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Following the success of the award-winning V58 and V40, Princess strengthens its dynamic V Class offering with the latest additions to the range of sport yachts – the all-new V65, V60 and V50.

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Three new Dark Sky Discovery Sites have been designated in Chichester Harbour.

The sites were all identified as excellent places for stargazing due to their impressive levels of darkness, excellent lines of sight and good accessibility year roun...

The UK’s leading marine conservation charity has launched a campaign to highlight how little things we do in our daily lives – often miles away from the coast – can have a massive effect on the quality of our coastal waters.

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It is time for one wine to get its yearly debut, while a fizz is still seeing a huge increase in UK sales.

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The Actisense NMEA 2000 Network Starter Kit contains everything you need to make an initial NMEA 2000 network

Common or blue mussels.jpg Common or Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) open and feeding in current. Mussel beds provide an important food source for wintering waders. Image: Paul Kay and Natural England

The Beaulieu River Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour keeps pace with modern demands while remaining an unspoilt, stunning, natural haven. 

The Beaulieu River is one of only a few privately owned estuaries in the world. Four centuries of cu...

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On 11 November three men will board a liferaft on the River Hamble, where they will stay for 24 hours to raise funds for cancer charity, Sail 4 Cancer.

From the relative safety of the River Hamble, the crew will simulate a sailor’s worst n...

Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race saw the teams race 1,850 nautical miles from Alicante to Lisbon, spending approximately six days at sea. Here are some of the best images that show just how weird life offshore can be…

The team behind Sail Aid UK has been looking into additional fundraising options to help broaden the reach and appeal of its initiative beyond the pro-sailors and to also attract support from the huge cruising fraternity that enjoys sailing the C...

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An old adage in yacht racing dictates that to win a race, you first need to finish. A strenuous 38th edition of Rolex Middle Sea Race, held from 21 – 28 October, proved an emphatic case study.

Of the 104 starters only 35 crossed the finish...

Garmin Ltd. has acquired Navionics S.p.A., a privately-held worldwide provider of electronic navigational charts and mobile applications for the marine industry.

“Navionics has long been known as a leading supplier of highly accurate navig...

With the help of drones, areas of the ocean which have previously proved challenging to access are now within reach.

Treacherous arctic conditions make exploration from a boat in these remote areas difficult, even for the most experienced resear...

Round the world sailor Alex Alley is aiming to attempt to establish a new ‘Solo Non-stop Around the World’ sailing record next year in his 40’ yacht ‘Pixel Flyer’.

Alex already holds the records for: ‘Length o...

The finish line is in sight for construction work to be completed on South Quay, the first phase of Poole Harbour Commissioner’s masterplan.

On budget and on schedule to be operational from January 2018, the £10 million expansion wil...

Cowes Yacht Haven is continuing to advance its improvement programme to reflect its position as the premier venue for the country’s top dry sailing race fleets, with the installation of a new 50 ton hoist and 25 ton boat moving vehicle.

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