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A WET AND WILD EDITION OF ROUND THE ISLAND RACE
Monday, 17 June 2024It was certainly a race to remember with crews battling the heavy conditions, especially around the Needles and the reach to St Catherine’s Point.
Round Britain eRIB challenge gathers sponsors, has a boat and is ready to go
Monday, 17 June 2024The Round Britain eRIB challenge, postponed from 2023, is looking like it will be setting off this summer. Billed as showcasing ‘the capabilities of electric propulsion in UK coastal waters’, it’ll also be providing a jolly exci...
Avikus NeuBoat wins Red Dot design award
Monday, 17 June 2024Avikus, a South Korean technology firm and a subsidiary of Hyundai, has been recognised for the design of its NeuBoat. On 11 June, the autonomous navigation and docking system for recreational boats was selected as a winner in the Design Co...
ePropulsion and Raymarine seal partnership
Monday, 17 June 2024A collaboration between electric motor manufacturer ePropulsion and marine electronics specialists Raymarine means boaters will be able to display the engine data from their ePropulsion motors directly onto Raymarine’s Axiom MFD displa...
Brunswick names new president of Aluminum Boat Group
Monday, 17 June 2024Brunswick Corporation has named Andy Thompson president of its Aluminum Boat Group division, effective immediately. Thompson will oversee all commercial and operational aspects of the Aluminum Boat Group division, which includes brands Harris, Cr...
Calls to stop shock boating fee hikes in Australia grow
Monday, 17 June 2024The leisure boating industry in Australia is calling on the Minister for Transport to intervene and ask Transport for New South Wales (NSW) to abandon its surprise boating fee hikes, which are planned to come into effect in July 2024.
Maritimo fleet offers Dockmate wireless remote docking system
Monday, 17 June 2024Dockmate says is now partnering with Maritimo Americas to offer advanced wireless remote control docking systems as an option on all Maritimo models.
Notorious wins the Gold Roman Bowl
Saturday, 15 June 2024TP52 Notorious was first overall in the IRC Class and won the coveted Gold Roman Bowl and the Observer Trophy for Monohull Line Honours in the Round the Island Race.
RNLI lifesavers honoured by His Majesty The King in charity’s 200th anniversary year
Saturday, 15 June 2024Eight Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteers and staff have been recognised for a combined 304 years of dedicated service to saving lives at sea in His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours.
Fail on America’s Cup challenger sends shockwaves as AC75 dismasts
Friday, 14 June 2024BoatOne, Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s brand new AC75, touched the water for the first time on April 16. And, only a couple a months later has dismasted, a highly unusual occurrence.
Yonca shipyard releases images of ‘beguiling’ Mishi 88, its composite sailing superyacht
Friday, 14 June 2024Vacuum infused construction is behind the latest offering from Turkey’s Yonca shipyard. It’s built a carbon fibre hull for the Mishi 88, a 27-metre super-sailing-yacht. Described as a ‘balanced cruising superyacht’, Mishi ...
Scientists share new theory about orca ramming boats – they’re bored
Friday, 14 June 2024Scientists at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee’s 2024 meeting held in Bled, Slovenia, have reported some theories regarding orca encounters in the Atlantic. And the main one is the suggestion that the orca are...
Custom Line launches first all-aluminium yacht
Friday, 14 June 2024The first all-aluminium yacht by Custom Line has hit the water at the Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard in Ancona, Italy.
Underwater archaeology project receives support from marina
Friday, 14 June 2024Marina Ibiza and Trasmapi (ferry operators) are supporting IBEAM (Balearic Institute of Maritime Archaeology Studies) in the creation of the first underwater archaeological centre at the Port of Savina, Formentera, planned to open later this year...
Kirkella lost propulsion control in Shovette pollution accident, says new report
Friday, 14 June 2024MAIB (the Marine Accident Investigation Branch) has issued its report on the collision between the fishing vessel Kirkella and harbour tug Shovette (June 2022). During the incident, the tug partially sank. About 7,000 litres of marine diesel oil ...
Cadets on training ship rescue people stranded at sea for 15 days
Friday, 14 June 2024Cadets sailing on a Texan training vessel have received a first-hand lesson in the laws of the sea, after coming across a small vessel disabled and in distress.
Seawork 2024: European Commercial Marine Award winners announced
Friday, 14 June 2024The 2024 European Commercial Marine Awards (ECMAs) winners were announced during a ceremony at the Waterfront Restaurant on site on the first day of Seawork. That’s said to be Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition...
Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s last ship found on ocean floor
Thursday, 13 June 2024Wreck hunters have located the ship on which polar explorer Ernest Shackleton made his final voyage. The vessel, named Quest, was rediscovered on the seafloor off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Feadship launches ‘solar-powered’ superyacht
Thursday, 13 June 2024Feadship has launched the 59.5-metre Project 713, the Dutch shipyard’s first vessel to carry solar cells for auxiliary power generation.
Video: AIMEX chief on ‘tyranny of distance’ fuelling Australian innovation
Thursday, 13 June 2024In this short interview, David Good, the chief executive of the Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX), shares updates on what is happening in the Australian market.
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