Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that closed businesses within the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors may be eligible for a one-off cash grant worth up to £9,000
UK Covid Lockdown . . . Again
The UK enters another lockdown session as we start the new year. Even with the vacines now being rolled out across the country, this is looking like at the least a three to four month effort
Tokyo Governors call for State of Emergency
The Governors of Tokyo and its three adjoining prefectures have called for a more urgent response to the recent surge in coronavirus cases.
RYA welcomes return of grassroots sailing in England
The RYA welcomes the UK Government’s COVID-19 Winter Plan, which ensures the current restrictions on grassroots sailing in England can be lifted on 2 December 2020
British Marine statement – What the Marine Industry should know as England starts a second lockdown
As England starts a 4-week lockdown, British Marine has been seeking clarity from the UK Government on how the new restrictions will impact our members and the leisure marine sector
New Covid-19 Lockdown rules for England from 5 November
The new Covid-19 Lockdown rules for England are scheduled to run from Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December
Competitors at Laser/Radial Europeans test positive for Covid-19
An outbreak of COVID-19 at the recent Laser and Radial European Championships in Poland, has led organisers to contact all 300 competitors alerting them to the virus outbreak
British Marine update their excellent COVID-19 information Microsite
The British Marine trade association has a very useful COVID-19 Microsite which has been updated to explain the UK Governments latest three-tiered system of local COVID-19 alert levels in England
Sailing World Championships postponed to summer of 2023
World Sailing has announced the postponement of the next edition of the Sailing World Championships to the summer of 2023
Kieler Woche using Rapid Test to detect Covid-19 within seconds
From Friday 10 September six of the Olympic classes will be racing at Kieler Woche in Germany – the 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, Laser, Radial and Finn
Tokyo Games will happen despite COVID
Tokyo 2020 Coordination Commission chair John Coates said in an interview with French media that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus situation
RYA to receive £300,000 extra funding from UK Sport
The Royal Yachting Association is to receive £300,000 extra funding from UK Sport because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic