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A new exhibition celebrating the legendary yacht-building Fife family of Fairlie on the Clyde and featuring artwork by Alastair Houston opens at the Scottish Maritime Museum (Denny Tank) on Castle Street, Dumbarton, on Saturday (4 July)....

Over 30 Contessa yachts went to Yarmouth last weekend from all over the South Coast and further afield for the fourth annual RSYC Contessa Regatta.

Andark marked its 50th Anniversary in style with a hugely successful Watersports Festival, welcoming hundreds of visitors from 26–28 June for three unforgettable days of activities, demonstrations and family fun.

More than 200 secondary school students took to the water in Portsmouth this week as the 1851 Trust returned to the city where its story began, delivering four days of hands-on science, sailing and careers experiences ahead of Emirates Great Brita...

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars presents Phantom Regatta, a one-of-one Phantom Extended commission which pays tribute to the racing yachts of the South Coast and to the regattas they contest each summer on the Solent – among them the historic Cowes W...

With six months to go, registration for the 2026 Youth Sailing World Championships has exceeded 400 sailors across all classes. 

An opportunity is being offered for a third apprentice to join the team at Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour on the Beaulieu River. The successful trainee will follow in the footsteps of two previous apprentices, who both passed their final ...

The internationally acclaimed Wellermen will join this year’s Massed Bands of HM Royal Marines Beating Retreat, bringing their distinctive sea shanty sound to one of the nation’s most spectacular displays of military music and pageantr...

The entry deadline for this year’s Round the Island Race is fast approaching.

Pupils, aged 8 to 25 from 6 Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) schools across west Cornwall will take to Trevassack Lake on Tuesday 7 July as part of the Children’s Sailing Trust’s annual Inclusive Games Regatta, supported...

The countdown is on! Applications are open for the RYA Eric Twiname Youth & Junior Team Racing Championships 2026. Exciting, tactical, sociable! This youth sailing event is a firm favourite in the UK racing calendar.

The UK’s sail training sector delivered more than 47,000 days at sea in 2025, according to a new review published today by the Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO), highlighting both the scale of the sector and the rising need f...

GN Espace has unveiled the Alize Gastro Grill, the first IPX5-rated electric cooking appliance designed specifically for use on the deck of a yacht, both at anchor and at sea. 

Celebrating and protecting marine life is more important than ever as the High Seas Treaty becomes reality, say The Wildlife Trusts. 

Thorne Design is celebrating its tenth anniversary after successfully delivering 195 naval architecture and marine engineering projects across the UK, Europe, China, South Africa and beyond, as the company expands its team and supports a growing p...

Steamship Shieldhall is delighted to announce two additional sailings to her 2026 sailing programme, both being staged later this month.

Fairview Sailing has announced a new partnership with Savvy Navvy bringing additional benefits and navigation tools to Fairview charter customers.

Entries are shaping up for another bumper edition of the Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta, 24 – 26 July, one of the premier events in the annual Solent racing calendar. 

Musto has launched a new collection of waterproof bags and luggage, purpose-built for sailors, adventurers, and travellers who demand gear that can handle whatever the elements throw at it.