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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

Artemis opens new manufacturing facility in Belfast
Artemis opens new manufacturing facility in Belfast
Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Artemis Technologies has opened a new facility on Belfast Lough as it prepares to commence testing of its new Artemis eFoiler electric propulsion system.

Savvy Navvy exceeds crowdfunding target ‘within hours’
Savvy Navvy exceeds crowdfunding target ‘within hours’
Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Savvy Navvy has raised more than £800,000 with its fourth crowdfunding round, exceeding its original target.

Speakers announced for RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show
Speakers announced for RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show
Wednesday, 26 January 2022

The 2022 RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show is heading to Farnborough International for the first time next month and will host acclaimed speakers including gold medallists Dylan Fletcher and Eilidh McIntyre.

Fairline announces dealers in Russia and Montenegro
Fairline announces dealers in Russia and Montenegro
Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Fairline Yachts has appointed Stratos OY and MP Yachts OY as its new dealers for Russia and Montenegro, with offices launching in both locations this year and the dealers to trade as Fairline Russia and Fairline Montenegro respectively. Stratos O...

New president at Brunswick’s Venture Boat Group
New president at Brunswick’s Venture Boat Group
Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Brunswick Corporation has named Benoît Verley as president of Venture Boat Group (VBG), which comprises the Bayliner, Heyday, Trophy, Quicksilver and Uttern boat brands. Verley replaces Keith Yunger who was named president of Sea Ray in Oct...

January 2022 BoatBid  - Catalogue Highlights
January 2022 BoatBid - Catalogue Highlights
Wednesday, 26 January 2022

The January 2022 BoatBid auction is in full flow having opened for bidding on Monday. You can make a bid right up to 1900hrs(GMT) on Sunday 30th January 2022.

Sunseeker unveils ambitious growth plans for 2022
Sunseeker unveils ambitious growth plans for 2022
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Sunseeker will launch 17 models by the end of 2025, plans a shipyard expansion to accommodate growing demand and has a significant recruitment drive underway.

65 per cent increase in liveaboard vessels
65 per cent increase in liveaboard vessels
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

A UK marine finance provider has reported a 65 per cent increase in the number of liveaboard vessels in the two years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Promarine Finance, an independent company that offers marine mortgages to finance l...

Shipping firm uses hologram technology to ‘beam in’ to meetings
Shipping firm uses hologram technology to ‘beam in’ to meetings
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has invested in new hologram technology that allows employees to ‘attend’ business meetings and interactive training sessions around the world, by beaming in as a 4K holographic display.

Lippert Marine sets out on recruitment drive
Lippert Marine sets out on recruitment drive
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Lippert Marine Group Europe has partnered with UK recruiter Marine Resources to drive the expansion of its commercial team and arm the business for growth.

Harris Boats launches single-engine joystick piloting
Harris Boats launches single-engine joystick piloting
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Harris Boats, a division of Brunswick Corporation that produces pontoon boats, has unveiled its single-engine joystick piloting with digital throttle and shift (DTS) controls in partnership with Mercury Marine.

Prop manufacturer appoints new CEO
Prop manufacturer appoints new CEO
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Denmark-based Hundested Propeller A/S has appointed Henrik Hamann Juel as CEO with immediate effect.

World Ocean Summit 2022 moves online
World Ocean Summit 2022 moves online
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

The annual World Ocean Summit & Expo will take place virtually from 1-4 March 2022, due to the continuing global omicron outbreak.

China targets marine pollution in five-year plan
China targets marine pollution in five-year plan
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

China has unveiled a plan to specify key tasks for protecting the marine environment in the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) period (2021-2025), according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems upgrades sailing club’s watersports pontoon
Inland and Coastal Marina Systems upgrades sailing club’s watersports pontoon
Monday, 24 January 2022

Working closely with Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club, Inland and Coastal Marinas Systems has upgraded the club’s water access for a range of watersports, including sailing and kayaking.

Entries invited for RYA Women’s Winter Match Racing Championship
Entries invited for RYA Women’s Winter Match Racing Championship
Monday, 24 January 2022

Entries are invited for the RYA Women’s Winter Match Racing Championship as teams get set for the #rockupandrace event at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.

French adventurer, 75, missing after attempting to row Atlantic
French adventurer, 75, missing after attempting to row Atlantic
Monday, 24 January 2022

A 75-year-old Frenchman attempting to row across the Atlantic ‘to laugh at old age’ is missing, feared dead.

Revealing statistics about yacht charter industry
Revealing statistics about yacht charter industry
Monday, 24 January 2022

The past two seasons have been challenging for the whole industry. Between shipyards’ production lines being slowed down, raw material crisis across all sectors, and travel restrictions and regulations, every charter professional had to dra...

JST launches ‘Big Weekends’
JST launches ‘Big Weekends’
Monday, 24 January 2022

JST, the Southampton-based sailing charity, is offering ‘Big Weekends’ onboard its flagship, Tenacious.

Entries open for the International Paint Poole Regatta 2022
Entries open for the International Paint Poole Regatta 2022
Monday, 24 January 2022

The 2022 regatta takes place from the 30th April to 2nd May with over 150 yachts in eighteen classes expected to race for the Canford Cup. Dating back to 1849, the cup is one of the most historic trophies in yacht racing and is awarded bi-annuall...

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