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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...

Fairline has revealed new interior and exterior images of its all-new model the Targa 40, which will make its world debut at boot Düsseldorf 2024. 

Leg 6 victory opens up a small margin on the race leaderboard for 11th Hour Racing Team.

Morgan Cup Race
RYS Line Cowes – Dartmouth
Start: Friday 16 June from 1800 BST
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Royal Thames YC, the Royal Dart YC, and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

MDL Marinas is seeking to partner with independent marinas around the coast of the British Isles to expand its cruising network in the UK.

Chichester Harbour Conservancy has appointed Joanna Cox as Harbour Master. Jo joins the Senior Management Team at the Conservancy, responsible for the safe operation of Chichester Harbour, and management of the Harbour Team.

Cowes Week Ltd has announced that cross-Solent ferry operator, Red Funnel has joined the event’s family of Official Sponsors.

The Canal & River Trust is appealing to people living in Wolverhampton for information after a public art sculpture, part of a series along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, was vandalised and almost sawn in half.

SMG is presenting a complete portable Search and Rescue (SAR) LIVE sonar kit at Seawork on Berth VA6.