Dr Mark Lawless and I attended the Offshore Wind Vessels conference in London. The event was a great opportunity to keep up to speed with the progress and potential developments of the offshore wind industry with a focus on the vessel utilised for the installation, operation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines. The major themes of the conference were the standardisation of current practices in the offshore wind industry as well as how the sector must adapt to the challenges of the further offshore Round 3 wind farms and ever increasing turbine sizes. We were not just at the conference for the delicious lunches, Mark was also there to give a joint presentation with ScottishPower Renewab