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A petition in the UK is looking to make wearing a lifejacket compulsory for those aged under 16. Marine Industry News explores the debate looking at responsibility, consequences and attitudes.

Wally has released the first images and details of its new line of carbon fibre wallywind cruiser-racing yachts. The three sailing boat models will range from 110ft to 150ft and ‘set new standards’ for carbon fibre yachts.

Mulder Shipyard has announced with great sadness the loss of Dick Mulder, who passed away on 24 July 2022 at the age of 60 surrounded by his family.

Boateka, Brunswick Corporation’s certified pre-owned boat business, has opened a refurbishment and sales centre in Merritt Island, Florida. The company says the new 22,000-square-foot location is designed to enhance the boat-buying experien...

UKSA welcomed HRH The Princess Royal to officially open its new Sea Change 136-bed accommodation centre enabling the charity to welcome an additional 3,000 young people each year to continue growing its impact on life skills and career prospects.<...

Cowes Week is one of the longest running and most successful sporting events and is a key highlight of the British sporting summer, so where better to start the month-long celebrations which will highlight the extraordinary life of boat designer a...

There is just over a week left to be in with the chance of winning £4,000 in Yachting Monthly’s environmental writing competition. Entries for the Brian Black Memorial Award 2022 close on 7 August.

Cowes Week beckons (30 July – 05 August) and the entire big boat IRC Zero Class at the world-famous regatta will be composed of GP Zero Class.

ePropulsion has signed an agreement with Freedom Electric Marine to package ePropulsion’s Spirit 1.0 Plus outboard engines with Freedom Electric’s Twin Troller X10 fishing boats.

AquaMarine has been manufacturing and supplying the marine industry for over 50 years, with a wealth of knowledge about all boating requirements. AquaMarine has been looking to source products more locally, partly due to press...

The Ocean Cleanup has now officially removed more than 100,000kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).

Suzuki has started production of five mid-size outboard motors with what is said to be the world’s first microplastic collecting device as standard equipment.

Falmouth Harbour (FH) is inviting boatbuilders around the UK to tender for the construction of a clean, green, fuel-efficient pilot vessel to join a fleet operating 24/7, 365 days a year and completing more than 1,000 boardings and landings per y...

Silent-Yachts is set to debut two vessels at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival in September; the Silent Tender and Silent 60 with kite wing.

German boatbuilder YYachts has named Bernard Gallay Yacht Brokerage (BGYB) as a preferred partner in its dealer network.

The Maritime Charities Group conference is scheduled for Tuesday 6 September at Trinity House and will include keynote speeches from Maritime Minister, Robert Courts MP, and Stephanie Draper, CEO of Bond, the UK’s international development ...

Since its launch in September 2020, MDL Marinas’ customers have earned over £1.3 million with MDL’s Otium Rewards loyalty programme.

Propspeed® has announced that Garmin® has tested its Propspeed Foulfree foul-release coating system and found it to be effective for keeping its transducers clean and free from marine growth.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has rescued an 11-year-old boy after he drifted more than a mile out to sea on an orange inflatable dinghy.

Oyster’s 745 model is now available with a super-shallow draft centreboard option, enabling this highly-popular blue water cruising yacht to safely access some of the world’s most secluded shallow bays, rivers and small marinas, furthe...