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■ Essex Boat Jumble, 28

February, Ardleigh Showground,

Ardleigh, near Colchester, CO

7QR. Entry £4.

■ RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show, 5-

March, Alexandra Palace, London,

http://www.rya.org.uk

■ Pre-Season Boat Show

at Swanwick Marina,

5-6 March,10am-4pm,

http://www.premiermarinas.com

■ Kent Boat Jumble, 6 March,

The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood,

Tonbridge, Kent. TN12 6PY. Entry £4.

■ Peter Leonard Marine boat

jumble and boat clearance sale,

20 March from 9am, Newhaven,

http://www.plmarine.com

■ Fish & Ships, 9-10 April,

Osprey Quay, Portland, with

new and used boats for sale,

watersports demonstrations,

sailing opportunities and food

stalls and musical entertainment,

in aid of local charities.

■ Irish Boat Jumble, 10 April

2016, Carrickfergus Sailing

Club, Rodger’s Quay,

Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim,

http://www.irishboatjumble.org

■ West of Scotland Boat Jumble,

1 May, opens 10am,

Scottish Maritime Museum,

The Harbourside, Irvine.

Admission £4. Accompanied

children and car parking free.

http://www.wsbj.co.uk

■ Beaulieu Boatjumble, 24 April,

9am-5pm, http://www.beaulieu.co.uk/

events/boatjumble

■ London On-Water Yacht & Boat

Show, 4-7 May, Old Billingsgate

and St Katharine Docks, London.

New and used boats on display.

http://www.londononwater.com

■ Push The Boat Out, 14-22 May,

UK-wide event with sailing clubs

and venues offering discounted

and free taster sessions, email

[email protected]

■ Poole Harbour Boat Show,

20-22 May,

http://www.pooleharbourboatshow.co.uk

Send your diary dates to pbo@

timeinc.com, see more online at

http://www.pbo.co.uk/events

Fairline’s

future

secured

T

he future of British-based

boatbuilders Fairline Boats

has been secured, thanks to a

deal that sees the fi rm’s assets

bought out of administration for

an undisclosed sum.

The new company, Fairline

Yachts, is funded by two UK-based

Russian investors, who are both

experienced in managing and

developing marine businesses

and in the production of hi-tech

products, IT and media services.

Russell Currie has been

appointed as managing director.

A Fairline dealer since 1998,

Russell is CEO of Fairline North

Mallorca, where he has achieved

more than £90million of sales.

The new company will operate

from its manufacturing facilities

in Oundle, Northamptonshire,

saving 100 jobs from the 450

that were housed at three sites

before its administration.

A

Scottish man and an
Irish woman died when
their yacht capsized off the
West Coast, Western Cape,
South Africa.
On 1 February, National Sea
Rescue Institute (NSRI) crews
were activated by the Transnet
National Ports Authority (TNPA)

T

he fi rst episode of the

World Sailing Show

has been broadcast.

The new show will look at the

past, present and future of sailing

across the globe, from non-stop

round-the-world racers to Olympic

campaigners, and from seasoned

professionals to grass-roots

weekend warriors, with the

latest action afl oat. The fi rst

show explores how the world’s

biggest trimaran, Spindrift 2,

took three world records but

narrowly missed out on the

record the crew really wanted.

It also visits the Sailing World

Cup in Melbourne to report on

World Sailing Show begins

fi ve sibling teams and catch up

with the latest in the Paralympic

classes, before heading to

Malaysia to fi nd out how Olympic

aspirations are a family affair,

while also taking a glimpse into

the future at the Youth World

Championships. The new head

of World Sailing, Andy Hunt, also

reveals what makes him tick.

■ http://www.sailing.org/tv

Two die in yacht capsize off

the South African coast

The yacht Tara was found broken up on the Western Cape shoreline

Mariette De Jager

following reports of a yacht

capsized between Bokpunt and

Gansekraal. The yacht Tara was

found broken up amongst rocks

on the shoreline. It is unknown

what caused the yacht to run

aground, and it could not be

confi rmed if it had capsized before

running aground. The South

African Maritime Safety Authority

(SAMSA) will investigate.

There were three crew members

on board, reportedly sailing from

Langebaan to Cape Town. A

66-year-old Irishman, a resident

in the Western Cape, had

managed to get to shore and

raised the alarm. He was

uninjured. The bodies of a

61-year-old Scotsman and

a 49-year-old Irishwoman,

both residents in the Western

Cape, were recovered from the

scene. An inquest docket has

been opened by police.

A spokesman for Sea Rescue

South Africa said: ‘Family are

being assisted by foreign

consulates, and sincerest

condolences are expressed

to family and friends by all

emergency services involved

in the operation.’