Maritime Media Awards 2016 Brochure

Loretta Spridgeon, RYA Communications Manager, celebrates the increasing number of women and girls who are taking to the water

David Dingle CBE, Chairman of Maritime UK, examines the rare opportunity provided by the recently published Maritime Growth Study

Commander Jane Allen RNR, Navy Command HQ Representative WRNS100 Project, considers the key roles played by women in the Naval Service, from 1917 to the present day

Dr Jo Stanley FRHistS, author and social historian, charts the changing fortunes of women who have chosen a career at sea

John Robinson is member of the Advisory Council of National Historic Ships UK, and serves as Hon Treasurer of European Maritime Heritage. Here he discusses the preservation of Britain’s historic fleet

Dr Gillian Glegg, Associate Head of Marine Science at Plymouth University, discusses the opportunities open to women – and indeed to men

Commander Sue Eagles RNR on the golden thread that links the Fleet Air Arm’s heritage with the future of the Royal Navy

Opportunities for women, climate change, the repercussions of leaving the EU and many more maritime issues need serious media attention