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The rugged beauty of the Antrim Coast provided the perfect backdrop for this year’s Redbay Boats Ardbeg Day Run, an event that has become a highlight for Redbay owners and their guests. Blessed with calm seas and sunshine, dozens of boats ga...

An International Jury has decided Team Holcim-PRB is entitled to redress for Leg 1.

Paul Meilhat and his team on Biotherm remain perfect on The Ocean Race Europe scoreboard after collecting all the points available over three different scoring opportunities on Leg 2, the longest stage of the event.

The Mediterranean has lived up to its reputation, transforming the sprint to Cartagena into a crawl. After storming through Gibraltar at 30 knots, Paprec Arkéa this morning were drifting at barely a knot, watching as Biotherm and Holcim-PRB...

The UK Government’s Scotland Office (through Brand Scotland) and Oban Distillery (Diageo) have joined forces to partner with the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race as they launch their team entry into the biennial event. 

An IMOCA initiative designed to increase female participation in the marine and ocean racing industries is expanding this year and setting  ambitious goals for the cycle up to the next Vendée Globe in 2028.

The Matosinhos-Porto Fly By barely lasted long enough for sailors to catch their breath. Within three hours of docking, the IMOCA fleet was back at sea and hammering south in the kind of conditions every offshore skipper dreams of.

On 15 August 2025, U.S. boat dealers filed a class action lawsuit against Boats Group (Boat Trader, YachtWorld, boats.com).

National marina group, boatfolk, reports boating is booming at Conwy Marina as it expands its boat subscription service – Beyonder. Launched in May 2024, the service has quickly generated a waiting list, prompting the boat subscription brand...

The Ocean Race Europe fleet charged into Matosinhos this morning after two-and-a-half relentless days of racing. It was Biotherm once again at the front, Paul Meilhat’s team extending their perfect record by taking the maximum seven points o...

RAD Propulsion has announced the successful completion of a project with Williams Shipping to deliver zero-emission vessel operations in Southampton waters.

To coincide with the major exhibition Pirates, the National Maritime Museum, London will be celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day on the weekend of Friday 19 September.

The 199th Cowes Week annual regatta was completed in fine style with over 400 boats finishing the last race off the famous Royal Yacht Squadron line under multi coloured spinnakers.

The Isle of Man Ship Registry is launching its Yacht Engaged in Trade (YET) Scheme designed to support yacht brokers, managers, corporate service providers, and maritime lawyers in the US and Europe.

On the 31 August, 20 sailing professionals will leave Portsmouth, leading their 10 teams on an 11-month endurance challenge around the world – and 55 per cent of this line-up are women.

Performance Marine Group (PMG) will unveil a world debut of the Rascal, its latest innovation at the Southampton International Boat Show this September. The Rascal, a first of its kind carbon fibre dinghy from its specialist division Performance S...

Explomar’s WAVE 300 electric outboard system has taken centre stage in Portugal’s marine innovation, powering the TERRAZUL EVØ – the country’s first high-performance electric boat dedicated to maritime tourism.

British Marine Scotland (BMS) is spearheading a major initiative to tackle Scotland’s marine skills shortage with the launch of a national training and workforce study, funded by Crown Estate Scotland (CES).

Yamaha Motor Europe has introduced the dynamic 2026 WaveRunner line-up — three standout new models and a bold new palette of colours.

The second leg of The Ocean Race Europe delivered a night of extremes, as the seven teams tore out of Portsmouth in strong downwind conditions, only to be brought to a standstill by a windless patch off Ushant.