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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

Tech start-up partners with Croatian yacht charter firm
Tech start-up partners with Croatian yacht charter firm
Friday, 28 July 2023

Tech start-up Floatist has announced its partnership with Croatian yacht charter company, Adventure Charter.

MarineMax reports record revenue for Q3 2023
MarineMax reports record revenue for Q3 2023
Friday, 28 July 2023

MarineMax, the world’s largest recreational boat, yacht and superyacht services company, has announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended 30 June, 2023.

In Focus: Mid-range boatbuilders need to stop making excuses
In Focus: Mid-range boatbuilders need to stop making excuses
Friday, 28 July 2023

It’s time for boatbuilders to stop offering the ‘customer wants’ lame excuses when it comes to sustainability, argues GMBA’s David Lewin.

The Importance of Boat Documents
The Importance of Boat Documents
Friday, 28 July 2023

It is important to keep ALL boat documents relating to the ownership of your boat and its maintenance history. If you have kept all the previous bill of sales and registration documents your broker will love you, if you haven't you might see them ...

VIDEO: Rolex Fastnet Race: The legacy continues
VIDEO: Rolex Fastnet Race: The legacy continues
Friday, 28 July 2023

The 50th edition of a contest as legendary as the Rolex Fastnet Race deserved to be special. The largest ever fleet in the history of offshore racing spanning fully professional ocean racing greyhounds as well as more Corinthian entries combined w...

Big Butterfly Count
Big Butterfly Count
Thursday, 27 July 2023

39,368 butterflies spotted in Hampshire and the Isle of White last summer, can the region beat that this year? 

Boost to business confidence
Boost to business confidence
Thursday, 27 July 2023

According to British Marine’s latest Sentiment Poll*, which tracks quarterly sales performance and outlook among British Marine members, the UK marine industry appears to have bounced back from a brief downturn in sales, providing a much-nee...

Freire Shipyard delivers Spain’s largest superyacht
Freire Shipyard delivers Spain’s largest superyacht
Thursday, 27 July 2023

Spanish shipbuilder Freire has delivered the 112m superyacht Renaissance to its owner.

One killed as cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars burns off Dutch coast
One killed as cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars burns off Dutch coast
Thursday, 27 July 2023

A blaze that has erupted on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles off the Dutch coast has claimed a crewmember’s life, as the coastguard warns the flames could continue for several days.

In Focus: Three firsts for boatbuilder Dan Lee
In Focus: Three firsts for boatbuilder Dan Lee
Thursday, 27 July 2023

Dan Lee, a modern wooden boatbuilder based in Cirencester, UK, has won two first-place prizes at the Thames Traditional Boat Festival.

Rolex Fastnet Race 2023: Overall winner confirmed after brutal start
Rolex Fastnet Race 2023: Overall winner confirmed after brutal start
Thursday, 27 July 2023

Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2023. After being confirmed as the winner of IRC Zero yesterday, no other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the Swiss boat for ove...

MDL to host captains’ dinner and charity auction ahead of Ocean Globe Race
MDL to host captains’ dinner and charity auction ahead of Ocean Globe Race
Thursday, 27 July 2023

Marina operator MDL Marinas is hosting a black-tie captains’ dinner ahead of the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) 2023, offering guests the chance to dine with the intrepid skippers and crews taking part in the retro round-the-world race before ...

In Focus: Dura Composites provides bespoke colour for fishing pier
In Focus: Dura Composites provides bespoke colour for fishing pier
Thursday, 27 July 2023

Dura Composites recently installed GRP grating and profile in a bespoke sand colour at Conway Fishing Pier, Wales. The colour was chosen to enhance and blend with the existing landscape, as well as create a durable, long-lasting, hard-wearing sol...

Barton Bring Back Tufnol Blocks
Barton Bring Back Tufnol Blocks
Thursday, 27 July 2023

Barton Marine has announced the return of Tuphblox, the original range of Tufnol® Blocks, which they first manufactured in 1948.  

Marine autonomy specialist expands into UK freeport
Marine autonomy specialist expands into UK freeport
Thursday, 27 July 2023

International marine autonomy and defence contractor, M Subs, has signed a lease agreement to expand business operations into the Plymouth and South Devon freeport on the UK’s south coast. 

Sunseeker at the Southampton International Boat Show
Sunseeker at the Southampton International Boat Show
Thursday, 27 July 2023

Sunseeker presents its line-up of performance motor yachts at the 54th annual Southampton International Boat Show.

VIDEO: Rolex Fastnet Race: Caro etched into history
VIDEO: Rolex Fastnet Race: Caro etched into history
Thursday, 27 July 2023

The Fastnet Challenge Cup is awarded to the overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race on time correction.

Ocean Hall at Southampton International Boat Show
Ocean Hall at Southampton International Boat Show
Wednesday, 26 July 2023

From charts to charter holidays, paddles to padlocks, deck shoes to decking, watermakers to wildlife preservation and protection, with over 160 stands in Ocean Hall at Southampton International Boat Show, there’s so much to see and do &ndash...

Translated 9 Reveals Official Racing Crew for the Ocean Globe Race
Translated 9 Reveals Official Racing Crew for the Ocean Globe Race
Wednesday, 26 July 2023

Translated, the pioneering company founded by Marco Trombetti and Isabelle Andrieu that merges human creativity and machine intelligence, is set to make waves in the sailing world as it joins the epic Ocean Globe Race 2023 on Whitbread’s fif...

VIDEO: INEOS Britannia Launches in Barcelona with a Shift in Emphasis
VIDEO: INEOS Britannia Launches in Barcelona with a Shift in Emphasis
Wednesday, 26 July 2023

The Challenger of Record for the 37th America’s Cup, INEOS Britannia, launched into the second phase of their extensive testing programme in Barcelona on Monday, bringing out the team’s AC40 ‘Athena’ for a three-hour shake-...

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