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The penultimate day of Cowes Week 2025 delivered great winds with some fruity gusts and choppy seas to challenge competitors as the competition for the top prizes heats up.

Sailing will be part of the sport programme for the eighth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Malta, marking the first time that sailing has been included in the event. 

The biggest boats in Class Zero today were joined today by Tony Langley’s Gladiator, which will be racing for the rest of the week. The battle for the Britannia Cup was between these giants, IRC1 and the Cape 31s.

To mark the return of the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean, which runs from the 19 – 28 September, the charity shares perspectives from beach clean volunteers – the individuals driving positive change for o...

With three mini-series concluding today, lively winds and brilliant sunshine, there was plenty of action on the fourth day of Cowes Week 2025.

With the decision to abandon racing for the day taken on Sunday evening, many crews took the opportunity to rest and gear themselves up for the rest of the week.

The Royal Society of Marine Artists’ (RSMA) Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries in London, is widely recognised as the UK’s most significant showcase of marine art – a genre of special significance to an island nation whose front...

For years there’s been a persistent belief that boats do not really depreciate. Or, if they do, it’s so slow it hardly matters. In this piece, Boatshed.com founder, Neil Chapman, explains what really happens in the boat sales market, what boat...

Falmouth Harbour is now among the Harbours and Port Authorities in the UK using renewable HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) to fuel its fleet of workboats.

MDL Marinas has announced that long-standing tenant Rib Shop Ltd has expanded its presence at Hamble Point Marina, and now also occupies Unit 6, Firefly Road. 

With no yacht left on the course capable of bettering the corrected time posted by Leon, the French yacht has been declared overall winner of the centenary edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race.

In celebration of their ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, Premier Marinas is proud to announce the retention of its EcoVadis Silver rating, placing them in the top 11% of companies assessed by EcoVadis – a globally trusted ...

New evidence from Historic England to assess the condition of the Protected Wreck Site of the 18th century English warship the Northumberland, reveals that a remarkably large section of the warship may survive intact on the seabed.

With just a few days to go, Cowes Week 2025 is shaping up to be another unforgettable celebration of sailing and summer. Entries are already ahead of last year, and anticipation is building for one of the world’s most iconic regattas.

Of the 444 yachts competing in the centenary edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, some 380 are eligible for overall victory under IRC Time Correction.

A beach cleaning team in Lincolnshire, shark monitors in Lancashire and several bright stars of the future from North Wales have been recognised at the Marsh Volunteer Awards for Marine Conservation.

As the marina industry continues to evolve, so too does the demand for skilled, forward-thinking professionals.

After Janet’s passing
out parade in 1990

This month we make our way to Watchet Marina on the beautiful Somerset coast.

We make our way to Hampshire to find out more about Gosport Marina.