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Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), the government entity responsible for organising marine sports activity in the Emirates, and P&O Marinas, Dubai’s premium marina operator, a subsidiary of DP World, have signed a joint agreement a...

A total of twelve organisations in Cowes and East Cowes have come together to plan Uffa Fox 50 – a celebration of Uffa Fox’s life and to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. The focal point will be Cowes Parade where there wil...

Eleven teams found weather windows to drive to Budworth SC in Cheshire for the RYA/BUSA Women’s Team Racing Nationals – and were rewarded with a weekend of great sailing.

With nearly 450 entries so far for the 2022 Round the Island, the ISC and Race Team are looking forward to a very well-supported race on 25 June.

Torqeedo has been awarded a contract to supply a complete electric drive train for a groundbreaking autonomous boat in the German city of Kiel.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteers from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston had an unusual call earlier this week (22Feb22) as they launched to reports of a cat stranded on a river bank.

ePropulsion has announced record sales revenue growth in 2021 and forecasts a strong outlook for 2022.

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is set to resume its 2019-20 edition after an almost two-year delay caused by the pandemic. The sailing event, which trains people from all walks of life to become ocean racers, was suspended in March 2020 a...

SailGP has launched its first Inspire Waspz Grand Final – Championship of Champions, which will see the top young athletes from around the world (male and female) compete for the overall season podium at the Mubadala United States Sail Gran...

According to the Royal Navy, ‘boffins’ are looking for the best paint, glues and fastenings to keep Nelson’s flagship weatherproof and watertight for the next half century.

The doors open for the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show on 26th February, where West System and Pro-Set teams will be on-hand to answer any questions, offer advice and run live epoxy demonstrations.

Global paints and coatings company, AkzoNobel, plans to invest in the expansion of in-house resin manufacturing as part of the company’s grow & deliver strategy. 

The scale-up program, which is already underway, aims to help...

Musto has renewed its long-standing commitment to the British Sailing Team as Official Clothing Supplier.

boatfolk, has reopened the Sealift3 boat lift as well as the redeveloped boatyard as part of its in-house boatcare offering at Haslar Marina, Portsmouth Harbour.

Arkup, the company behind the liveable yacht series and ‘glass houses at sea’, has 20 pre-orders on the books for its new Arkup 40, with the first model due to hit the water in Q3 2022.

Portsmouth International Port has unveiled its 20-year masterplan, with the developments expected to generate approximately £800m for the national economy by 2042 and secure over 11,000 jobs, following a £92m investment.

Yanmar Holdings has announced that its subsidiary, Yanmar America, has acquired a majority stake in GetMyBoat, the world’s largest boat rental and water experience marketplace, and injected $21 million in growth capital as part of the Serie...

Noss on Dart’s brand new £3.5m floating marina is just the first phase of Premier Marina’s £75m redevelopment programme on the River Dart, offering 232 fully-serviced berths.

Brunswick’s Boat Group has reported a ‘very successful Miami show with boat sales revenue up more than 30 percent over the 2020 pre-pandemic Miami show’ (the 2021 show was cancelled due to Covid-19).