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The doors open for visitors to the 25th edition of Seawork today. This is billed as Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, is free to attend, and takes place in Southampton, UK.

Freedom Boat Club has announced the expansion of its Denmark operations with the addition of its newest location in Copenhagen, its second location in the country.

New for summer 2024, Southampton based First Class Sailing is launching two women-only RYA courses: a Competent Crew course and, for those more established seafarers, a Day Skipper course.

Groupe Beneteau is reorganising its boat division. It’s going for a three business segment approach with sailing (monohulls and multihulls), dayboating (motorboats from 20 to 40 feet for day cruising), and ‘real estate on the water&rs...

Over the last few years the recreational boating industry has been facing a shifting landscape. For boat dealers and brokers, this means having a solid digital marketing strategy has never been more important, writes Kate Hurley, customer excelle...

Alex Lewis is attempting to become the first ever quadruple amputee to row offshore across the south of England from Falmouth to Dover, before hand cycling the return land-based journey back to Falmouth.

Overmarine has announced the death of its founder and president, Giuseppe Balducci.

Inland & Coastal Marina Systems is supporting the UK Harbour Masters Association’s (UKHMA) 31st Annual General Meeting and Members Luncheon, which will take place on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at Seawork, Southampton.

New Zealand electric jet builder has given a first look of the ZeroJet Electric Outboard.

This week is The Green Blue’s Boating Wildlife Aware Week (10 – 14 June), an awareness campaign from the RYA’s environmental programme. The annual campaign celebrates the amazing animals and birds that we share our blue spaces ...

Several people were injured after a seaplane collided with a boat in Vancouver on Saturday.

Sunreef Yachts Eco is joining global tennis star Rafael Nadal’s E1 Series team as an official partner.

Flexiteek International, a leading manufacturer of engineered synthetic decking and marine products, has moved to a new state-of-the-art facility in Fagersta, Sweden, after more than 23 years in its original production facility.

Fleet management software company Floatist has introduced a new feature called ‘Extras’ to its platform. This addition enhances the platform’s functionality as it expands into the superyacht sector, following market research and...

The latest wooden boats, hand-built by students at the Boat Building Academy (BBA) in Lyme Regis, UK, have been launched in the town’s historic harbour.

Watersports accessories and equipment brand Rooster has launched its latest product line, the SB1 Inshore Range, as the company expands its presence in the growing sportsboat market.

Polaris Adventures, the experience business of global powersports leader Polaris, will offer additional boat rentals across its growing network in the US.

David Beckham, TUDOR ambassador, was in Barcelona on June 4th for the opening of TUDOR Spain’s first boutique on the famed Passeig de Gràcia. As the main partner of Alinghi Red Bull Racing, TUDOR continued the boutique opening celebra...

Some of the stars of world sailing came out to support young people living through and beyond cancer at the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s exclusive Brighter Futures Sailing Day fundraising event in May, generously sponsored by Ancasta.

The excitement is building for the world-famous Round the Island Race on Saturday 15th June. It’s both a prestigious and a challenging race, and regularly attracts a diverse range of sailors from Olympians and professional race teams, keen a...