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New Zealand’s Millennium Cup, the South Pacific’s longest-running superyacht regatta, is moving from the Bay of Islands to the city of Auckland next year, organisers have confirmed. Auckland is around 200 kilometres south of the Bay of...

Sonar specialist FarSounder has expanded its IP portfolio with the issuance of its eighth patent. This US patent (number 11,609,316) expands the company’s patent portfolio for its sonar system and its 3D processing. Farsounder, a developer o...

Blues skies and sun welcomed the 90 vessels arriving in the port on Thursday 15th June to participate in the Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management Falmouth Classics.

Nobody will be breaking any records on Tuesday in The Ocean Race. Light winds mean speeds are still modest for both IMOCA and VO65 fleets as they slide down to the south along the west coast of the Iberian peninsula.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne will officially open the 30th annual ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy, on Saturday 1st July 2023. 

The French boatbuilder Catana Group has unveiled its power catamaran brand, YOT. Catana Group, known for the Catana and Bali brands of sailing and cruising catamarans, says YOT began in 2020 with the idea to design ‘innovative catamarans&rsq...

A rescue operation is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean after a tourist submersible carrying five passengers to the wreck of the Titanic lost contact with its support vessel. OceanGate Expeditions confirmed that one of its submersibles has ...

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, in partnership with the Environment Agency, has launched its #PennywortAlert scheme for 2023 as it urges the public to report sightings of the harmful aquatic weed, floating pennywort, on waterways. Floatin...

British luxury motor yacht manufacturer Fairline has announced Fairyachts as its new Greece and Cyprus dealer. Fairyachts is headed up by Aris Sophocleous, who has a 15-year relationship with Fairline, and is an owner of a Targa 65. Sophocleous sa...

Marine industry purchasing cooperative, Independent Boat Builders Inc (IBBI), has chosen Scanstrut as its exclusive supplier of USB and wireless chargers. “We are thrilled to partner with Scanstrut as our exclusive USB and wireless charger s...

A jubilant team of anglers picked up the richest prize in UK boat fishing when they were presented with an Extreme 745 Game King fully rigged with Yamaha 300hp V6 outboard engine, complete with a Helm Master EX joystick boat control system, at the...

A+T Instruments, a UK-based manufacturer of high-end yacht instruments, has announced Pete Simmonds as the firm’s new head of sales. A+T Instruments says Simmonds, an experienced yacht captain and marina manager, will lead the company’...

A jubilant team of anglers picked up the richest prize in UK boat fishing when they were presented with an Extreme 745 Game King fully rigged with Yamaha 300hp V6 outboard engine, complete with a Helm Master EX joystick boat control system, at the...

The Falkirk Wheel now has a hire fleet of four eBoats as part of its visitor attractions, powered by ePropulsion’s silent Spirit electric outboard motors. 

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reportedly purchased the superyacht Alfa Nero, which was ditched in Antigua after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The 81.3-metre Oceanco vessel was moored at Antigua Yacht Club Marina in February 2022. The vesse...

A new pitching competition is launching as part of the inaugural Start-Up Pavilion at this year’s METSTRADE marine trade exhibition, which takes place in Amsterdam from 15-17 November 2023. The competition is organised by maritime start-up h...

Highfield Boats has opened a new warehouse and rigging facility in Cadillac, Michigan. The company has also made a series of new appointments and partnerships to aid its North American expansion. The new 50,000 sqft warehouse is already operationa...