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Tributes have been paid to The Maritime Group (International) (TMG) founder, Captain John M Cox III, following his death at the age of 93.

A London teenager selected by Sir Ben Ainslie as a development sailor for his British sailing teams has joined the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team onboard its race boat for the first time. Kai Hockley, from Tottenham, joined the sailing squad ...

Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club operator, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. From its humble beginnings in 1989, Freedom Boat Club has expanded to over 400 locations across the United States and internationally, creating a...

Is a slow travel adventure on your 2025 bucket list? Designed for those who are curious for exploration, SKIRR Adventures is an on the water and over land expedition to the high latitudes. If minute-by-minute itineraries are a travel turn off, the...

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One°15 Brooklyn Marina, located in Brooklyn Bridge Park, is up for auction this week.

GMBA representative for Germany, Falk Morgenstern, takes a frank look at the state of the German boat market and leisure marine business and asks, ‘what will 2025 have in store for the industry?‘

The first apprentice at Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour has won the ViewHR Award for Apprentice of the Year in the 2024 New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards.

MDL Marinas has outlined plans to invest £13.6m in its network during the 2024/25 season. A further £4.1m will be allocated by March 2025 as part of a broader £40m strategy aimed at improving infrastructure, sustainability and s...

New research highlights that three of the world’s five major hotspots for marine microplastic pollution are in European waters. The findings are based on data collected during The Ocean Race 2022-23, during which samples were taken from var...

The Canal & River Trust is increasing boat licence fees from 1 April 2025 for both private boat owners and boating businesses by four per cent. The rise is based on the latest Bank of England forecasts that inflation will remain at around 2.5...

Following the closure of the disabled sail training charity Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), the Disabled Sailors Association (DSA) has announced plans to expand its services, aiming to provide increased accessible sailing opportunities for disabled ...

Salt has launched its new app which will seemingly allow customers to access marine finance quotes in a minimal amount of time.

Less than nine miles separates the top three Vendée Globe competitors after 20 days of racing, while fourth-placed Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) is only 20 miles adrift of the leading trio as the fleet heads south and west into the roaring 40s...

Despite vicious head winds and encounters with potentially dangerous Orca, who have been known to sink small boats, 21-year-old university student Zara Lachlan is passing the Canary Islands having completed the first 1000 miles (869nm) of her reco...

As they track north eastwards this morning anticipating their passage of the first Great Cape of this Vendée Globe – Good Hope – the leading quartet of skippers are making slightly more modest speeds as they transition to the ne...

SALT. has announced the launch of its app, bringing a new era of boat financing. Designed with innovation and ease in mind, this platform is lending now, combining speed, simplicity and expert support to get boaters on the water faster and more ef...

Buckler’s Hard is set to take centre stage in a special 30-minute feature episode of Villages by the Sea on BBC Two on Monday 9 December. The picturesque village will be showcased as part of the program’s exploration of Britain’s...

MDL Marinas has announced a significant investment of £13.6 million in the ongoing 2024/25 season, reaffirming the company’s commitment to enhancing facilities and services for its berth holders, tenants and visitors. 

Williams Jet Tenders proudly celebrates the remarkable achievement of its apprentice engineer, Anisha Roberts, who has been awarded the BAE Systems Advanced Apprentice of the Year Award at the 21st Annual National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards....