 and is still
actively involved today, has been
given the prestigious Lifetime
Achievement accolade at the
Boat Builder Awards 2017.
The award was presented
at the National Maritime
Museum in Amsterdam.BOATS BOOST PROFILES
There’s been a big increase in
the number of men using photos
of themselves with yachts in the
background to generate matches
online, according to Social
Attraction Academy. “Having
a yacht highlights wealth and
success.” says CEO Gary Gunn.LICENCE DODGER FINED
Dylan Gardener-Collins was
ordered to pay £797.65 to the
Environment Agency and a victim
surcharge of £20 for failing to
register his boat UBIQUE II. He
was given a conditional discharge
for a period of 12 months in
respect of unpaid registration
fees after being found guilty
at Reading Magistrates Court.LOCH LOMOND CAMPAIGN
The Electric Boat Association
has sought to have boats on Loch
Lomond added to the Scottish
government’s plans to phase out
diesel and petrol engines by 2032,
according to the Scotsman. Loch
Lomond & the
Trossachs
National Park
rejected the
call for a ban,
saying, “We
have no plans
to ban diesel
and petrol-powered boats”.Partnership will have six new models on display at the London Boat Show
EMPTYTA N K
E FE FShip registration goes online
Scanned documents will now be accepted by the MCA
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency
is building a new vessel registration
system that includes the capacity to
accept electronic applications online.
As from December 2017, boat
owners wishing to register their craft
with the UK Ship Register can submit
their details online along with any
supporting documents. The changeapplies to both new registrations
and amendments to vessels
already on the registry, and
includes both Part I (Full British
Ship Registration) and Part III
(Small Ships Registration – SSR).
Doug Barrow, director of the UK
Ship Register, said, “We’ve listened
to our customers and are acting.”UK NEWS
London Boat Show
Will the new format
boost numbers? P
WORLD NEWS
Tax row deepens
Malta denies VAT
wrongdoing PTHE TRUTH ABOUT
Antifouling regulations
How regulatory changes
affect you PBoats.co.uk has been appointed
a dealer for Parker Boats,
a manufacturer of outboard-powered
sport, leisure and fishing boats.
The arrangement comes into force
immediately with Boats.co.uk
exhibiting six of the new Parker Boats
at the London Boat Show in January.
Parker Boats is a subsidiary of UK
Company AH Parker & Sons (GB)
Ltd, although the latest generation
of craft are manufactured in Poland.
The boats range from the Parker
630, a 6.1m dayboat, through
to the 11m Parker Monaco.
The current UK dealer, Sussex
Boat Shop Chichester, will continue
to handle the brand in Hampshire
and Sussex, while Boats.co.uk will
deal with sales and service on the
east coast, West Country and from
its facility in Poole, Dorset.
James Barke, managing director
of Boats.co.uk, said, “We have been
impressed with the Parker boat range
for some time and are confident that
they will sit neatly alongside our other
powerboat dealerships of Princess,
Williams, Axopar and Arvor. With
the substantial increase in interestin outboard boats recently, we were
keen to work with Sussex Boat Shop
Chichester to bring even more of
these superb boats to the UK.”
Philip Scott, managing director
and founder of Parker Boats,
said, “This will help to reinforce our
presence and help this new team
to substantially increase our market
share of outboard boats in the UK.”
Mick Mills of Sussex Boat Shop
said, “We are delighted to be able
to work with Boats.co.uk to extend
the influence of these great outboard
boats to an even wider audience.”Boats.co.uk, Parker
and Sussex Boat
Shop seal their
partnership dealClient feedback
resulted in the
new systemBoats.co.uk joins up with Parker
We have been impressed with Parker
for some time and are confi dent it
will go with our other dealerships11