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Sophie Tapp, director of Maritime Yacht Services Ltd has been honoured by the British Marine Trades Association as Young Professional of the Year, supported by A-Plan.

Explorer, marine biologist and former Royal Marine Officer, Monty Halls has become Raymarine’s latest ambassador as he prepares for his first ever sailing adventure. Star of the popular TV show Great Escapes, the high-pro...

Cowes Classics Day, preceding the start of the hugely popular Cowes Classics Week yacht racing regatta, promises to enthral all those with an interest in classic cars and boats.

The Isle of Wight Distillery, producers of high quality and hand-crafted spirits, Mermaid Gins, Mermaid Salt Vodka and Mermaid Spiced Rum, has announced a three year partnership with Prometheus Sailing, a yacht charter company ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has revealed that its lifeboat crews saved the lives* of 108 people crossing the English Channel last year.

The clock is on the final countdown to the start of racing at Superyacht Cup Palma 2023 with another diverse and eye-catching selection of some of the world’s finest superyachts gathering in the Mallorcan home of Mediterranean sailing.

Opening up membership to a more extensive audience whilst optimising usage potential during quieter periods, Freedom Boat Club UK has launched an exciting new weekday initiative!

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

Volunteer crews from the RNLI were on hand to assist after a light aircraft ditched off the South Wales Coast.

The Hague served up some of the best racing conditions the IMOCA fleet has seen in this edition of The Ocean Race on Tuesday afternoon. Bright sunshine and strong winds approaching 20 knots made for fast and furious foiling for the In-Port Race....

Hovertravel is showcasing its long association with Isle of Wight Pride by adding a rainbow logo to the front of both its hovercraft. Replacing the all-white branding within the union flag livery, the logo now includes all the colours from the cur...

National Historic Ships UK has appointed six historic vessels from around the UK to act as its Flagships of the Year for 2023 and ‘fly the flag’ for maritime heritage. 

Ocean Youth Trust South (OYT South) is delighted to announce that it’s partnering with Saltee (a UK-based sun care brand). The Saltee Foundation, the charitable trust aligned to Saltee, will initially be providing its Saltee Active Sun Lotio...

Maritime experts from the Department for Transport met with some of the Solent’s maritime business leaders on a fact-finding visit organised by Maritime UK Solent, in partnership with Red Funnel and Wight Shipyard Company (as a subsidiary of...

This year’s Chichester Harbour Race Week is set for August. 

The worst drought for 70 years has hit the Panama Canal, forcing today’s strict new regulations that slash the capacity of some containerships by 40 per cent. New surcharges, rising costs and increasing bottlenecks will likely increase the p...

While Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40’s have been maximising their time on the water pre start training and development testing on Auckland’s harbour, the shore crew have been operating at equal intensity on top of their day to...

The St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association’s ‘10th Antigua Sailing Day’, which was held at Lackford Lake, near Bury St Edmunds, on Sunday, was a great success.

With its construction now well underway and schedul...