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Alex Thomson has bought Banque Populaire’s IMOCA 60 following the team’s withdrawal from the next Vendée Globe in 2024 due to the controversy over dropping female skipper Clarisse Crémer.

AR Peachment has been appointed the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Dutch e-propulsion manufacturer Combi Electric Propulsion Systems.

Irish pontoon manufacturer, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) is sponsoring the Harbour Master Sailing Challenge. 

Barton Marine has signed a new partnership and distribution agreement with EELAT Ltd in Singapore.

Yatco, the online multiple listing service for buying, selling and chartering yachts, has appointed Frank Dargavage as its chief operating officer (COO).

Sitting at the feet of the green cradling hills of Dover, the newly opening Outer Marina is nestled within the protective reach of the harbour arms. It is here that sailing community can moor their leisure vessels and relax as they immerse themsel...

At least 33 people have been injured after a ship became dislodged and tipped over in high winds at a dockyard in Edinburgh.

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Vetus says it’s going to build a new waterfront and headquarters in the same neighbourhood of Schiedam, where the company’s founder Willem den Ouden started the business from his home nearly 60 years ago.

Nona Pedersen, formerly general manager at Propspeed, has launched Yessss — a new business development service for the marine industry.

Collective Spirit, the sailing yacht that was built using over 1,200 donations of wooden items to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, has been acquired by Hamble-based Universal Yachting.

Singapore-based night-vision company Omnisense Systems has partnered with International Manufacturers Direct Sales (IMDS) in the UK and Europe, for representation of its premium marine thermal night vision camera systems.

New data released by the RNLI shows that lifeboat crews and beach lifeguards saved a total of 506 lives last year, which equates to more than one life every day.

Turkish yacht builder VisionF Yachts has strengthened its team by appointing Ali Tanir as general manager. Founded in 2019, the Istanbul-based shipyard specialises in producing composite and aluminium motor catamarans, and says it’s now poi...

Four people have been plucked from a liferaft in the Pacific Ocean – after a ‘huge whale’ crashed into their 1976 Kelly Peterson 44, Raindancer. The incident occurred on 13 March 2023.

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has appointed professor Sir Michael Arthur, an experienced racing and cruising sailor and accomplished British academic, as the new chair of its board.

Henri-Lloyd says it’s embarking on a significant step change in its British heritage brand as it celebrates its 60th anniversary.

The Marine Conservation Society has released its data about 2022’s beach clean. And while some aspects of the clean-up are better than in previous years, there is still a fantastically long way to go – with wet wipes, glass bottles, c...

Superyacht Tenders & Toys, the company behind Roam Boats, says that sales for its range of go-anywhere tenders and support vessels have far exceeded expectations.

Harry Besley, skipper for the Round Britain eRIB Challenge, has launched a fundraising campaign to secure financial support from sponsors to help cover the upfront costs involved in his circumnavigation of Britain in an electric power boat (eRIB)...