Welcome to the Foredeck Stage, the home of boating knowledge and experience. Here you can listen and engage with a plethora of talks from speakers from a vast range of backgrounds. Last year we had seasoned sailors, marine innovators, influencers, a moviestar and Captain Sandy! Expect panel discussions, interviews, Q&A sessions and phenomenal stories! Take a look below to see the last years line-up and remember to keep checking back as there is plenty more to come.
Casting off and coming alongside the stress-free way!
Please join us for your opportunity to find out everything you need to know about getting Afloat at Southampton International Boat Show, with panelists from watersports, through to boat sales/part-ownership and finance.
Saving our Solent Seagrass: Join expert panelists representing different projects aiming to restore and protect seabed habitats in the UK. Hosted by Mike Golding OBE, Patron of The Green Blue.
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The Last Adventurer: Message in a Bottle – Exclusive Book Launch for Southampton International Boat Show 2023!
Stokey Woodall – Satellites to Frying Pans
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
Sophie Neville takes us behind the scenes of Swallows and Amazons with a Q&A opportunity to ask any questions you have about the iconic film
Southampton International Boat Show – Environmental Exhibitor Awards in partnership with The Green Blue
Get Knotted with English Braids & Ben Sutcliffe-Davies
New for 2023 and sponsored by English Braids, come and join Ben Sutcliffe and hopefully learn some really useful knots or just come and brush up on your rope work suitable for all ages.
Casting off and coming alongside the stress-free way
Please join us for your opportunity to find out everything you need to know about getting Afloat at the Southampton International Boat Show, with panelists from watersports, through to boat sales/part-ownership and finance.
Wildlife-friendly boating – How you can help?
So you think you know where you are?
From Crying in Supermarkets to Being the First Woman to Paddleboard Coast to Coast and Write a Bestselling SUP Guide
Satellites to Frying Pans
Seas the Power
The RYA & Dee Caffari Panel Discussion introducing the Together on Water Initiative
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
The Mermaid K – Breaking the Chain
Bluewater Boat Preparations: top tips from the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers with Jeremy Wyatt
The Inland Waterways; why canals and rivers are great places to go boating
It is never too late – on track for Paris 2024 with Saskia Tidey
Satellites to Frying Pans
A fantastic opportunity to engage and ask questions; with specialists from across the marine sector, of the different approaches to buying watercraft.
Sophie Neville takes us behind the scenes of Swallows and Amazons with a Q&A opportunity to ask any questions you have about the iconic film
The reality of the Olympic Journey (ups and downs) & Preparing for Major Regattas
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
Get Knotted with English Braids & Ben Sutcliffe-Davies
New for 2023 and sponsored by English Braids, come and join Ben Sutcliffe and hopefully learn some really useful knots or just come and brush up on your rope work & safety suitable for all ages.
Casting off and coming alongside the stress-free way
Austism on the Water by Murray MacDonald
Rhos Hawes – The youth pathway, lessons learnt and what the future holds
Discovering the Solent’s secret underwater meadows – a volunteer’s tale
Theo Stocker, Richard Falk and James Stevens discuss – How to pass your Yachtmaster
Krueger – Diesel Heater Safety
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
Channel Crossing Procedures – Processes & Experience with Bob Garrett – Joint Channel Secretary
Theo Stocker and Rachael Sprot discuss – Sailing with spinnakers – fly the kite with confidence
What is in your raft… or not! with James Gillivray at Universal Safety
My journey as a woman in sailing and how we can encourage future generations of girls to take to the waters?
Casting off and coming alongside the stress-free way
#boatgen Initiative – Get into Boating with Boatfolk and the Andrew Simpson Foundation with Tim Long
Satellites to Frying Pans
The Merchant Shipping Watercraft Order – find out about the new legislation covering jetskis and other powered watercraft
Sailing through my teenage years: lessons learnt on the water!
Oyster World Rally – The Voyage of a Lifetime
Setting sail for a sustainable future: boat owners share their experiences, with The Green Blue
Insights into the British Sailing Team
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
Casting off and coming alongside the stress-free way
Panel: How to Buy a Boat?
Italia 11.98 ORC or IRC? Join Yacht Match for the debate and why these yachts should perform well under IRC.
Theo Stocker and Andy Du Port discuss – VHF Radio Etiquette and the mistakes everyone makes!
Uncommon Courage: the Yachtsmen Volunteers of WW2
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
Satellites to Frying Pans
Marine Lightning Protection through Deionisation
Italia 11.98 ORC or IRC? Join Yacht Match for the debate and why these yachts should perform well under IRC.
Discover everything you wanted to know about life at the helm from one of the stars of the hit TV series ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’, Captain Sandy.
Followed by an exclusive book signing on the Foredeck Stage from 11:15 to 12:15.
Please ensure you have pre-purchased your copy of Captain Sandy’s new book prior to attending the signing.
Delivered by Zevo Health, join us to explore the topic of mental well-being for both the employer and the employee and how current research is informing and improving approaches within the sector.
Delivered by Zevo Health, join us to explore the topic of mental well-being for both the employer and the employee and how current research is informing and improving approaches within the sector.
Blue Carbon Storage in Seagrass
In conversation with Jeanne Socrates with the Cruising Association and Practical Boat Owner magazine.
Casting off and coming alongside the stress-free way!
Bluewater Boat Preparations: top tips from the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers with Jeremy Wyatt
Sail, Study, Succeed: Balancing Olympic Aspirations and University Goals
5 Lessons learned in sailing in the Southern Ocean
Satellites to Frying Pans
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
So you think you know where you are?
Orca & Yachts – Are we any wiser four years on?
The Blue Marine Federation & The Solent Seascape
Casting off and coming alongside the stress-free way
Q&A Session about Daisy’s time on the show
Please join us for your opportunity to find out everything you need to know about getting Afloat at Southampton International Boat Show, with panelists from watersports, through to boat sales/part-ownership and finance.
Medical Support Offshore and the Skipper’s Medical Emergency Handbook
Bluewater Boat Preparations: top tips from the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers with Will Spencer
Satellites to Frying Pans
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
Meet Sailing Red Seas: Your New Favourite YouTubers
Escaping the Rat Race, to Live a Life at Sea
Orca & Yachts – Are we any wiser four years on?
Seas the Power
Get Knotted with English Braids & Ben Sutcliffe-Davies
New for 2023 and sponsored by English Braids, come and join Ben Sutcliffe and hopefully learn some really useful knots or just come and brush up on your rope work & safety suitable for all ages.
Discover everything you wanted to know about life at the helm from one of the stars of the hit TV series ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’, Captain Sandy.
Followed by an exclusive book signing on the Foredeck Stage from 11:15 to 12:15.
Please ensure you have pre-purchased your copy of Captain Sandy’s new book prior to attending the signing.
Please join us for your opportunity to find out everything you need to know about getting Afloat at Southampton International Boat Show, with panelists from watersports, through to boat sales/part-ownership and finance.
Dealing with Disaster: Crossing an ocean with a broken boat
Behind the Scenes of Swallows and Amazons with a Q&A opportunity with Sophie Neville.
The Solent’s hidden wildlife wonders
The Surveyor’s Notebook with Ben Sutcliffe Marine
British Boats (and Southampton Men) in the Russian Civil War
Get Knotted with English Braids & Ben Sutcliffe-Davies
New for 2023 and sponsored by English Braids, come and join Ben Sutcliffe and hopefully learn some really useful knots or just come and brush up on your rope work & safety suitable for all ages.