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Cowes Week has announced the presentation of a new trophy which will be awarded for the first time at this year’s regatta.

Competitors were greeted with sun and a good working westerly breeze early this morning but with the predicted weather front sweeping along the Channel sooner and with more intensity than initially expected, racing for all classes was abandoned....

Cowes Week 2023 got off to a thrilling start today with sparkling sunshine, and winds gusting well over 20kts from the southwest. Not only did the conditions make for an adrenalin-charged day of racing for competitors but it also gave the crowds o...

The cruise industry’s trade body has refuted recent media reports that Amsterdam has banned cruise ships from its city centre, as part of an ongoing campaign to limit tourism and pollution in the Dutch capital.

A Sentiment Poll by UK trade body, British Marine, which tracks quarterly sales performance and outlook among its members, has revealed the UK marine industry appears to have bounced back from a brief downturn in sales, providing a much-needed bo...

The Dutch sailing organisation Watersportverbond has introduced its first hydrogen-powered coach boat, the H2C Boat, at the 2023 World Sailing Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

The Global Marina Institute (GMI) has appointed Bruce Birtwistle as its chair for the next two years, until 2025.

Tech start-up Floatist has announced its partnership with Croatian yacht charter company, Adventure Charter.

MarineMax, the world’s largest recreational boat, yacht and superyacht services company, has announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended 30 June, 2023.

It’s time for boatbuilders to stop offering the ‘customer wants’ lame excuses when it comes to sustainability, argues GMBA’s David Lewin.

It is important to keep ALL boat documents relating to the ownership of your boat and its maintenance history. If you have kept all the previous bill of sales and registration documents your broker will love you, if you haven't you might see them ...

The 50th edition of a contest as legendary as the Rolex Fastnet Race deserved to be special. The largest ever fleet in the history of offshore racing spanning fully professional ocean racing greyhounds as well as more Corinthian entries combined w...

39,368 butterflies spotted in Hampshire and the Isle of White last summer, can the region beat that this year? 

According to British Marine’s latest Sentiment Poll*, which tracks quarterly sales performance and outlook among British Marine members, the UK marine industry appears to have bounced back from a brief downturn in sales, providing a much-nee...

Spanish shipbuilder Freire has delivered the 112m superyacht Renaissance to its owner.

A blaze that has erupted on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles off the Dutch coast has claimed a crewmember’s life, as the coastguard warns the flames could continue for several days.

Dan Lee, a modern wooden boatbuilder based in Cirencester, UK, has won two first-place prizes at the Thames Traditional Boat Festival.

Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2023. After being confirmed as the winner of IRC Zero yesterday, no other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the Swiss boat for ove...

Marina operator MDL Marinas is hosting a black-tie captains’ dinner ahead of the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) 2023, offering guests the chance to dine with the intrepid skippers and crews taking part in the retro round-the-world race before ...

Dura Composites recently installed GRP grating and profile in a bespoke sand colour at Conway Fishing Pier, Wales. The colour was chosen to enhance and blend with the existing landscape, as well as create a durable, long-lasting, hard-wearing sol...