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Giles Scott signs off SailGP Season 4 with third podium finish and the Impact League trophy
Monday, 15 July 2024SailGP’s Season 4 calendar has come to a dramatic conclusion at the Grand Final in San Francisco, with underdogs Spain securing the win in the three-boat final against Australia and New Zealand to take the $2m prize. While Spain took home th...
A spectacular display of power and elegance at the Southampton International Boat Show
Monday, 15 July 2024The Southampton International Boat Show is set to captivate boating enthusiasts from around the world with an extraordinary display of the latest motor and power boats.
Free tours on board pilot cutter Amelie Rose for Buckler’s Hard visitors this weekend
Monday, 15 July 2024Step on board the beautiful pilot cutter Amelie Rose for a tour and chat with her crew as part of your visit to Buckler’s Hard on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July.
It’s a Spanish Cinderella Story in San Francisco: Los Gallos claim SailGP Season 4 Grand Final title
Monday, 15 July 2024 They say things come in threes, but for Spain it’s four from four, as Los Gallos snatch their first SailGP Championship title, adding to major wins in the Euros 2024, the Wimbledon final, and LIV Golf on a Sunday of sport the Spanish won’...South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show 2025 dates announced
Monday, 15 July 2024MDL Marinas’ 2025 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show will take place at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton from 9 to 11 May 2025.
Sydney International Boat Show 2024: what’s on display
Monday, 15 July 2024Sydney International Boat Show 2024 will run over four days from 1 to 4 August at Sydney’s Darling Harbour, with more than 600 boats on display.
Be part of MIN magazine: next issue out September 2024
Monday, 15 July 2024The MIN editorial team is currently hard at work creating issue 12 of Marine Industry News magazine, which will be distributed at Cannes, SIBS and Genoa by the MIN team.
Suntex Marinas buys another California marine property
Monday, 15 July 2024Suntex Marinas is continuing its fast-paced acquisition and expansion plan and has extended its Channel Islands Harbor holdings with the purchase of Marine Emporium Landing in Oxnard, California.
UK deck equipment firm post record first half 2024 results
Monday, 15 July 2024UK-based Rapid Marine, the leading deck equipment specialist, has announced a record-breaking first half of 2024. With an average annual growth rate of 28 per cent over the past five years, the company is currently 39 per cent up on last year&rsq...
RNLI welcomes youngest female lifeboat coxswain
Monday, 15 July 2024Becky Cannon, 24, has achieved her ambition of becoming Coxswain of an all-weather lifeboat in the RNLI, the UK lifesaving charity.
Zhik launches women’s hikers with velcro for universal fit
Monday, 15 July 2024Zhik has launched a women’s specific hiking range. The company believes its a market-first development. Its Superwarm and Microfleece hikers are a third evolution of the successful concept, developed for and successfully winning gold at the...
Impressive racing skills and intense competition at The Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta
Sunday, 14 July 2024The 16th edition of The Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta (12-14 July) featured 188 boats racing in the Western Solent and based in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
Sir Ben Ainslie’s Emirates GBR Team crowned Impact League champions for SailGP’s Podium for the Planet
Friday, 12 July 2024The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team has been crowned winners of the Season 4 Impact League, a second championship which tracks the actions teams make to reduce their carbon footprint and increase inclusivity in sailing.
BoatLife has been acquired by the NEC Group
Friday, 12 July 2024After three years of building its brand, BoatLife is now heading into a new era of growth under the ownership of NEC Group’s newly established event division, Pendigo Events.
MDL’s South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show 2025 Dates Announced
Friday, 12 July 2024The 2025 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show will take place at MDL’s flagship Ocean Village Marina in Southampton from 9 – 11 May 2025.
SailGP launches fan-first AR and VR app experience ahead of Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco
Friday, 12 July 2024 SailGP has launched new Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality features in the SailGP app – providing fans with an enhanced viewing experience of the league’s Season 4 Grand Final, taking place this weekend in San Francisco (13 – 14 ...Nine seals test positive for rabies in South Africa
Friday, 12 July 2024Surfers and beachgoers in South Africa are being warned to stay away from seals as nine have tested positive for rabies. The situation along the coastline is being described as the world’s first significant outbreak of the disease in marine...
UK’s largest indoor boat show acquired by NEC Group
Friday, 12 July 2024The UK marine show Boatlife, which takes place each February in Birmingham, has been acquired by the NEC Group.
Order book opens as Cox Marine 350 V8 achieves EPA Tier III
Friday, 12 July 2024Cox Marine’s 350 V8, a 350hp variant of its V8 diesel outboard architecture, has successfully achieved Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier III approval for commercial and recreational applications. The certification allows the Britis...
Orkney mass whale stranding – remaining whales euthanised
Friday, 12 July 2024Around 77 whales have died in a tragic mass stranding on the isle of Sanday in Orkney. The video below shows the scale – and horror – of the situation.
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