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AAS: How old were you when you began sailing?
JM: I learned to sail when I was about 8-years-old at my local sailing club in the west of Ireland – Mayo Sailing Club.

Italian shipyard Cantiere Mimì has appointed Rosaria Senese as its sales manager.

Thirteen people have been arrested after fireworks from a superyacht are thought to have sparked a forest fire in Greece.

A team led by Ben Walker of Blue Lagoon Marine has acquired the Cornish Crabbers brand, its Intellectual Property and the moulds for on-going production. They have been acquired from the liquidators of Cornish Crabbers LLP, which entered voluntary...

Twisted Marine has acquired Scorpion RIBs. Production on new builds of Twisted Scorpions will begin immediately and the company is also offering ‘refreshes’ for anyone with an older model.

Superyacht UK (SYUK), the membership association representing the interests of the UK superyacht industry at home and internationally, has announced the appointment of Michael Beattie as the new SYUK manager.

Marina Port de Mallorca in Spain is testing the Turbino, a new underwater vacuum system that sucks up plastics found on the seabed.

Giles Scott has secured his second podium result in as many events after placing third at the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix.

Wind power, like any other renewable is clean, increasingly cheaper and emission-free, but for it to be considered truly green, it is important to evaluate its end-of-life environmental impact, says energy expert and onboard scientist of Energy O...

The Ocean Cruising Club Charitable Trust, committed to fulfilling its global mission of supporting sailing, education and community-building, has announced its latest award to the Antiguan-based West Indies Sail Heritage Foundation (WISH).  T...

Vetus has appointed Nicolas Desbordes as the new engine sales manager for France. Having officially commenced his new role on the 1 May, Desbordes is primarily responsible for overseeing the sales of both diesel and electric propulsion syste...

A guide to efficiency and innovation with Penguin Refrigeration’s Chris Feibusch.

New Zealand distributor of marine equipment, Lusty & Blundell (L&B), is now distributing the Hydrotab range of trim systems.

A dramatic painting showing a famous RNLI rescue attempt has been re-discovered after research showed the setting was north Yorkshire.

Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 Taihoro has safely arrived at the team base in Barcelona after a 28-day journey travelling over 13,000 miles between the Port of Tauranga and the base in the Port of Barcelona.

The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team kicked off the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix in style on Saturday by dominating the fleet and winning the first race of the day.

Mubadala Capital, the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, and SailGP have announced a strategic investment to acquire a newly-formed SailGP Team to represent Brazil.

Fresh headwinds will mark the start of the biennial 705 nautical-mile SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race at 1pm tomorrow (22nd June, Wicklow Sailing Club) when a fleet of 49 boats will start the classic offshore event.

Recreational boaters in Florida Keys have hauled in $1 million worth of cocaine after finding it about about seven miles off Islamorada.