News

The ICOMIA World Marinas Conference, which took place earlier this week (9-11 October 2023), came to a close with ICOMIA’s president, Darren Vaux, concluding that ‘technology is essential to improve the customer experience.’

Yacht Club Punta del Este has been crowned the winning team of the Clipper Race 2: Hundred Years Cup. The Uruguayan team entry, representing the Yacht Club Punta del Este, triumphantly sailed into its home port having taken the win of the 5,300nm ...

European classification society and certification authority, RINA has become a corporate member of the Superyacht Eco Association (SEA Index), a consumer oriented non-profit organisation advocating more transparency and energy-efficiency from the...

The Vendée Globe has never been so attractive. For the 10th edition of the non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round the world race, 44 skippers have applied. A record. The values of adventure, sharing, commitment and surpassing oneself a...

Volvo Cork Week 2024 will welcome an exciting addition to its line-up of competitive sailing classes as the RS21 One Design Class makes its debut at this renowned regatta, 15 – 19 July 2024.

After two back-to-back wins in France and Italy, the Emirates GBR SailGP Team is hoping to continue its winning streak at the Spain Sail Grand Prix this weekend.

One of the UK’s leading sailmakers, OneSails, has partnered with the well-known marine conservation and campaigning charity, Surfers Against Sewage. The collaboration forms part of OneSails’ commitment to help protect our oceans and be...

We're proud to report that Boatshed's website traffic is consistently higher than our competitors in the marine sector. We regularly map our website traffic against that of our closest competitors, and we're thrilled to see that people around the ...

For the first time in the UK, Historic England is using new technology to forensically mark artefacts, deterring potential criminals from stealing treasures from shipwreck sites.

METSTRADE has partnered with UK-based recruitment company Marine Resources to launch the METSTRADE Career Zone within the Young Professional Club at METSTRADE 2023 (15-17 November).

A new collaboration between R&D and consultancy firm Sustainable Sailing, Illusion keelboats and school and sail training centre Royal Hospital School, is creating a recycling scheme that will allow old sails to be spared from landfill and ma...

Ireland has reaffirmed in a pledge its commitment to protect 30 per cent of its marine areas by 2030.

Global racing league SailGP has partnered with plastic-free apparel specialist Mover, to create the “world’s first” plastic-free technical sportswear.

Archipelago Expedition Yachts has sold its first Archipelago 40.

It is the most anticipated day of any America’s Cup campaign. Race 1 of the America’s Cup Match is now precisely one year away and will be raced in the blue Mediterranean waters just off the Barcelona beach front.

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is looking for volunteer Mates to inspire young people living through and beyond cancer to believe in a brighter future, and the deadline for applications is fast approaching.

Drowning prevention experts from across the globe came to Poole last week to take part in the RNLI’s Leaders in Lifesaving course.

For the first time in the UK, Historic England is using new technology to forensically mark artefacts including cannons from some of England’s 57 most historic and archaeologically important Protected Wreck Sites. Marking these artefacts giv...

The US Coast Guard says it has recovered the rest of the debris and ‘presumed human remains’ from the Titan submersible that imploded during a mission to view the wreck of the Titanic in June, killing all five people on board.

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) reports that this year’s edition, which ran from October 3-5 2023, ‘exceeded expectations’ based on on-site traffic data and attendance figures.