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All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.

In our series of Eco Blogs, First Class Sailing is discovering a variety of issues that concern people who use the seas. In the previous blog we highlighted Ecover's new bottle of which 10% of the plastic is reclaimed from the sea.

Coast Guard Closure Update: Technology v Manpower

In the summer our survey of south coast sailors provided a resounding "No!" against the closure of coast guard stations and a centralised system. In a follow up guest blog Dennis O'Connor, Group Coordinator from National Coastguard SOS, gives us an update on the campaign so far and highlights a potential issue to sailor safety, Read more

Ocean Plastic Problem – Ecover’s Bottle Sends Message

Ocean plastic has become, in recent years, an ever-growing and serious problem for our planet. The ocean’s ecosystem is very delicate, and is being severely damaged by the abundance of plastic waste being dumped into the seas.