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Harry Besley, the 17-year-old Round Britain eRIB Challenge skipper, is delighted to announce that marine clothing brand GILL has signed up to pledge support as a Premium Sponsor. Aligned with their intent to ‘inspire the next generation of a...

F1 aficionado and TV personality Eddie Jordan was joined by representatives from iconic yachting brands Oyster Yachts, Sunseeker and Princess Yachts and show organisers, British Marine to officially open London Luxury Afloat 2023.

Join Princess Yacht s at the 2023 London Luxury Afloat boat show, from 18 – 22 April. Held in the historic setting of St. Katharine Docks, with the iconic backdrop of Tower Bridge the show is bringing the very best of luxury yachting to the ...

Supporting the wellbeing and welfare of seafarers, The Seafarers’ Charity is set to start receiving regular donations as Mark Ashley-Miller continues his fundraising Harbour Master Sailing Challenge.

Man’s best friend made up the majority of the 209 creature call-outs last year with the charity recording 164 dog rescues. But there were also some surprises on the list of animals saved; in 2022 the charity was called upon to rescue 27 dolp...

Responding to demand from boat builders and sailors alike, Seldén Mast has expanded its popular range of Roller Bearing Blocks.

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.