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Friday 19 May saw the official opening of Premier Marinas’ new marina and boatyard at Noss on Dart.

Meros Yachtsharing welcomes CO2-neutral fuels to power their new 95 yacht. 

Over 450 adventurers, from 48 nations, filled the Portsmouth Guildhall for their Race Crew Allocation, one of the biggest and most highly anticipated events in the Clipper Race calendar. 

May’s World Sailing Show focuses on Tom Slingsby’s Team Australia in San Francisco as SailGP season three honours are decided. It was a close fought fight on the water between Australia, New Zealand and Team Emirates GBR, wit...

Those wishing to benefit from a discount when they enter for Cowes Classics Week 2023 may still do so, but time is running out.  The discount ends at midnight on Wednesday 31st May.

New entries have boosted the Superyacht Cup Palma fleet with just a month to go to the 27th edition of the annual celebration of sail.

Sixty-nine boats started the North Sea Race outside the Royal Harwich YC for the 180nm race bound for the Scheveningen Yacht Club, Netherlands. The overall winner after IRC time correction was the J/122 Ajeto! raced Two-Handed by Robin Verhoef &am...

Decked out and dressed overall in union jack bunting and signal flags, 30 Dunkirk Little Ships assembled in the centre basin of historic St Katharine Docks. This unique May event, showcasing these incredible and meticulously preserved war heroes, ...

The 2nd edition of the Plymouth Fastnet 500 takes place on 13 August. Starting on and finishing from Plymouth Sound, this is a great option to see the Fastnet rock in all its splendour without the logistical headaches before or after the race.&nbs...

Renowned sailor, author and raconteur, Tom Cunliffe has introduced an exciting new interactive app using raster charts derived from UKHO data.

The start date for the 705nm biennial SSE Renewables Round Ireland Yacht Race has been announced.

The Canal & River Trust has published the results of its first-ever Boater Census of the 35,000 boats licensed on the charity’s 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales. The Census is intended to offer a snapshot of life on the wate...

The Island Sailing Club’s Race Team has announced that Kelpie, the famous 57ft gaff cutter classic yacht, will be racing in this year’s Round the Island Race within the ISCRS Fleet. She joins the growing number of boats taking part in ...

Over the last five years, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has seen a surge in people heading out on their paddleboards. In 2022, RNLI lifeguards and lifeboat crews responded to 1,465 incidents, more than double* in...

Founder of Sail Electric, Wayne Peters, and a private owner of a full electric Southerly 47 have entered the renowned Azores and Back Race (AZAB) in June. Sailing two-handed, and powered only by natural resources, Doris is the only yacht of her ki...

 The 76th Cannes Film Festival is underway, but one particularly spectacular world premiere on the bill will be experienced in the port area of the southern French town rather than on a cinema screen. This is where the BMW brand and boat make...

Freedom Boat Club has announced the planned opening of its newest Club on Australia’s Gold Coast. Freedom’s third franchise territory in Australia and fifth location in the region will be based at Sanctuary Cove Marin...

Head over to BoatBid.com to take a look at the auction catalogue and make a bid on one of the entries!

UKSA has announced yachtswoman Dee Caffari MBE as its host for its first Crew Welfare round table during this week’s Mental Health Awareness Week, with a view to effecting positive change for seafarers.