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With Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) now repositioning to their north east, leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) are left out on their own as clear leaders....

World Sailing has selected the Portuguese venue of Vilamoura Sailing to host the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships, which will take place from 12 – 20 December. 

D-Marin’s three Turkish marinas have won five awards at the Abu Dhabi Maritime Awards, which recognise excellence in marinas across the Middle East and Turkey.

The Italian yacht manufacturer Azimut has partnered with Silver Seas Yachts, appointing the US yacht dealership as its exclusive representative across the US West Coast. The collaboration will cover territories from Washington to California, incl...

Firecrown, a US-based publisher focused on hobbies such as aviation, railroads and astronomy, has acquired Active Interest Media (AIM)’s Marine Group. The acquisition expands Firecrown’s marine portfolio to 21 titles covering yachting...

Polish boatbuilder Sunreef Yachts has appointed Liza Kharoubi Echenique as its US executive director. Based in Miami, Florida, Kharoubi Echenique will manage operations in the US market, focusing on areas such as sales and strategic initiatives t...

Denison Yachting has been appointed as the central agency for Mazu Yachts in Europe and the Americas. It will represent the Turkish shipyard’s full range of superyacht tenders and displacement series yachts. 

Tributes have been paid to The Maritime Group (International) (TMG) founder, Captain John M Cox III, following his death at the age of 93.

A London teenager selected by Sir Ben Ainslie as a development sailor for his British sailing teams has joined the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team onboard its race boat for the first time. Kai Hockley, from Tottenham, joined the sailing squad ...

Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club operator, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. From its humble beginnings in 1989, Freedom Boat Club has expanded to over 400 locations across the United States and internationally, creating a...

Is a slow travel adventure on your 2025 bucket list? Designed for those who are curious for exploration, SKIRR Adventures is an on the water and over land expedition to the high latitudes. If minute-by-minute itineraries are a travel turn off, the...

Preserving maritime heritage with AI

One°15 Brooklyn Marina, located in Brooklyn Bridge Park, is up for auction this week.

GMBA representative for Germany, Falk Morgenstern, takes a frank look at the state of the German boat market and leisure marine business and asks, ‘what will 2025 have in store for the industry?‘

The first apprentice at Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour has won the ViewHR Award for Apprentice of the Year in the 2024 New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards.

MDL Marinas has outlined plans to invest £13.6m in its network during the 2024/25 season. A further £4.1m will be allocated by March 2025 as part of a broader £40m strategy aimed at improving infrastructure, sustainability and s...

New research highlights that three of the world’s five major hotspots for marine microplastic pollution are in European waters. The findings are based on data collected during The Ocean Race 2022-23, during which samples were taken from var...

The Canal & River Trust is increasing boat licence fees from 1 April 2025 for both private boat owners and boating businesses by four per cent. The rise is based on the latest Bank of England forecasts that inflation will remain at around 2.5...

Following the closure of the disabled sail training charity Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), the Disabled Sailors Association (DSA) has announced plans to expand its services, aiming to provide increased accessible sailing opportunities for disabled ...

Salt has launched its new app which will seemingly allow customers to access marine finance quotes in a minimal amount of time.