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Florida-based sportsboat manufacturer and distributor, Twin Vee PowerCats Co, will start accepting bitcoin (BTC) for purchases of its Twin Vee and AquaSport powerboats soon.

Accxel will debut its first model – the all-electric Ace 640 – at boot Düsseldorf 2025, which runs from 18 to 26 January. In partnership with ExploMar, a manufacturer of electric outboard systems, Accxel will launch the 6.4-metre...

The Vendée Globe fleet remains engaged in a series of strategic and physical challenges in the Atlantic as the solo, non-stop, round-the-world race enters its final stages.

Auckland Boat Show, which will run from 6 to 9 March in central Auckland’s Jellicoe Harbour and Viaduct Events Centre, has released details of show premieres and boats on display.

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has announced a 30 per cent year-over-year increase in its media investment for the 2025 winter boat show season.

Marina company D-Marin has announced its recent EcoVadis rating, which places the company among the top 6 per cent of organisations in the leisure industry. D-Marin has secured the silver certification in the EcoVadis ESG (Environmental, Social a...

In less than 10 days the winner of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe will be known. Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st), calm and determined, maintains a slight lead over Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd). D...

Dozens of people braved snow, rain and poor road conditions to travel to Coniston on January 4th to celebrate the life of Donald Campbell who was killed in his Hydroplane Bluebird K7 on January 4th, 1967.

Marine technology company Brunswick Corporation will debut its ‘Boating Intelligence’ AI initiative at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which opens tomorrow (7 January 2025). Brunswick says Boating Inte...

ePropulsion Americas, a provider of marine electric propulsion systems, has announced that its Navy 6.0 Evo and X12 motors have been chosen to power Maxima Boats’ 620 and 630 sloop tenders.

Technical Marine Supplies, a UK-based European distribution company, has launched its brand-new B2B website. The company says it’s designed to provide customers with a seamless and efficient online experience. That means that customers can ...

Catamaran builder Privilège Marine has appointed Pascal Heems as CEO with immediate effect, replacing Gildas Le Masson.

Marina Projects has completed the superyacht berth upgrade at Ocean Village and Marina Bay in Gibraltar as part of a larger redevelopment initiative.

Seaquip 2026, the new Mediterranean Yacht and Marine Equipment Trade Fair, has seen at least 46 companies reserve space, with 40 participants confirmed — including two international exhibitors — in the first two months since the event...

Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance who is the leader of the Vendée Globe crossed the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon at 1438hrs UTC. His elapsed time since the start is 56 days, 2 ...

Sunseeker has issued a statement to clarify its position on its ‘temporary’ layoff of workers prior to Christmas 2024.

In March 2025 the major exhibition Pirates will open at the National Maritime Museum, tracing the changing depictions of pirates throughout the ages and revealing the brutal history often obscured by fiction.

The team behind the Vendée Globe has issued a statement to say the first competitors are predicted to return to shore between 14 and 16 January. But, unexpected challenges along the route continue to thwart competitors, like unexpected squ...

Fifteen tourists from the State of Mexico had to be rescued after their yacht ran aground and sank on the cliffs near Acapulco. The shocking incident occurred on New Year’s Eve. According to local media, strong waves and gusts of wind in th...

As the global startup scene shifts into 2025, Gabbi Richardson (founder of Yachting Ventures) highlights what marine investors are looking for, and sets out financial planning, raising capital and exactly what each funding round means.