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After a year of forced hiatus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Brig factory in Kharkiv has resumed production and the first all-new Brig RIBs have arrived in Australia. Sirocco Marine, Australian dealer for Brig since 2006, welcomed the...

Boating Business (BB) magazine, established over 40 years ago, will close on 31 July 2023. The company behind the publication, Mercator Media, says the closure is related to the way marketing spends have been allocated since the turn of the centur...

A young sailor attempting to circumnavigate Australia has been rescued after a 24-hour emergency operation, including two failed attempts. Queensland sailor Xavier Doerr, 22, was attempting to break several records for circumnavigating Austra...

Malaysian boatbuilder Grand Banks is expanding its production facility in Malaysia by more than 25 per cent, to handle bigger luxury boats, increase capacity and accelerate boatbuilding activities. The expansion, which will cost approximately US$6...

Magical Mushroom Company (MMC), a packaging company focused on making polystyrene a thing of the past, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a biodegradable bodyboard made from mycelium and hemp waste. Mycelium, described as a giant underg...

Highfield Boats has announced the addition of two new dealer partners in New York state: Spellman’s Marine, a full-service boat dealership and separate marine service centre on Long Island in Hampton Bays, and Northern Marine, a full-service...

Yanmar Marine has appointed Stijn Takes as its new product manager, focusing on developing new hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems, amongst other upcoming sustainable propulsion technologies. Takes, who will be based at the company’...

Cowes Week is delighted to announce that Cowes Yacht Haven, the marina at the heart of the Medina River and the spiritual home of Cowes Week has become an Official Sponsor, further increasing the support they already give the event in 2023.

UKSA recently welcomed its Patron Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to its Founders’ Club dinner event to share some of the inspirational stories of beneficiaries the charity’s fundraising has contributed to.

Cornwall has become the first county to contribute data to global seagrass initiative, #ProtectOurBeds, a new campaign digitally mapping sensitive seabed locations for marine users in the savvy navvy app.

Italian startup Northern Light Composites (Nlcomp) has launched its new EcoRacer30 sailing boat, which the firm claims can be fully recycled thanks to new composite technology. Nlcomp, which is based in Monfalcone, specialises in rComposite techno...

British sportsboat manufacturer Fletcher has revealed details of its new F23 model, set to launch in July 2023 and be ready for delivery from March 2024. The F23, which is a completely new design from Fletcher, will initially launch as a petrol ou...

Dubai police have located a luxurious Rolex watch, worth a reported AED250,000 (US$68,000), which fell into the sea during a yacht trip off Palm Jumeirah. The expensive watch belonged to a British tourist who lost the Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece ...

The Round Britain eRIB Challenge, originally due to occur this summer, will now take place in 2024, following delays in the vessel’s production schedule. The Round Britain eRIB challenge, which was scheduled to start at Lyme Regis,...

Superyacht UK is calling for talented young designers to design the 50m yacht of the future, as part of the 2023 Superyacht UK Young Designer competition. This competition, sponsored by Marine Resources, returns this year during the Southampton In...

The Paris 2024 test event is taking place in Provencal capital of Marseille in the south of France from 9 – 16 July.

Babcock International has completed maintenance works for the Royal Research Ship (RRS) Sir David Attenborough at its Rosyth facilities. Babcock welcomed the RRS Sir David Attenborough to the Scottish town of Rosyth in early June 20...

British sports boat manufacturer, Fletcher, announces the details of its new F23, set to launch in July 2023 and be ready for delivery from March 2024.

An agreement has been signed to make it easier for HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopters to respond to requests to transport seriously ill or injured adult patients between NHS hospitals in England. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will...

Most would regard sailing 30,000 miles around the world via the three great capes, an epic, life-changing achievement in itself.