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Postponed from 1302hrs (local) today (Sunday) due to forecasted stormy winds and huge seas expected in the English Channel, the re-scheduled start for the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – the solo ocean race from Sa...

Ian Wyllie, who bought a boat via Boatshed IOW in February 2021 is taking on the challenge of sailing around Britain single handed. Here is his latest update:

The start of the 3542 miles Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race across the Atlantic from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe, which was due to be on Sunday at 1302hrs local time has been postponed, because of the forecast for storms which would ha...

UKSA has announced a partnership with multi-award-winning tour operator Neilson Active Holidays which sees watersports instructor training students guaranteed job roles with Neilson as well as course fee support.

The Princess Royal has re-commissioned a unique historic yacht for charity work in a special ceremony at Haslar Marina, Gosport.

Newark Marina, on the river Trent in Nottinghamshire, has had it first Pump Out Station installed.

Back in the ‘hood… British star Alex Thomson in Saint Malo at Route du Rhum start. “For all  the new boats it is really touch and go if they even make it to the other side.”

Najad Yachts AB says it will be moving its production of its new upgraded model, the Najad 450CC Next Generation, to Henån, Orust, Sweden. The upgraded model is due to be launched in 2023. Its production on the island follows the purchase o...

British diesel outboard motor manufacturer Cox Marine has claimed the industry’s first-ever diesel outboard world speed record.

The RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre is preparing to launch the 34th edition of METSTRADE (15-17 November 2022).

Emergency distress signal manufacturer Wescom Group has acquired UK-based personal locator beacon manufacturer Marine Rescue Technologies (MRT).

British Marine is calling for people take part in the latest UK Marine Industry Technology and Innovation Road Map survey.

Gerald Pitts is joining the board of Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) as harbour commissioner.

In response to a boom in multihull sales over recent years, Ancasta International Boat Sales is reinforcing its extensive multihull brokerage services to provide a turnkey service for multihull owners.  

NormCyber, sponsor of team Two-Inna-Row in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, has announced a new milestone in the rowing pair’s journey to raise funds for children’s cancer charities.

The Beaulieu River has successfully carried out an oil spill exercise in partnership with marine and conservation agencies, with the marina being put to the test with its response to a simulated emergency situation, protecting both people and wild...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is set to benefit from the sale of a collection of classic cars from the late banker Robert Furniss Riding.

The accumulated global production figures for its outboard motors has reached four million, Suzuki has announced, 57 years after launching its very first outboard motor, the D55, in 1965.

Yacht charter marketplace Borrow a Boat has started accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for yacht charters.

Campaigners are calling for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to classify the small plastic pellets known as nurdles as marine pollutants and impose stricter controls on how they are handled, after a series of devastating spillages....