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Emirates Team New Zealand are back sailing in Barcelona. Their AC75 ‘Taihoro’, meaning to move swiftly as the sea between both sky and earth, did precisely that off the Barcelona waterfront which will be the racecourse for the Lou...

The second stage of the year-long new national BoatLife Fishing Championship will be held at Cowes over the weekend of 13 – 14 July.

The 2025 IOW Festival dates have been announced, coinciding with the already confirmed scheduled date for the 2025 Round the Island Race of the 21 June.

Another day, another story about the UK’s ongoing water pollution. This time it’s the Thames which is under fire as, yet again, pollution threatens to strip the sheen from Henley Regatta. Around 4,000 rowers are scheduled to take part...

The captain and first officer of Persefoni I have been jailed ahead of a trial on charges of arson. This relates to the devastating incident last Friday night when – allegedly – fireworks from a superyacht caused a fire on the Greek i...

Following a tragic accident in September last year, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) says all owners, operators and skippers of diving support boats should provide a lookout, especially when operating in proximity to divers in the ...

Spain’s customs agency has intercepted a suspected drugs ‘narco-submarine’ in the Atlantic, arresting four suspects who deliberately sank their submersible as authorities closed in.

Forum Energy Technologies (FET), a Texas-based oilfield products company, has secured a contract from a major North American ocean research facility to supply an electric observation-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

The second edition of World Boating Day is officially set for Saturday, 24 May 2025.

Wicklow Sailing Club is a hive of activity this evening as a steady stream of yachts finally appear over the horizon to complete the 705 nautical-mile SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race.

According to a new study into the sector’s impact, the Italian nautical industry grew three times faster than the country’s GDP between 2012 and 2022.

Crew aboard the world’s largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, had to address a fire this week while the behemoth was docked in a Mexican port.

Polish multihull specialist Sunreef Yachts has launched the second 100 Sunreef Power superyacht at its shipyard in Gdansk

Australia boatbuilder Riviera has appointed Freedom Marine International Yacht Sales as its representative in Canada.

RS Sailing is supporting a combined Worlds and International Championship that features new classifications so virtually any sailor can compete—understood to be the first of its kind for an inclusive sailing event.

UK rope manufacturer and premium yachting rope brand, Marlow Ropes, has teamed up with maritime textiles recycling startup Sustainable Sailing in a new partnership that aims to make actionable changes towards the recycling of materials used in th...

Penguin Refrigeration, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of specialist refrigeration solutions for the marine and motorhome market, has promoted Paul Merrett to the newly created position of Vitrifrigo sales manager.