Nautical Channel Nautical Channel Launched on 5 December 2011, Nautical Channel is the only international 24/7 nautical sports and lifestyle channel in the world. The channel caters to a local and worldwide audience and was founded by Andrew Miller and Laurence Fox Hopper. Nautical Channel is available to over 20 million subscribers in 44 countries in English, French and German. It is on over one hundred international pay TV, satellite, subscriber IpTV, mobile phone, Digital Terrestrial, MMDS and cable TV platforms. Nautical Channel has assembled the largest ever group of international nautical TV producers in order to provide viewers with the best
Wellesley Nautical School Wellesley Nautical School The Wellesley Nautical School was a naval training school first located on the Tyne, and later removed to Blyth The Wellesley Nautical School was founded in 1868 by a group of philanthropic businessmen on Tyneside under the leadership of James Hall, 'to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs and train young men for service in both Royal and Merchant Navies.' The first accommodation was on board a Bombay built 74-gun third rate ship of the line HMS "Cornwall", which had been launched as HMS "Wellesley". This ship was repossessed and replaced circa 1874 by the hulked third rate,