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Lifeboat crew from Chiswick RNLI were called to help breakfast radio DJ Jordan North when he got into trouble in the River Thames after he rescued a dog struggling in the water.

Sea Ray will showcase its first European-built surf boat at the 56th Boot Düsseldorf international boat show, running 18–26 January 2025.

MDL Marinas has announced that tickets are now available for the South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show, which will be held from 9 to 11 May 2025 at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton. 

Medasia Marine says it has successfully delivered and registered the UAE’s first 100 per cent electric X Shore 1 boat, it’s gone to a customer in Dubai.

Because of irreparable damage to the D2 shroud on his IMOCA, New Europe, Hungarian skipper Szabolcs Weöres has made the difficult decision to retire from Vendée Globe 2024-25.

Marine electronics brands Raymarine and Maretron have announced a new technical integration that will allow boat owners to access more comprehensive monitoring through Raymarine’s Axiom chartplotter displays. 

Shakespeare Marine, which designs marine antenna, is now partnering with CalaMarine to sell its products across South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Integrel Solutions, a marine power generation and hybrid propulsion technology firm, has secured a supply agreement with Antares Catamarans to equip the company’s range of cruising catamarans, including the flagship Antares 44, with the Int...

Ocean 360 is partnering with Awake as its authorised dealer in the UAE. The former is a yachting solutions provider in the region, the latter is a Sweden-based company involved in e-foil and e-surf board technology to bring ‘thrilling perfo...

Two days after snatching second from Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) Yoann Richomme, skipper of PAPREC ARKÉA is hard on the heels of Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance). At just less than 18 miles behind Dalin, who...

British Marine is urging the Government to reconsider its plans to drastically cut Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR) on Inheritance Tax (IHT). In partnership with Family Business UK and other organisations, Brit...

The RYA has welcomed today’s announcement from UK Sport outlining a record £330 million of Government and National Lottery investment in Olympic and Paralympic sport over the next four years. 

After being dismasted last night at around 2145hrs UTC some 800 miles south of Australia Pip Hare has secured Medallia and has already set a jury rig and, bitterly disappointed, is making slow but steady progress. She is uninjured but her indefati...

This article was updated on 16 Dec as more information became available from Pip Hare’s team.

Daniel Henderson will be taking over as MD at Sea Sure from 1 January 2025. Current MD, Graham Brown, will take on the role of chairman.

Organisers of boot Düsseldorf have joined forces with The Foiling Organization to create Foiling World. This is an area dedicated to foiling technologies, infrastructure, products and services in the latest iteration of the show, coming 2025...

Following extensive research and testing, Roam Boats, in partnership with Vanguard, has launched a four-metre rescue tender, the Roam 400 SOLAS.

Davco, which manufactures tenders and more from its base in the Gold Coast, Australia, has signed a new distribution agreement with SeaWide Distribution. SeaWide will carry Davco’s AquaChocks – a removeable and adjustable chock system...

The Boat Building Academy (BBA) in Lyme Regis has launched its latest hand-built wooden boats, crafted by students of its 40-week boatbuilding course. This recent cohort of twelve students spent the first 20 weeks learning joinery, lofting, moder...

The UK’s Canal & River Trust will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the storied Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire — often said to be the world’s first boat lift — with a year of events starting in 2025.