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Riva’s new limited edition Anniversario model will be shown at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival in September. The iconic Italian shipyard, which is celebrating its 180th anniversary, will produce only 18 units of the Riva Annivers...

The dugong, a gentle marine mammal related to the manatee, has become functionally extinct in Chinese waters, a new study conducted by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found.

Payment and currency specialist Equals Money has been announced as exclusive partner to British Marine and will be offering members a free consultation with one of the finance company’s currency specialist team.

St. Katharine Docks will host its 13th Classic Boat Festival on 9-11 September, with visitors invited to enjoy three days of preserved vessels, with a wide array of activities available for the whole family.  

A £500,000 towpath improvement project on the Grand Union Canal in Leighton Buzzard will reopen on Friday 26 August.

The Alfatronix PowerVerter PVPro range of USB chargers have been completely updated, amalgamating all the great design concepts of USB charging on boats into one simple range. Models are now available offering both USB A and...

Are you starting year 12 this September? Are you interested in racing keelboats? Do you want to have a future career in sailing or sports science? Are you looking to go to higher education after your further education? 

A £63m superyacht, once owned by sanctioned steel billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, has attracted 63 bids at auction in Gibraltar. The yacht has been stranded in the British Overseas Territory since March this year, when authorities arrested i...

A new study has laid out the alarming impact that climate change will have on marine ecosystems by the end of the 21st century, if greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed.

Canadian businessman Scott Shawyer has launched Canada Ocean Racing, a new offshore sailing team. Shawyer will compete in the solo, non-stop round-the-world race, the Vendée Globe, aiming to become the first Canadian to complete the pinnac...

Princess Yachts has announced an eight-yacht line-up for this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival 2022, including the world premiere of the new Princess V50 Open.

The UK recorded 1.1 million incidents of fly-tipping last year — the highest number recorded for over a decade, since 2008/09, with watercourses experiencing a 67 per cent increase in fly-tipping incidents, according to data from the Depart...

As excitement builds around the arrival of the AC40 and the focus on the build at McConaghy boats, Emirates Team New Zealand’s build facility on Auckland’s North Shore has been running at capacity for the past eight months building all...

Eligible seafarers in the UK will now get half of their training paid as a subsidy, as the government looks to invest in the future of the maritime industry and secure future growth.

As part of the UF50 Celebrations a secure dinghy park was constructed on Cowes Parade, with 40 Uffa Fox boats displayed, with some going racing on the Friday and Saturday.

Marine electronics specialist Raymarine will host guest speaker Harry Dwyer at its stand at the upcoming 2022 Southampton International Boat Show.

Canadian Scott Shawyer has launched Canada Ocean Racing, a new offshore sailing team.

Owning the boat that’s the envy of all the others in the marina this summer doesn’t happen by accident. It involves proper planning and maintenance.

Swedish electric car maker Polestar will provide battery and charging systems for Candela’s hydro foiling boats in a deal that will enable Candela to scale up production swiftly, bringing mass-market electric boats one step closer to r...

Experts have revealed fears that the wreck of Captain James Cook’s Endeavour is being destroyed by shipworms, creatures known as the “termites of the ocean”.