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Volvo Cork Week entries have been steadily climbing with a huge variety of boats and sailors from Ireland and all over the world expected to be competing at the Royal Cork’s famous regatta.

As the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marks 200 years of lifesaving, the charity’s lifeboat crews are set to return to the nation’s television screens on 12 March in a special episode of popular TV show Saving Lives at Sea ...

boatcare, a national boat maintenance company, founded by boatfolk has announced the launch of a new bespoke technical centre at Conwy Marina. The new technical centre, which represents a £600,000 investment, will officially open on 8 March....

This week, the RNLI celebrated 200 years of lifesaving. As part of the anniversary celebrations, the RNLI’s Chair was joined by staff and volunteers to mark International Women’s Day and celebrate our remarkable women lifesavers.

One of Europe’s largest marina groups, MDL is supporting the UK Nacra 15 Class Association, part of the British Youth Sailing pathway and the Mixed Youth Multihull equipment for the Youth Sailing World Championships.

In the latest investment in Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour as many as 48 new boat cradles have been bought to improve boatyard services for Beaulieu River berth and mooring holders. 

At 17:17UTC, March 5th 2024, sailing vessel Maiden UK (03) made a radio call to the Ocean Globe Race control, reporting a Man Overboard from sailing vessel Pen Duick VI FR (14). Just 17 minutes prior to the call both yachts had crossed the start l...

Electrika 2024 is a brand new and unique experience for anyone interested in electric narrowboating. Over the last few years, a near silent revolution has been taking place, as a new generation of electric propelled, hybrid narrowboats have been l...

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It was a thrilling start to Leg 4 of the McIntyre Ocean Globe Race in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. Just seconds after the 14:00, local time start, Spirit of Helsinki FI (71) crossed the line first, Outlaw AU (08) second and Pen Duick VI FR (14) third ...

Entries are open for the RS Sailing 30th Anniversary Regatta at Hayling Island Sailing Club from 17 – 19 May.

Freedom Boat Club has announced two new locations in the Costa Blanca region.

After a thorough investigation and several challenging weeks, the international jury of the Vendée Globe 2020/21 has ruled yesterday that the private exchanges between Clarisse and her husband Tanguy Le Turquais were in compliance with the ...

On Monday 4 March seven of the charity’s volunteers were proud to represent Littlehampton lifeboat station at Westminster Abbey joining crews and fundraisers from across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the found...

Pantaenius UK has announced a collaboration with boatfolk as the trusted insurance partner for their bespoke berth holders scheme. Established  across 11 premier marinas across the UK, this accounts for some 4,000+ berths in total.

The fourth edition of Steering the Course, World Sailing’s global women’s sailing festival, will take on a special focus in this Olympic year by celebrating the pathway many of the sport’s role models have taken to the Olympic Ga...

We regularly measure our website traffic against that of our closest competitors in the marine sector. We now have updated figures from November 2023 to January 2024 that we are proud to share with you.

Windstar Cruises has announced its first ‘President’s Mystery Cruise’ is set to depart on 19 April, 2025.