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SailGP today marks the official opening of SailGP Technologies – the global racing championship’s center of innovation, design, and engineering, based out of Southampton.

When SailGP returns to UK waters this weekend (19-20 July) for the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth, all eyes will be on the thrilling racing action on the Solent – and Protector RIBs will be right there keeping pace.

Lowrance®  has announced the Ghost® X 47-inch trolling motor, designed for freshwater and featuring an enhanced precision directional indicator, increased power and the quietest motor yet.

After two years and 43,000nm, the DARWIN200 Global Voyage – a conservation odyssey retracing the route of Darwin’s HMS Beagle returns home to the UK on Saturday 19 July, with landmark celebrations in Falmouth, the port where Darwi...

Bringing your boat back into its berth can be one of the most nerve-wracking parts of a day on the water. Whether you’re a seasoned skipper or just starting out, tight manoeuvres in busy harbours are rarely anyone’s favourite task. But...

Many of the sport’s biggest names will be in attendance at the World Sailing Awards 2025, held on 5 November at a gala ceremony at the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. 

SailGP has announced the winners of the second Focus Area of its industry-leading Impact League – Emirates GBR SailGP Team – as the home-team and defending Impact League champions get set for an epic weekend of racing in Portsmouth, Ju...

The International Association of Cape Horners (IACH) Bursary Scheme has again successfully supported a group of young people, aged between 16 and 19, to take part in another challenging voyage run by the Tall Ships YouthTrust from their base in Po...

With the school summer holidays around the corner, this July 26 – 27, Portsmouth Historic Quarter open their boathouse for Pontoon Open Weekend and invite the public to explore their operational historic vessels, including the iconic Landin...

Life after injury – Stride Forward crew prepare for Cowes Week with on-water training by helmsman and Olympian Stuart Childerley.

The 2025 RORC Channel Race is the high-stakes opener of the 2025 Admiral’s Cup – and the pressure is on. With double points on the table and no discard allowed, this race could make or break a team’s Admiral’s Cup campaign....

Italy has one of the most passionate and enduring histories in the America’s Cup. Azzurra’s 1983 debut turned Italian sailing into a national interest. Backed by icons like Agnelli and the Aga Khan, it laid the foundation for today&rsq...

Professional photographers from around the globe are invited to submit their best yacht racing images* captured between October 14, 2024 and October 12, 2025.

New charitable trust Buckler’s Hard Shipyard Trust has been established to deliver education and heritage projects about the history of shipbuilding at Buckler’s Hard on the banks of the Beaulieu River.

The European leg of the Rolex SailGP Championship 2025 Season will begin in the UK this month, following a three-year hiatus from British waters. For the first time, Portsmouth – one of the country’s most storied maritime cit...

For 100 years, the Rolex Fastnet Race has been regarded as one of offshore sailing’s most complete proving grounds. It is a place where ambitions and dreams meet harsh reality, where skill, endurance and fortitude are severely tested. For so...

Girlguiding SW England took over the  UK Sailing Academy (UKSA), Cowes Isle of Wight for the weekend of 12 – 13 July for a full range of watersports which were  offered to the girls.

The Magenta Project has launched the 2×25global survey, marking the start of the “most ambitious equity and inclusion review ever undertaken in sailing and the wider marine industry”.

Set sail from Badalona – Your gateway to the Mediterranean

Now in its 7th year, the 2025 Yarmouth Festival of Sea Songs in May raised £6,500 for The Needles Coastwatch (NCI) station – a cheque for which was handed over at Yarmouth Harbour on 11 July.