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This year’s British Classic Week, hosted by British Classic Yacht Club in Cowes, was won by Robert Clarke designed Bermudan sloop Cereste.

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced its intention for its withdrawal from global paper chart production by late 2026 to increase focus on its digital navigation products and services.  

Plans to withdraw the UKHO’s p...

Seldén Mast dominated at the Solo Class National Championships at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club in Abersoch, Wales (15 – 19 July), with each of the top three overall winners carrying a Seldén Solo specific D+ -22 spec dinghy...

The Canal & River Trust is announcing that over a quarter of its canal and river navigations, including urban canals in Manchester and Sheffield, Commonwealth Games-ready waterways in Birmingham, and semi-rural stretches of river in Leicester...

France-based Multicats International has been named as the new agent for HH catamarans, representing the sailing catamarans in continental Europe.

BRYD has revealed the first details of the new CR Yachts flagship – the CR490 DS, Deck Saloon Blue Water Cruiser. 

Seldén Mast dominated at the recent Solo Class National Championships at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club in Abersoch, Wales, with each of the top three overall winners carrying a Seldén dinghy mast and boom.

Sand People, the PR agency that manages clients including Denison Yachting, Grand Banks, Numarine and Wally, has merged with Blue Creative Group to create a singular global communications agency.

TEN young people aged 12 – 15 set sail on a voyage from Portsmouth to Plymouth on 24 July on board an iconic 72ft Challenger yacht with Tall Ships Youth Trust on the first leg of its round Britain tour.

For the first time ever, visitors to the National Marine Aquarium, can be fully immersed in the venue’s largest exhibit alongside sharks and rays.

The rain gave way to blue skies and a good breeze for the start of Race 15 – the final race in the Clipper Race circumnavigation, taking the teams from Derry~Londonderry to London.

Three members of the Great Britain SailGP Team that will compete in next weekend’s Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth (July 30 and 31) will travel by bicycle to the event in a bid to support SailGP’s commitment to making the Gra...

A 27 metre Pershing 88 superyacht caught fire off the coast of Positano, Italy, on Friday (22Jul22).

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a product recall for 11 models of lifejackets, including a children’s floating vest, that were being sold via Amazon.

Prometheus Watersports is to launch YellowV’s range of inflatable paddle boards and kayaks into the UK.

Marlow Rowing Club has installed a new rowing pontoon, which it says has significantly upgraded the club’s boat launching area, and improved access and increased space for disabled rowers. The pontoon was designed and manufactured by I...

Silver Yachts has successfully launched the first hull in its SilverCat series of luxury catamarans. The 36-metre Spacecat was constructed at the shipbuilder’s facilities on the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province, China.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced US$19.6 million in grant awards to 24 small shipyards in 19 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funds are designed to help recipients mod...

Lifeboat crews in Gosport have issued a safety warning to people cooling off in the sea, following a record number of callouts in the first half of July.

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of the world’s best ocean-themed films to venues around the UK this autumn.