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It has been nearly 30 years since ordinary sailors have been able to race around the world. Now, many of the 24 entrants in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race are looking for amateur crews. Opportunities to race onboard Eric Tabarly’s famous 1973 Whi...

A pair of lifeboat volunteers will be taking to the London Underground in full lifesaving kit on Saturday 19 February in an attempt to visit 200 tube stations in a day and raise vital funds for the RNLI

An undersea depth and profiling survey of the St Peter Port Harbour in Guernsey has begun. 

The Hamburg Ancora Yachtfestival is confirmed for 20-22 May 2022, at Ancora Marina in the harbour town of Neustadt in Holstein, on the Baltic Sea.

Linssen Yachts has announced that Mercury Marine will be its exclusive supplier of diesel inboard engines beginning with the 2022 model year.  

Raymarine will return as title sponsor for the 2022 South Coast Boat Show at Southampton’s Ocean Village Marina, from 6-8 May.

An organisation providing funded training opportunities alongside one of the biggest challenges in the world, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, will return this spring to deliver further programmes on the West Coast of Scotland.

A complete dinghy hull deck hardware fit out is up for grabs from Seldén Mast at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show, 26-27 February 2022. 

An organisation set up to find, develop and promote more sustainable practices in sailing and the marine industry has strengthened its team with the news that four-time Paralympian and world champion sailor, Hannah Stodel, is its latest ambassador...

France-based Alliance Marine Group, equipment solutions provider to the leisure boating, watersports activities and commercial marine industry, has acquired Comstedt AB.

Premier Marine has appointed Matt Homan as the company’s new chief executive officer and equity partner.

Cox Marine is implementing its latest recruitment drive to meet the increasing demand for its high-powered diesel outboard engine, the CXO300. The company is seeking to recruit 23 new entry-level build technicians to allow for a second shift in p...

The Dinghy Cruising Association will be exhibiting two cruising dinghies at the upcoming RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show. 

A semi-submersible former support vessel has been converted by Karmarine Shipyard into an unusual expedition yacht, with a grass tennis court and enough room to carry 70 luxury toys, a 46m sailing yacht and a sea plane.

Paddleboarders and kayakers are up in arms about a new annual levy introduced by the Fowey Harbour Authority. Kayakers and paddleboarders will have to pay £20 per year per craft to use the River Fowey under a new registration scheme, which ...

BoatLife, which takes place from 17-20 February 2022 at the NEC Birmingham, has attracted a lot of trade interest and the organisers have now opened up the lower priced trade ticket to all marine companies.

In support of creating an inclusive and welcoming sport, the Royal Yachting Association has announced it will be launching a community network for boaters identifying as LGBTQIA+. 

Organisers of the Thailand Yacht Show have confirmed its 2022 edition will take place in two parts, with the first half confirmed for April in Pattaya. The second half will take place at a different venue in Phuket in December.

MDL Marinas has announced that Raymarine will return as title sponsor for the 2022 South Coast Boat Show at its flagship Ocean Village Marina, 6 – 8 May.

Following substantial growth at its flagship boat subscription club at Swanwick Marina, the Premier Agapi Boat Club is expanding to Chichester on the UK South Coast.