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Twin Vee PowerCats, a Florida-based manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of power sportsboats, has reported a significant decline in third-quarter revenues. The firm saw revenues fall 64 per cent to $2.9 million in Q3 2024, down from $8.1 mill...

MDL Marinas has announced the expansion of its South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show, set to take place from 9-11 May 2025 at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton. The event, now in its fifth year, will feature an extended waterside exhibition ar...

Jefa Steering has unveiled its latest innovation, the Electric Steer, an electric steering solution for outboard engines aimed at transforming powerboat handling. Nominated for the prestigious 2024 DAME Design Awards, the Electric Steer will be s...

Imray has announced it will be phasing out its chart publishing, citing the growing trend for digital navigation in the maritime sector.

OneWater Marine has revealed its financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2024, with revenue for 2024 decreasing 8.5 per cent to $1.78 billion.

Sialia Yachts, a leading player in the eco-luxury yachting sector, and its parent company, Silent Straits, has announced the appointment of Milvio Ricci as its new chief commercial officer. This move is part of the company’s strategic growt...

As the fleet leaders finally angle southwards and line up with the breeze looking more established again, Briton Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has gained a useful lead at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet. As the race runs into its second we...

Lusty & Blundell, a distributor of marine products and systems in New Zealand, is to distribute Digital Yacht products via its nationwide network of marine dealers and at its showrooms in Albany, Whangarei and Tauranga.

Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), the French skipper who grew up in Les Sables d’Olonne with the Vendée Globe as the backdrop to his life, is Sunday’s new leader of the solo non-stop round the world race.

“I can’t go on, I’m abandoning this my second Vendée Globe” grimaced an emotional French Vendée Globe skipper Maxime Sorel early this Friday afternoon from Madeira.

MDL Marinas has announced the expansion of the 2025 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show, taking place from 9-11 May at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton.

Just a few weeks after winning the East Midlands Business Masters 2024 Medium Sized Business of the Year award, Aquavista has scooped another – The Lloyds Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award at the Lloyds British Business Excell...

The Cruising Association has announced Robin Baron as its new President, following the CA Annual General Meeting on 13 November.

Shareholders of Twin Vee PowerCats and electric boat firm Forza X1 have voted to approve the proposed merger between the companies. The merger was first proposed in August, and the vote to seal the deal took place at the firms’ respective a...

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its accident investigation report into the capsizing of the 16.25-metre tug Biter while towing the 67.1-metre passenger vessel Hebridean Princess towards James Watt Dock in Greenock on...

The Cruising Association (CA) has named Robin Baron as its 34th president, marking a significant leadership transition. The appointment was announced at the CA’s general meeting on 13 November. 

In a challenging time for charities, the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is asking for the public’s support this Christmas to help even more young people impacted by cancer experience the healing power of being on the water. 

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has sold the Northwest Sportshow in Minneapolis to Marketplace Events (MPE), North America’s largest business-to-consumer show producer.

SEAQUIP, a new B2B trade fair for the yachting industry, is set to make its debut in Milan from 4-6 March, 2026. Organised by Easyfairs Group, one of the world’s top 20 trade fair organisers, SEAQUIP aims to become a strategic platform for ...

The Canal & River Trust is opening up three locks in the near future to help demonstrate quite what is happening to the inland waterways network across the UK. The centuries-old network needs investment to ensure that it can make it through e...