Motor Boat & Yachting - July 2018

NEWS

TOPEVENTS

June 8-10 sees the return of the

POOLE BOAT SHOW which

features live music and tall ships

as well as many exhibitors. It’s

bigger than ever for 2018 and

entry is free. June 4 has been

designated 406 BEACON

AWARENESS DAY, a day to

consider whether your 406MHz

EPIRB or PLB is registered, tested

and programmed and to check its

battery life. THE INTERNATIONAL

POWERBOAT RACE CLUB is

running its second Falmouth

marathon regatta event from

June 29-1 July.

TOPDEALS

EVINRUDE is offering a ten-year

warranty on all new Evinrude

E-TEC outboard engines from the

E25 to the E300 purchased before

the end of June. GRASSHOPPER

ADVENTURES has launched a

Mekong Bike & Boat Adventure, an

11-day trip journeying from Siem

Reap to Saigon. Prices are from

$4,900 per person. The RYA has

teamed up with Volvo Cars to offer

a £4,163.75 saving for its members

on its

Volvo XC

D4 R-Design

Manual SUVs

until the end

of June.

Classic 1929 coastal cruiser to lap the UK this summer

A classic 52ft Express Coastal Cruiser,

St Joan, has been awarded National

Flagship of the Year status by National

Historic Ships UK in recognition of

a planned circumnavigation of the UK

in aid of charity.

The crew of St Joan will be raising

money for the RAF100 and RNLI

charities as they go around to

commemorate the air-sea rescue

work the boat did during WWII.

The tour will celebrate the 100th

anniversary of the formation of the

RAF, the 70th anniversary of St Joan

returning to private ownership and

the 15th anniversary of her purchase

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

EPIC KAYAK TRIP Two young women have embarked on a 4,000km

tandem kayak expedition from London to the Black Sea to raise money

for Pancreatic Cancer Action. Visit http://www.kayakingthecontinent.com.

Sunseeker priority service

Volvo Penta launces hotline number

Sunseeker has launched a new priority service for owners of its boats fitted

with Volvo Penta engines. Available to owners of Sunseekers of any age,

the system offers a single central helpline that offers ‘advanced diagnostics

and troubleshooting expertise, rapid

response and field service care’.

Available 24 hours a day and in four

languages, it means that any Volvo

Penta-related issues can be routed

to the service agent most suitable

for the issue (which is not necessarily

the closest one). It will be particularly

useful for boats on cruises outside

the range of their usual service agent.

The intention is to cruise clockwise around

the country stopping at key points

Charity circumnavigation

by the current owners, who say that

supporting the RNLI and RAF

symbolically reunites the air and

sea rescue services.

Built in 1929 for Nigel Guinness

by J W Brooke & Co of Lowestoft,

St Joan was requisitioned in June

1940 and allocated to RAF Valley,

Anglesey for air-sea rescue duties

before finally returning to private

ownership in 1948.

Starting from Teddington on the River

Thames in May, the team’s intention

is to cruise clockwise around the

country stopping at key points such

as the RNLI headquarters in Poole

during the 2,000-mile trip and

finishing at St Katharine Docks

in time for the Classic Boat Festival

in September. JustGiving pages have

been set up for each charity to enable

donations to be made to them.

St Joan will celebrate her

89 th birthday by cruising

round the UK in aid of the

RNLI and RAF100 charities

The hotline is for

Sunseekers of any

age with Volvo engines