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The organisers of the Thailand International Boat Show and the Thailand Boat Festival have partnered to host a single boat show in Phuket.

Southern Spars, New Zealand-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance composite yacht spars, has appointed Rudy Jurg as head of sales for the DynaRig and AeroRig sailing systems.

The first all-ladies angling team is competing in the Sea Angling Classic to reel in funds to support the fight against cancer.

Maritime UK (MUK) Solent has opened applications to its Maritime UK Solent Awards 2024.

Boat Club Trafalgar has announced the addition of Phoenix, a premium Ballistic XP80 8m RIB, to their fleet.

It was certainly a race to remember with crews battling the heavy conditions, especially around the Needles and the reach to St Catherine’s Point.

The 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, 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...

A 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 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...

The 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.

Dockmate says is now partnering with Maritimo Americas to offer advanced wireless remote control docking systems as an option on all Maritimo models.

TP52 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.

Eight 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.

BoatOne, 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.

Vacuum 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 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...

The first all-aluminium yacht by Custom Line has hit the water at the Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard in Ancona, Italy.

Marina 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...

MAIB (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 ...