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Royal Museums Greenwich will celebrate World Oceans Day on 10 June 2023 with a free festival at the National Maritime Museum. RMG is working with scientific organisations, conservation charities, artist collectives and community groups to produce ...

The National Maritime Museum will mark Windrush Day 2023 with two days of activities on 22 and 24 June. The events will be suitable for a range of audiences, with a variety of activities organised in collaboration with the Caribbean Social Forum a...

The announcement of the first pre-regatta to be held in the beautiful Catalan seaside port of Vilanova i la Geltrú from the 14 – 17 September 2023 was the month’s big news from an organisational standpoint and certainly sharpene...

boatfolk’s Portland Marina has announced a new partnership with its long-standing marina charity, Clean Jurassic Coast CIC, and marathon swimmer, Chloë McCardel’s Channel Queen charter business.

D-Marin has announced that its head office and 10 of its marinas have been awarded with ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2015 certification for running an effective, integrated occupational health, safety and environmental (HSE) management system. Bri...

The organisers of London Luxury Afloat are welcoming Azimut, Bayliner, Beneteau, MGM Boats and RAND to London Luxury Afloat (18-22 April).

Bigger and better than ever before, the 2023 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show boasts its most impressive line-up of global power, sail and electric boating brands yet. If you’re serious about buying, then this year’s show at Ocea...

Since the 1940s, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has organised a season of multiple races and organised the first RORC Season’s Points Championship in 2000 using the IRC Rating System.

IT was 1740 UTC when Ian Herbert Jones first saw the Taiwanese Fishing Vessel ZI DA WANG arriving from the North. 26 hours before, the Shropshire sailor closing the GGR fleet in the southern Atlantic was unable to make contact by sat phone. He cho...

Sunseeker International launches a new training initiative to address a national skills shortage affecting the marine industry.

In December 2022, Emirates Team New Zealand broke the wind-powered land-speed world record in our revolutionary land yacht, Horonuku, piloted by Glenn Ashby.

While the GGR Crisis Management Team ( CMT)  kept Ian informed of the developments in his rescue throughout the night, they were not receiving response and updates. He was however manually activating the “acknowledgment” button on...

Showcasing an extensive line up of Yamaha outboards and marine products, Yamaha boat partners are all set for the South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show, 21-23 April.

Scotland’s economy has recorded a multi-million pound boost thanks to marine tourism during 2022 a national study has found.

Gunwharf Quays is partnering with The British Street Food Awards to host the Southern heats of the competition at the South Coast’s biggest outlet shopping destination for the third consecutive year.

At 1540UTC Ian Herbert Jones SKIPPER PUFFIN rang the GGR Race Office on Iridium phone to advise that he was in extreme weather and confused sea, 50 knots, gusting over 70 knots, running under bare poles, trying to hand steer downwind. The yacht wa...

Micky Beckett secured his second consecutive Princess Sofia Trophy win as the British Sailing Team brought home four golds and two silvers from the iconic Palma regatta.

In the northern hemisphere, it’s been tense for Kirsten Neuschäfer (ZAF), in less wind than her runner-up for longer. Every time it looks like she’s losing the lead, she finds the resources to grab some miles back, or clutch to th...

Ballistic RIBs has announced the launch of its latest model, the XP80 Adventure RIB.

Global marina network D-Marin has announced that they will develop the Pylos Marina, Greece, with a multi-million euro investment in partnership with TEMES S.A.