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Obviously leisure boating will need to decarbonise, especially motor boating which piggy backs on the road industry. But with diesel...

I carry a similar set for work, and take it sailing, cycling and do the odd car job with it. After years of abuse, it's still looking...

This is one of the issues raised in the RIN report. The charts required for a navigation device for coded vessels needs to show the...

Looks like a J-pole antenna, the shorter section is the tuning circuit, so it doesn't need a tuning coil. Interesting design. Monopole...

So the radiator is next to the mast? That would create an interesting radiation pattern and probably a big null in one direction.

I think Elvstrom are restructuring - having closed their Solent loft. I'd check they're planning on sticking around in your region.

That you'd need to add to your estimate for annual coding evaluation, commercial insurance and CPD for your commercial endorsement.

https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge/regulations/coding If you charge a fee other than splitting costs with friends and family you need to...

No idea if they're stopping production, but for a British coded vessel, the MCA only recognises UKHO/Admiralty and Imray charts.

I'm not sure it's within their gift unfortunately. I think that they probably need international agreement to change the rules.

Unfortunately they aren't being pragmatic. All current chartplotters are "Not for Navigation" so the RYA and RIN have started work on a...

UKHO announced they were ceasing production of Raster charts and Print on Demand: UKHO plans to end production of all printed Admiralty...

So no further charts produced which leaves only UKHO for coded vessels (who've already announced they're ceasing production at some...

That's what UKHO announced the end of, then delayed implementation date.

It's quite often a legal requirement.