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SailGP has confirmed the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix will return to Christchurch in New Zealand for its Season 4 iteration – keeping the same dates March 23-24, 2024.

Dometic has expanded its inboard electric steering solution with the new Dometic Optimus 3000 Electric Steering System.

Italian yacht brand Bluegame will be showcasing three models at the boot Düsseldorf boat show, which takes place between 20–28 January 2024.

Neptune FR (56) has taken 7th place in line honours and a provisional 9th in IRC ranking after crossing the line in a spectacular sunset finish to their Southern Ocean leg. The distinctive 60ft sloop returned to Auckland waters once again having r...

Sea tests have begun of the OceanAir8, a new concept boat based on an energy-efficient hull.

US Coast Guard aircrews have rescued a sole sailor from a sailing vessel that was taking on water approximately 170 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

The Italian Sea Group has completed the renovation of the Perini Navi facility in Via Coppino in Viareggio, Italy, as well as technical renovations for the restart of the Perini Navi historic carpentry workshop.

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Helly Hansen has received a 2024 German Design Award for the new Foil X Jacket, launching in Summer 2024. Evaluated by an international jury of leading experts from all design disciplines, the jacket is recognised as a Winner in the Excellent Prod...

Triple Whitbread entrant and 1985/86 winner, L’Esprit d’équipe, crossed the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron at 17:40:03hrs (NZDT), December 16th.

Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Ipswich, is celebrating year 13 pupil Audrey F, who competed in the ILCA U21 World Championships in Morocco last month.

Sailors of boats both big and small will be morning the passing of one of the UK’s top helms from that golden era of the 1960s and 1970s.

In the quest for a greener maritime future, there is no one-size-fits-all solution and a variety of technologies must be considered to continue reducing carbon emissions from recreational boats, writes ICOMIA’s CEO Joe Lynch (right), technic...

British sailor Pip Hare has been rescued by the RNLI after running aground off Cornwall.

“There are virtually no barriers to the use of our product,” says Stijn Leenders, marketing support for Rim Drive Technology (RDT), headquartered in the Netherlands. “It may take some time to get used to an electric engine. But t...

Companies that pollute the environment in the UK can now be hit with unlimited financial penalties from the Environment Agency.

Vetus has been busily changing its outlook over the past decade. While marketing director Sander Gesink readily admits the company was once seen as a warehouse stocking all manner of marine goods, it’s now a hub of innovation which has taken...

Footage captured by passersby shows the moment a boat full of football fans became wedged under London’s Hammersmith Bridge as it attempted to pass beneath it.

The Jubilee Sailing Trust (Tenacious) Limited JST(T)L, the company that owns and operates the tall ship S.V. Tenacious, has closed.

A sentiment poll by UK trade body, British Marine, which tracks quarterly sales performance and outlook among its members, reveals a diverse landscape for the UK marine industry. The findings for Q4 2023 show that 23 per cent of members saw a rise...