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Yesterday, Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) representatives around the UK and Ireland participated in a special photo moment – One Moment for One Crew – to create a photographic record of those involved with the lifesaving ch...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has launched a survey to gather valuable insights from boaters regarding mooring and anchoring in the Solent.

The Southampton International Boat Show, the UK’s largest boating and watersports festival, has announced TheYachtMarket.com, as the official sponsor of the Quarterdeck Bar & Restaurant and Sparkling Wine Bar at this year’s event (...

Typhoon International has announced the launch of its limited edition Typhoon Infinity 200 Drysuit to commemorate the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) 200th anniversary and raise vital funds for the charity.

D-Marin has acquired Porto Mirabello. That’s a superyacht marina located in the Gulf of La Spezia and marks D-Marin’s sixth marina in Italy. It’s built along a 40,000 m2 peninsula.

More footage has emerged of the 150ft superyacht Ethos, formerly Entourage, which suffered heavy damage this week after its tender garage door was left open. Greek media – the incident occurred in Paleokaravo Bay , Kefalonia – report ...

Engine maker Yanmar Marine International (YMI) will launch its ‘plug and play’ E-Sail Drive range to the global market at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival. This is the firm’s first step into electric propulsion.

The Southampton International Boat Show has announced the panellists for the panel and networking event on Women in Marine Day, which returns to the show on Thursday, 19 September 2024.

An all female trio is aiming to become the first team to row nonstop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean, from Peru to Australia. The 8,000 mile expedition, taking place in 2025, could take up to six months and it’s aiming to break thr...

Timothy Long, offshore racer and the youngest person to sail solo around Britain.

We are back on the South Coast at a marina with a long history, and which offers boaters everything needed to enjoy time on the water.

If you want to race in a mixed fleet you will need a rating or handicap; this allows diverse designs to compete together and in many events this will be an IRC Rating. Jenny Howells, Technical Manager at the RORC Rating Office in Lymington, explai...

Great Britain’s Emma Wilson secured a medal in the Women’s Windsurfing by topping the rankings at the end of the Opening Series.

Competition is always close across many Cowes Week classes, but few can rival IRC Class 3, where Adam Gosling’s JPK 10.80 Yes! and David Franks’ J/112e Leon have been match racing each other all week and are only two points apart at th...

After a long period of negotiation, Italian boatbuiding giant Sanlorenzo Group has acquired a 60 per cent share in Finnish sailing yacht maker Nautor Swan, effective from today (1 August 2024).

Sicomin, a leading formulator and supplier of high-performance epoxy systems, has announced the use of its epoxy resins in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony. Sicomin advanced epoxy resins were integral to the creation of Zeus, the flyi...

Royal Huisman Group (comprising Royal Huisman, Huisfit and Rondal) is to be sold to O2 Capital Partners, a Dutch long-term investor. The Netherlands-based Royal Huisman Group, celebrating its 140th anniversary this year, says its management team ...

After a two-year-long bid to bring the award-winning adaptive sailing boat to Australia, the first RS Venture Connect SCS has launched down under.

The UK Sailing Academy (UKSA), headquartered in Cowes, has announced Henri-Lloyd as its official performance clothing partner. 

Yamaha’s U.S. Marine Business Unit has appointed Monica Arroyave as division manager, marine business planning. In her new role, Arroyave will lead the firm’s efforts to create, communicate and align Marine Business Unit strategic obj...