2010 News From Barton Marine ..

It's worth spending a little time to carry out some hardware checking and cleaning when you lay your yacht up for the winter, as this can save you money in the long run and prevent a future failure next season.

November 16th, 17th & 18th sees us attending the international METS trade show in Amsterdam. Here we will get to showcase our latest product range and meet with our current and newly appointed distributors.

Beautiful weather prevailed and the Annapolis Sailboat Show which took place last week was very well attended. Barton Sales Manager Christian Brewer was at the show, representing Barton USA, headed up by Connecticut based Ocean Marketing.

Barton sales manager, Christian Brewer was once again competing in the famous X One Design class at this year’s Cowes Week. Sailing ‘Lone Star’ with eight times winner Stuart Jardine and son Mark Jardine, who is also co-owner of Yachts & Yachting magazine

We have been listening to all the feedback from our retail and trade customers’ on our current website, so at the end of last year  we set in motion some ideas to make the site even more user friendly, packed full of new features with a fresh, contemporary look.

We recently paid a visit to British boat builder, Cornish Crabbers based in Rock where we were lucky enough to see the first build of their newest model, the Cornish Crabber 26. She is the latest addition to Cornish Crabbers range of traditional sailing yachts from 17 to 30 foot, all built by master craftsmen to order.

Barton Marine's joint team with distributor Navimo were back once again to defend their Marine Industry Sailing Regatta title, which was held in the Solent on Wednesday the 21st April.

Barton Marine has recently appointed HOOG Performance Sailing to distribute Barton products in the popular boating destination of Turkey.

We have been searching through the archives as we compile a new Barton history section for the web site and we have found two gems from the Barton history books for you to enjoy.

The Barton Boomstrut is one of our most popular products with thousands sold all around the world. The Boomstrut can be fitted extremely easily and offers both cruising and racing sailors a cost effective way to eliminate the hassle of boom control.

Failed blocks and mast sheaves can cause considerably more damage and subsequent cost than just replacing them with new ones. Here, we offer some practical advice on carrying out some simple pre-season deck hardware maintenance.

Barton Marine has been chosen to supply the recently revived Varianta 18 with a range of deck hardware fittings. After a 40-year absence, the popular 18 foot sailing yacht has been reintroduced by German yacht manufacturer Dehler.

We have just returned from another successful trip to one of Europe's most important boat shows, Boot Dusseldorf where our products had some great exposure throughout the show.

Sealine International, one of the UK’s most successful luxury power boat builders, has chosen Barton Marine to develop a specially designed traveller system, based on its Size 0 travellers, for incorporation in the full length convertible roof system on the stunning new SC35 sports cruiser.

In our last issue we reported about a special project we have been involved in to help the RNLI in Burnham-on-Crouch raise much needed funds for their Floating Boathouse Appeal.

We are delighted to have lent our support to a new campaign which aims to raise much needed funds for a new boat house for the RNLI in Burnham-on-Crouch.

This year's London Boat Show will see the public launch of our new Size ‘0' Swivel Block range and our new Size ‘0' Stand-up Blocks, which were both recently seen by the trade for the first time at the Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam.