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UKHO announces withdrawal of Admiralty Port Approach Guides
Feb 2023
Charles Fowler
UKHO announces withdrawal of Admiralty Port Approach Guides
The UK Hydrographic Office will be withdrawing the remaining Port Approach Guides from its ADMIRALTY portfolio on 20 April 2023. ADMIRALTY Port Approach Guides were launched in 2014 to help simplify a number of passage planning tasks and support Master Pilot Exchange (MPX). Used alongside mandatory navigational charts, whether paper or digital, Port Approach Guides helped [...]
A Brief History of Gig Rowing
Jan 2023
Charles Fowler
A Brief History of Gig Rowing
Once a lucrative form of employment for seafarers, and now a popular sport, pilot gig clubs are found in nearly every seaside and harbour town throughout Cornwall. The Cornish Pilot Gig has a long and hard-working history. The historic tradition of gig rowing has been alive in Cornwall since the 18th Century, where there would [...]
A knotty issue…
Dec 2022
Charles Fowler
A knotty issue…
What do harp-making, boot-making and slating have in common? The answer is that all three skills have made it onto Heritage Crafts’ Red List of Endangered Crafts, which ranks heritage craft skills at risk of dying out before they can be passed on to the next generation. The Red List includes skills considered ‘Extinct’ (for [...]
Winners – The Gussies 2022…
Nov 2022
Charles Fowler
Winners – The Gussies 2022…
Congratulations to all of the 2022 Gussies Winners! We are particularly proud to represent many of the finalists and two of the winning boats. Winner Production Electric Boats: Over 8m / 26ft Candela 8 Candela • Sweden The C-8 is a long-range, all-electric hydrofoiling craft that travels silently above the water surface,  designed to be [...]
Grosvenor Yachts on Tour..!
Aug 2021
Charles Fowler
Grosvenor Yachts on Tour..!
Grosvenor Yachts is attending three international boat shows during September. Do come and meet us! I can confirm that both Charles Fowler (Managing Director) and Philippa Glassbrook (Head of After Sales & Customer Support) will be at the entire Cannes boat show (7-12th September). Of course we are always available locally for you, but Cannes [...]
Marine Leisure Users Welcome U-Turn on Diesel Taxation
Mar 2021
Charles Fowler
Marine Leisure Users Welcome U-Turn on Diesel Taxation
The leisure marine industry has welcomed the news that private and commercial boats will be able to continue using red diesel, following a government u-turn. The decision, announced during the Spring Budget, has overturned the ruling last July from HMRC stating that privately-owned pleasure craft would not be able to use red diesel from April [...]
100 Years of Boatbuilding Training Reached in Falmouth
Oct 2020
Charles Fowler
100 Years of Boatbuilding Training Reached in Falmouth

Falmouth Marine School is celebrating 100 years of providing training for the boatbuilding industry. On 1 October, 1920, 96 apprentices from Cox & Co at Falmouth Docks began their boatbuilding apprenticeships with the College. Head of Falmouth Marine School, Steve Taylor, said everyone at The Cornwall College Group campus was very proud of the history […]