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A multi-agency counter pollution exercise is being led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Falmouth, Cornwall this week.

Two students from the Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Suffolk have earned coveted places in the Athena Under 21 Squad. The selection of Harriet George, Year 13, and Toby Smith, Year 12, comes as a result of their impressive performances during ...

A man in Florida has confirmed he is ‘okay’ after riding out Hurricane Milton on his sailing boat, as the Category 5 hurricane causes destruction across the US state of Florida.

Membership boating is booming. While it’s had its naysayers, and some earlier business models needed tweaking, for a growing number of consumers it’s proving a successful avenue into boating.  This is evidenced by companies ...

British boatbuilder Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding has received £1.88m from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme, managed by Cornwall Council. The funding will support the company’s £2.9m expansion...

In a recent interview at IBEX 2024, Carlos Brito, the US strategic purchasing manager for Group Beneteau, provided insights into the company’s approach to innovation, supplier integration and sustainability within its global operation...

The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) and the European Boating Industry (EBI) have introduced a set of International Standard Charter Terms and Conditions in partnership with Yacht-Pool International.

Wescom Group has promoted Jack Sharland to the position of head of sales, electronics. In this role, he will oversee the sales strategy and growth within the firm’s electronics division, leveraging his industry experience and previous achie...

Deputy Harbour Master Adam Lewis has worked with the Beaulieu River team to create a new design of safety ladder which make rescues from the water even safer.

As any regular reader of MIN will know, end-of-life boats, and what to do with them, is a pressing issue. Old craft are littered not only around the UK shores – MIN reported on fibreglass being found in fresh seafood earlier this summer aro...

After four excellent, hard fought races in brisk winds at the J Class Barcelona Regatta, it may be Velsheda which is credited with the overall lead, but that is only on tie break which falls the way of the beautiful 91-year-old as winners of today...

BoatLife has announced a new partnership with British Marine; this collaboration emphasises British Marine’s continued support for BoatLife, as both organisations work together to promote the UK leisure marine industry and deliver a fantasti...

Actor Daniel Craig has donated his personal limited edition 007 x Triumph motorcycles to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for their 200th anniversary year of lifesaving.

The bond between the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup and the fleet of Patí de Vela beach-launched catamarans continues with a celebratory regatta over the weekend of 19-20 October, that is expected to beat all records and see more th...

Yachting Ventures has announced the lineup for the 2024 Start-Up Pavilion at METSTRADE, the world’s largest marine equipment trade show. This year, 15 companies in the leisure marine sector will present a range of software and hardware solu...

Eleven companies currently on MIN‘s radar for pushing the boundaries of shared-ownership and membership based models. Read about how the industry is tackling the growth of boat memberships clubs.

Concord Pacific Racing’s campaign has ended after the Canadian team retired from racing due to a mechanical failure during the second race of the day at the Puig Women’s America’s Cup yesterday (8 October 2024). After securing f...

Last weekend saw the second edition of the Knox-Johnston Cup take place, with over 100 guests taking part in a weekend of big-boat racing in the Solent. This flagship race, hosted by Clipper Events and named in honour of Clipper Race founder Sir R...

French electric propulsion specialist Temo has announced the establishment of its US subsidiary, Temo USA, based in Delaware, with an operational unit in Portland, Maine. This expansion includes a logistics centre to handle goods and after-sales ...

After a spectacular first day of racing at the J Class Barcelona Regatta, which saw the beautiful, majestic big yachts of the America’s Cup past in close and exciting action, honours are shared equally between the three-boat fleet’s ne...