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Athena Pathway, the British team supported by Cobham Ultra and racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, has secured a place in the first ever PUIG Women’s America’s Cup Final. The Brits will face the Italian team Luna Rossa Prada Pirel...

INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record competing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, is ready to take on the All Blacks on water, Emirates Team New Zealand, in its bid to win the America’s Cup.

Marking a significant expansion of its renowned Shamrock Quay marina in Southampton, MDL Marinas has confirmed its recent acquisition of the 3.2-acre plot at Lower William Street is to be utilised for additional boat storage, manufacturing and boa...

To mark International Disaster Risk Reduction Day on 13 October, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and DisasterReady, a free humanitarian online learning resource portal, are hosting a Q&A session about understan...

Ben Ainslie has spoken out ahead of the start of the final series of the America’s Cup. What was once almost a mythical date on the horizon is now right in front of the teams as they make final preparations.

Images of Endurance, brought together from 25,000 digital scans, have revealed the state of preservation of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance – and it is truly remarkable.

Larger sizes, three-speed configurations and E1 Electric winches are a few of the new additions to Ronstan’s Orbit Winch range.

Dutch power systems manufacturer WhisperPower has appointed Mack Boring & Parts Co. as its exclusive distributor for its full range of products across north and central America.

At IBEX 2024, Art Hill sat down with Bill Karmis, sales director at Dockmate USA, to discuss Dockmate’s remote-controlled Dynamic Positioning System (DPS). This system offers an innovative solution for docking, enhancing precision and...

Railblaza – which manufactures electronics, mounting systems and accessories – has launched a Titan Grip Suction Mount.

US-based non-profit the International Electric Marine Association (IEMA) has confirmed plans to set up its new headquarters in Barcelona, effective from January 2025. The IEMA board of directors approved this decision, citing Barcelona’s st...

Ahead of the climax of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, the ‘Match’ between the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia, Barcelona became the ‘Lighthouse to the World’ with...

When the too gentle and shifting breeze died away during the second race of the day, Rainbow were denied a probable double victory, but the newest team to J Class racing were nonetheless pleased to have put their first race win on the leaderboard ...

Athena Pathway, the British team competing in the PUIG Women’s America’s Cup, is top of the leaderboard after five races of the qualifying series.

The Puig Women’s America’s Cup stuttered back into action for the Group A teams in what proved to be tricky, shifty and fluctuating conditions for the world’s best sailors, with only one race sailed after a long day on the water....

A multi-agency counter pollution exercise is being led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Falmouth, Cornwall this week.

Two students from the Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Suffolk have earned coveted places in the Athena Under 21 Squad. The selection of Harriet George, Year 13, and Toby Smith, Year 12, comes as a result of their impressive performances during ...

A man in Florida has confirmed he is ‘okay’ after riding out Hurricane Milton on his sailing boat, as the Category 5 hurricane causes destruction across the US state of Florida.

Membership boating is booming. While it’s had its naysayers, and some earlier business models needed tweaking, for a growing number of consumers it’s proving a successful avenue into boating.  This is evidenced by companies ...

British boatbuilder Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding has received £1.88m from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme, managed by Cornwall Council. The funding will support the company’s £2.9m expansion...