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Aluminium RIB supplier Highfield Boats has released the first images of its brand new production space which steps up the company’s capacity with an additional 17,000 sq metres. 

B&G® has announced its partnership with professional sailor Pip Hare.

A poisonous chlorine gas explosion at the port of Aqaba in Jordan is said to have killed at least 13 people and injured 250.

The number of rowers rescued from a round Great Britain challenge has risen to sixteen after a third rowing vessel with five crew was rescued in deteriorating weather conditions in the Irish Sea.

Following the announcement that Najad Yachts and Arcona Yachts will be two separate companies, Fredrik Malmqvist has been appointed as CEO for Najad. Malmqvist is an engineer with a masters degree from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockho...

A Spanish city, San Sebastián, is planning to charge people post-rescue if they’re found to have been negligent or reckless.

The Cruising Association (CA) and Groupo Trabajo Orca Atlantica (GTOA) have partnered to launch a new online orca reporting form. The aim is to investigate orcas interacting with vessels along the Iberian Peninsula. And, crucially, to note how ma...

Online yacht broker Boatshed.com has added a ‘new build’ boats platform to its site, enabling its audience to view and purchase the latest designs from small and medium-sized manufacturers.

The Canal & River Trust’s national boat count, shows an increase in boaters using the canals across England and Wales over the last three years.

Online yacht broker Boatshed.com has added a ‘new build’ boats platform to its site, enabling users to view and purchase the latest designs from small and medium-sized manufacturers.

Ian Atkins’ GP42 Dark’N’Stormy achieved an historic triple triumph for the 2022 Round the Island Race; taking Monohull Line Honours, winning IRC Zero and the race overall under IRC lifting the coveted Gold Roman Bowl. The triple ...

Oyster 495 Carpe Diem won its class (ISC4) in the 91st edition of the Round the Island Race and was second overall in ISC, a class comprising 478 entries.

The board of directors of Arcona Najad Yachts AB has decided to split the well-known Swedish brands into two separate companies; Arcona Yachts AB and Najad Yachts AB.

The 91st edition of the Island Sailing Club’s Round the Island Race started with a bang from the Royal Yacht Squadron’s starting cannons at 0800 on 25 June and over 1,100 boats competing in the 50 nautical mile race around the Isle of...

British Marine has published the latest edition of its annual economic report, highlighting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain crisis on the boating and watersports industry in the UK.

MAN has approved all marine engines from its current product range for use with renewable diesel fuel, meaning customers can replace conventional petroleum-based diesel fuel with ‘green’ or renewable diesel.

UNESCO is to reveal a new global programme to ensure 100 per cent of coastal communities will be ‘tsunami ready’ by 2030.

Mylor Sailing & Powerboat School and its charitable arm Mylor Sailability have struck gold in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence.

Les Sables d’Olonne put together all of the key ingredients to honour the solo skippers of the second edition of the Vendée Arctique Les Sables. The public turned out in significant numbers to greet the skippers and mark their endeavo...

In excess of 120 boats and over 500 crews and volunteers are assembling for Cowes Classics Week with racing starting on 27 June.