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 The Canadian flagged team, led by President & Skipper Scott Shawyer from Ontario, has broken the Royal Ocean Racing Club Transatlantic Transatlantic Course Record in the doublehanded class by more than eight hours.

With 20.000 miles and five months at sea, 70% of their voyage is complete. The leading yachts are starting to show little signs of fatigue requiring constant maintenance, just as they are undertaking the most difficult part of the course. They had...

Skipperi, a shared-use boating subscription service and peer-to-peer boat rental platform, has successfully closed a €7m series A funding round.

The Brazilian Navy has scuttled a decommissioned aircraft carrier, despite protests amid concerns that the ship was filled with toxic materials including asbestos.

Brunswick Corporation has named John Buelow as executive vice president and president of Mercury Marine.

The UK government has ringfenced £77m to fund the development of zero-emission ferries, cruises and cargo ships in UK waters over the next two years.

One of the challenges facing the marine industry as it moves towards sustainable environmental practices is the risk of ‘greenwashing’. How are consumers to unpick the various claims made about manufacturing, products and distribution...

A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguard has been putting his lifesaving skills to use in New Zealand following devastating floods. 

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and Hamble-based yacht sales and service firm Ancasta Group have partnered to help young people living through and beyond cancer.

More young people living through and beyond cancer will be inspired to believe in a brighter future thanks to a new partnership between the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and Ancasta Group.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is on the hunt for budding lifeguards to launch their lifesaving careers on some of the UK’s most popular beaches.

There will be an impressive line-up of Yamaha outboards and marine products on display, exhibited by Yamaha’s boat partners, when SBS BoatLife opens its doors on 16 February 2023.

ePropulsion UK will be making a debut at the Dinghy and Watersports Show 2023, together with eSolent, the Hayling Island based dealer for ePropulsion and eco marine solutions.

Ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week (6-12 Feb 2023), UKSA is reporting nearly a third of its further education students have required mental health support from the Isle of Wight based charity since starting their courses in Sep...

Clarisse Crémer, the Vendée Globe competitor who came 12th overall in 2020/2021, and was the first woman to complete that iteration and became a record holder in the process, has been dropped by her sponsor Banque Populaire.

The US Coast Guard has conducted a nail-biting rescue amid huge swells and rough seas off the US Pacific Coast, after a boat was stolen from a nearby port.

Nimbus Group has appointed three new dealerships for Nimbus brand boats in North America.

The Royal Navy is conducting an investigation, after numerous sailors aboard HMS Portland were hospitalised after drinking contaminated water.

The Whitehaven Group has appointed Pier 35 at the Marina Village in Port Melbourne as the Victorian dealer for the Aquila brand of power catamarans.

Global racing league, SailGP has announced a new structure as it approaches the end of its third season and builds towards an expanded season four.