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Sunreef Yachts is gearing up for the grand opening of its new shipyard in the UAE, with the first manufacturing halls at Ras Al Khaimah now operational.

Suzuki’s latest new outboard motor is set to be a real head-turner at the BoatLife show at the NEC (15 – 18 February).

Dockmate, manufacturer of advanced wireless remote controls for yachts, is now compatible with components of Aventics Marex OS propulsion control from Emerson, formerly known also as Rexroth Marex OS.

Emma Wilson won silver in a dramatic climax to the iQFOiL World Championships in Lanzarote – and vowed to go one better at this summer’s Olympics.

Hannah Mills OBE and Sir Ben Ainslie have announced the Athena Pathway squad of sailors that, entered through Challenging Club the Royal Yacht Squadron, will seek to make history by winning the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup and ...

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One of the UK’s most state-of-the-art aircraft carriers has been withdrawn from a historic Nato drill after last-minute checks revealed mechanical issues with the propeller.

Digital Yacht’s Nomad 2 is a new, portable AIS transponder designed for maritime users that move from boat to boat – charter skippers, delivery crew, pilots or boat owners looking for a zero-install AIS system. ...

Norwegian powerboat builder Cormate has acquired the bankrupt Scandinavian boatbuilder Ryds.

Drone manufacturer Tekever has confirmed the successful deployment of a lifeboat from its AR5 drone as part of a search and rescue exercise conducted by the Italian Coast Guard. The Portuguese company, which specialises in unmanned aerial systems...

Italian yacht designer Nuvolari Lenard has revealed more details about its new 52m custom yacht range, NL50 Plus.

iAQUA engineers believe they’ve created the world’s most powerful sea scooter, capable of pulling two boats with 18 passengers weighing up to 2,000kg.

Hydrogen fuel cell power systems integrator Genevos has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Acua Ocean, a UK manufacturer of hydrogen-powered Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), for a commercial collaboration to develop next-generation hydroge...

British boatbuilder Pearl Yachts has appointed Max Marine Asia as its exclusive dealer for Thailand.

Newly introduced by LeeSan is the Gobius C, a Micro Radar tank contents monitoring system.

Moving from a boating newbie to liveaboard

A Hampshire teenager is encouraging others to consider a career in maritime this National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February), after landing his dream job.

Norwegian powerboat builder Cormate has acquired the Scandinavian boatbuilder Ryds.

Brunswick Corporation has reported its earnings for the fourth quarter, and full year, of 2023 and says that, despite a challenging market environment, its achieved the second-highest sales in its history.

“It was a memorable working day,” says the skipper of a floating sauna after rescuing the occupants of a Tesla which’d been driven into a fjord. As the car sunk in the chilly water, the occupants clambered onto its roof until th...