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This year’s Spain Sail Grand Prix marks the second anniversary of SailGP’s Women’s Pathway Programme and having female athletes onboard the F50s.

What is the best yacht racing image of the year? Public votes are now open to determine the winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image “Public Award”.

On Saturday 14 October, RNLI volunteers will lead a flotilla of over 20 dive RHIBs inbound on the River Thames.

Prof Maren Duvendack, an intrepid academic from the School of Global Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA), is sailing more than 8,000 km from South Africa to Australia to raise money for UNICEF. 

Electric propulsion systems manufacturer ePropulsion has announced it will establish a branch office in the United States.

British sailmaker OneSails has partnered with the marine conservation and campaigning charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). OneSails says this collaboration forms part of its commitment to help protect the oceans and become more sustainable.&nbs...

The final phase of the Youth & Women’s America’s Cup selection process for Alinghi Red Bull Racing took place in Barcelona this week.

D-Marin has been recognised for its increasing commitment to sustainability, receiving the silver award for a consecutive year by EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, and improving its rank within t...

A record 44 skippers have applied for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe race — a non-stop circumnavigation of the globe that takes place every four years and is due to begin in November 2024.

Water safety and rescue equipment manufacturer ThrowRaft® has launched its Neutral Buoyancy Life Jacket at the recent National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) 2023 Conference in Denver, CO, USA. 

The ICOMIA World Marinas Conference, which took place earlier this week (9-11 October 2023), came to a close with ICOMIA’s president, Darren Vaux, concluding that ‘technology is essential to improve the customer experience.’

Yacht Club Punta del Este has been crowned the winning team of the Clipper Race 2: Hundred Years Cup. The Uruguayan team entry, representing the Yacht Club Punta del Este, triumphantly sailed into its home port having taken the win of the 5,300nm ...

European classification society and certification authority, RINA has become a corporate member of the Superyacht Eco Association (SEA Index), a consumer oriented non-profit organisation advocating more transparency and energy-efficiency from the...

The Vendée Globe has never been so attractive. For the 10th edition of the non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round the world race, 44 skippers have applied. A record. The values of adventure, sharing, commitment and surpassing oneself a...

Volvo Cork Week 2024 will welcome an exciting addition to its line-up of competitive sailing classes as the RS21 One Design Class makes its debut at this renowned regatta, 15 – 19 July 2024.

After two back-to-back wins in France and Italy, the Emirates GBR SailGP Team is hoping to continue its winning streak at the Spain Sail Grand Prix this weekend.

One of the UK’s leading sailmakers, OneSails, has partnered with the well-known marine conservation and campaigning charity, Surfers Against Sewage. The collaboration forms part of OneSails’ commitment to help protect our oceans and be...

We're proud to report that Boatshed's website traffic is consistently higher than our competitors in the marine sector. We regularly map our website traffic against that of our closest competitors, and we're thrilled to see that people around the ...

For the first time in the UK, Historic England is using new technology to forensically mark artefacts, deterring potential criminals from stealing treasures from shipwreck sites.

METSTRADE has partnered with UK-based recruitment company Marine Resources to launch the METSTRADE Career Zone within the Young Professional Club at METSTRADE 2023 (15-17 November).