As one of the UK’s top clothing and footwear designers, Chatham Marine has built a reputation both on land and sea for high quality, modern, comfortable and durable clothing. With an eye for style and colour, Chatham Marine has plenty to choose from, whether for sailing, relaxing or just looking great.

The Halyard sweatshirt is a guaranteed favourite, combining classic style with practicality. The brushed back heavyweight material, half zip and stonewash finish will keep you looking good and feeling comfortable. The contrast colour pique to the inner collar gives a great finish to the sweatshirt, which is available in red and navy in sizes S – XXL (RRP £55).

Chatham Marine’s new Lewes swimming shorts are available in navy and pink or navy and white. Made of quick-dry polyester microfiber, these shorts have useful side and back pockets and an elasticised waistband for extra comfort and a perfect fit. Available in sizes 32” – 40”, the embroidered Chatham stitch detail ensures they look as good on deck or in the garden as they do in the water (RRP £39).

2 / Cruise into spring with Chatham Marine Complete your look this season with the Cannes driving moccasin (RRP £69). Made from premium full grained leathers, it comes in mid brown and navy/beige in sizes 6 – 12. Leather-lined and breathable, the Cannes has a rubber sole unit with water channeling to keep your feet comfortable and dry. Contrasting hand-sewn stitch detailing gives a modern finish that will complement any outfit.

To view Chatham’s full collection for both men and women visit www.chatham-marine.co.uk

or call 0845 2700 217 for a free catalogue.

The gorgeous rainbow stripe Charlotte top is sure to propel you out of the winter blues! With ¾ length sleeves and contrast rib neckline and cuffs, it comes in a range of colourful, tonal stripes including rainbow, navy, shocking pink and ultramarine. Made from 100% cotton, this soft jersey top is available in sizes 10 – 20 (RRP £35).

Complement your Spring/Summer look with the beautiful, wide leg Willow trouser. Made of pure linen and partially lined in lightweight cotton, it boasts Chatham embroidery on the inside waistband. The trouser side pockets are trimmed in stripe piping too, giving your outfit stand-out from the rest. Available in sizes 10 – 20, the Willow trouser comes in navy and bluebell (RRP £59).

 2 / Sail into spring with Chatham Marine All Chatham Marine footwear is designed to ensure maximum performance and comfort. The Solo deck shoe pump is made from premium smooth nubuck leather and has a low fronted style with contrasting lace detail for maximum effect. Featuring extra foam heel wedge under foot, the Solo ensures total comfort and finesse. Available in sizes 3 – 8, the Solo pump comes in red, dark brown and beige (RRP £55).

To view Chatham’s full collection for both men and women

visit www.chatham-marine.co.uk

or call 0845 2700 217 for a free catalogue.

As part of the glamorous partnership VIP guests were treated to a taste of sophistication onboard Princess’ flagship luxury sports and prestigious motor yachts. Guests viewed exclusive pieces from the new Fendi spring summer 2010 ready-to-wear collections, alongside soft furnishings from the Fendi Casa stylish interiors range. An incredible display of De Beers Diamond Jewellery, featuring a 22.22 carat D Colour, Internally Flawless pear shaped diamond and collections such as Lea and Dragonfly showcased De Beers unrivalled expertise and impeccable craftsmanship.

The partnership between the three prestigious brands recognises the increasing desire for fashion and design in luxury yachts. Princess, Fendi and De Beers each has global appeal and a reputation for excellence in design.

From the technical artistry and hand-crafting that goes into the Fendi collections; to the De Beers expertise in diamond selection, setting and jewellery craftsmanship, to the blending of cutting-edge technology and design with traditional British craftsmanship in every Princess; each offers enduring style and luxury designed to be enjoyed.

For full collections please visit www.debeers.com , www.fendi.com.

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Contact Details:

General enquiries: David Milner

Lantic Entertainment Systems: + 44 (0) 870 609 1446

E-mail: d.milner@marine-audio.com

Media contact: Matt Johnson

ClearLine Communications Ltd: + 44 (0) 1962 820358

E-mail: matt@clearlinecommunications.co.uk

All racers look for an advantage over their opposition so when I received a call from a six foot five inch Dutchman called ‘Peter Van Wees’ claiming to have a magic oil that will give your engine a ‘distinctive’ power increase I immediately said I would call him back!

It must be pointed out that apart from selfishly wishing to keep any potential advantage to myself his oil, a fully synthetic product at the moment is actually illegal in Honda Formula 4-Stroke racing. When you get to know Peter he is an enthusiastic chap to say the least and with a background in engineering and chemistry. Van wees oil has developed several motor oils originally for cars and bikes but this is his first venture into the marine world with a specially developed oil specifically for outboard engines rated at 5W–60. With the Honda Series being the largest in the world it is no surprise his initial enquiries were directed in this direction, but to Construction Racing in particular is a little more unfathomable – though over the last couple of seasons any help would have been much appreciated. Peter’s initial claim is that his normal car 5W60 oil had been tested on a dynojet testing bench and gave an extra 2 bhp at the wheels compared to the best oil from Castrol were difficult to ignore. He soon followed this up with facts such as the engine tested was fully tuned and used on the racing tracks across Europe, running temperatures were significantly reduced by 10 -15 degrees Celsius, showed reduced engine noise and wear and tear to the engine, and also improved fuel consumption. Very difficult to ignore, especially when you bear in mind the Honda Series is meant to run as near identical standard specification boats with stock engines as possible. With rumours rife over the past couple of seasons of rule bending and indeed the use of ‘hot’ oils, fuel and dodgy ECU’s leading to a difference in running speeds across the fleet of 20+ boats by as much as 6 to 7 mph on top speed my curiosity got the better of me. So it was then several weeks later and on a cold Thursday morning at the end of February three Honda F4SA 150hp boats arrived at Chasewater Lake just north of Birmingham for their first run out of the new season and to try the oil. My own Construction Racing boat was joined by John Wilson’s Premier Cru and Stuart Cureton’s Team Purple, all of which have had times at the front of the fleet last season and with high hopes for this. Apart from carrying a little more weight in the boats than usual for racing due to some winter over indulgence and the artic clothing being worn by all the boats were in pretty much race trim. The plan was to test both acceleration, zero to 40 mph and 20 to 45 mph, then top speed with 2 boats running their normal legal mineral based oils and Construction Racing running a synthetic oil, Motul 330V in order to test another more specialised race oil then change to Peter’s and try the tests again. Stuart went first establishing an average16.5 seconds from zero to 40mph and 16.2seconds on the 20 to 45 mph for the 3 tests with John then averaging 14.8 seconds on the zero to 40 mph par t, and 13 seconds on the 20 to 45 mph part. The differance in time between Stuart and Johns was merely based on the amount weightdifferance 65 kilogram… and final for Construction Racing. With the engines still hot the boats were put back on their respective trailers and the engine oil changed in all three. The first thing noticeable was the varying state of the old oil when drained, ranging from a near water like consistency to a dark dense sludge, nothing consistent here then! As to Peter’s oil, apart from various properties it is instantly different. When you take the top of the can you are met with a really strong and sweat, almost strawberry aroma and a bright red colour to match, resembling more an ice cream topping than an oil. Now for the moment of truth, with the new oil in place the boats were topped up with fuel to try and replicate the weights of the first test as near as possible the boats were returned to the water and again Stuart’s Team Purple went first. The sense of anticipation was palpable as John and I looked on from the jetty with Peter pacing up and down like some excited parent rooting for his child’s success. After warming the engine up thoroughly Stuart started to retest and on his return to the marina our anxious wait was immediately over, we knew there was a difference. The instance Stuart removed his helmet the broad smile told the story and betrayed the results. 0 – 40mph was reduced by on average some 1.5 seconds, 20 – 45mph by just over a second and finally an increase of 1+ mph on top speed. Whilst the figures do not appear that dramatic in taking as many measures as possible to replicate the same conditions for both sets of test we could not allow for the good old British weather. By the time the boats were re-launched the wind had picked up dramatically and perpendicular to the lake’s length causing the boats to list into the wind and therefore not run as flat as in the morning. Consequently any increase in performance we felt was actually quite significant, both Johns and my team reduced the scores with1.5 and 1.4 seconds. As for the topspeed we got the same topspeed under much worse conditions. As if confirmation was needed the other two boats dully carried out their retesting, both to achieve very similar increases in performance. Not particularly scientific you may say and certainly no test for the likes engine protection and durability etc with the 10W30 and 5W60 Van Wees Oil SRG+ Nautic. Needless to say that a 10W30 is alright for ordinary use on ordinary engines but when you want e xtra as from 60bhp for waterskiing or racing you are be tter off using an oil that is made for that sole purpose, and will keep on protecting your engine even when the going gets tough and rough. So is it ‘magic’? Well, whilst as far as a couple of hours on a lake can inform it certainly seems to have a touch of the Merlin about it. The three Teams presented are certainly going to use the oil, as the final upshot of all is the news that F4SA subsequent to the tests has announced that the oil will from now on be made legal for use in the Series. That in itself is perhaps the best test result, but presumably therefore all the other Teams are likely to now test with it and given our results use it to race. In a way this can only be positive for the Series in general as this goes one step towards reducing the rumours and returning to the original ideas of one class racing with the crew’s abilities being the main differentiator. However, as to our plans for Series domination, it is back to the drawing board!

Review Author: Marcus Bradshaw