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Despite the Bembridge Gig Fest being cancelled when Coronavirus restrictions were extended, the event weekend of 10 – 11 July saw rowers from four mainland clubs and the Island’s own Yarmouth Gig Rowing Club gathering informally in Bem...

Universal Yachting, Dufour Yacht’s South Coast dealer, will be exhibiting five models at Southampton Boat Show: the Dufour 360, 390, 430, 470 and the 56 performance cruising monohull yachts.

Yarmouth’s Severn class all-weather lifeboat (ALB), Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), launched yesterday to assist a 40ft sailing vessel with electrical failure and a potential engine fire following a lightning strike.

Plymouth Sound, the home of UK’s first National Marine Park, has been awarded £9.5 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to make its vision of a park in the sea a reality.

Sunreef Yachts has announced its Sunreef 100 Eco catamaran, a bespoke all-electric luxury craft that joins the company’s smaller catamaran offerings of the Sunreef 50 Eco, Sunreef 60 Eco, Sunreef 70 Eco and Sunreef 80 Ec...

If you are looking to spend time on the beautiful waters of the UK this summer, the RYA have added seven new #DinghyTrails, which are ready to download and explore.

Sport Environment, the sports marketing company founded by triple round-the-world yachtsman Conrad Humphreys (pictured), has announced the launch of Blue Electric, a new marine technology start-up providing electric propulsion solutions and produ...

A new underwater robot, trialled by the Canal & River Trust on Carr Mill Reservoir near St Helens, Merseyside, will revolutionise future reservoir maintenance, the charity has declared.

Solis Marine Engineering (SME) has moved to new UK headquarters in Falmouth and established a new office in Singapore as part of its global expansion plans.

Ship repair, outfitting and marine engineering firm SMS Group is building a cruise and ferry team and has appointed Darren Smith as head of business development.

This September, Slovenian yacht manufacturer Elan Yachts will showcase a vessel from each of its three lines – E, Impression and GT – on the water at Southampton International Boat Show.

Arthur Beale, the 500-year-old  iconic London chandlery, has opened  its first shop outside London at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, following the closure of its Shaftesbury Avenue shop in the West End last month.

The RNLI has issued a defiant statement defining its position as a life saving charity after a torrent of social media abuse. Seemingly, the charity experienced a backlash after a national newspaper criticised its life saving missions which inclu...

Two new Seldén products will be making their show debut at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show, both designed to make sailing easier.

Ministers have been urged to reverse plans to scrap crucial grants enabling businesses to export and win business abroad. There will be no TAP grants offered for SMEs preparing to attend maritime trade shows later this year, including the Monaco ...

The Swedish-made Candela C-7 has beaten 14 other electric boats in the YCM International Speed Record race (1/8 nautical mile sprint race) during the Monaco Energy Challenge. The Candela C-7 flew past the finishing line at a speed exceeding 31 kn...

Two new Seldén products will be making their show debut at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show.

Freedom Boat Club, a division of Brunswick Corporation, has acquired Fanautic Club, which has 23 locations across Spain. The acquisition accelerates Freedom’s growth in Europe and marks the third European country to be a home to Freedom Boa...

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has written to the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) to confirm a conservative approach to the Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Future management plans have been confirmed as recognising the val...

The first five scheduled voyages on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship (pictured above in Sydney), after its pandemic shutdown, have been cancelled.