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The Yachting Journalists’ Association has announced the start of the public nomination process for their awards: the Yachtsman of the Year, Young Sailor of the Year and the Young Journalist of the year.
 
These prestigious awards...

Tuesday 19 September at the Southampton International Boat Show the focus was on apprenticeships and marine careers. To get the day underway, 69 apprentices from five leading companies in the marine industry came together for a recognition ceremon...

Finalists for the Maritime UK (MUK) Solent Awards 2023 celebrated at a special reception held at the Southampton International Boat Show. 

Following a successful stopover and hosting of The Ocean Race Summit in January 2023, Cabo Verde and The Ocean Race will focus on protecting and promoting ocean health through sport and science.

On Wednesday 20 September Radio X’s ‘The Chris Moyles Show’ were live from his big green luxury ‘Prize Dump’ tour bus parked outside the charity’s lifeboat station.

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An injured crew member from the 53ft French Yacht TRIANA, racing around the world in the McIntyre Ocean Globe was successfully rescued yesterday after a dramatic long-range helicopter mission. The alarm was raised early on the morning of...

British Marine hosted the inaugural Trade Tuesday event aimed at strengthening industry networking opportunities and supporting trade business which takes place during the show.

National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, has announced the winner of its eleventh annual photography competition, showcasing images relating to all aspects of the UK’s historic relationship with the sea.

A new high-performance utility 10m RIB designed and built by Isle of Wight-based Island RIBs, makes its debut at the Southampton Boat Show.

National boating business, boatfolk, launches the all-new logbook in the boatfolk app, powered by SailTies.

One year after the launch of ‘Our OCEAN Promise’, international yacht charter companies, Sunsail and The Moorings, are celebrating key sustainability achievements.

International yacht sales and charter companies, Sunsail and The Moorings, unveil a new partnership with renowned French sailing yacht manufacturer, Dufour Yachts.

Some 60 swimmers from across the country braved the early morning start to take part in the Southampton International Boat Show open water swimming event, which returned to the boat show on Sunday 17 September, raising money for local charity the ...

The Portuguese Rescue Coordination Center is working with the McIntyre Ocean Globe crisis management team to coordinate a long-range helicopter medivac of injured sailor Stéphane Raguenes on board the French yacht TRIANA...

Howden UK & Ireland has launched its new marine insurance practice at the Southampton International Boat Show.  The new marine practice provides a full spectrum of insurance solutions to the marine industry, UK boat owners and blue o...

boatcare, a national boat repairs and maintenance company, part of boatfolk, announces a brand-new role and the appointment of Deena Currie as boatcare Boat Sales Manager, as the company responds to its continued growth across the UK.

At 14:00 UTC, skipper of yacht Triana FR (66), Jean d’Arthuys, informed McIntyre Ocean Globe race control of an incident onboard. Crew member Stéphane Raguenes had fallen on deck, resulting in a seri...

Having come into the final day of the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup here in Vilanova i La Geltrú sitting in fifth place, it was an outside bet at best that NYYC American Magic could climb the leaderboard and chal...