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Magical Mushroom Company seeks investment in biodegradable bodyboard
Magical Mushroom Company seeks investment in biodegradable bodyboard
Monday, 10 July 2023

Magical Mushroom Company (MMC), a packaging company focused on making polystyrene a thing of the past, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a biodegradable bodyboard made from mycelium and hemp waste. Mycelium, described as a giant underg...

Highfield Boats adds two dealers to its US network
Highfield Boats adds two dealers to its US network
Monday, 10 July 2023

Highfield Boats has announced the addition of two new dealer partners in New York state: Spellman’s Marine, a full-service boat dealership and separate marine service centre on Long Island in Hampton Bays, and Northern Marine, a full-service...

Yanmar appoints product manager for sustainable propulsion
Yanmar appoints product manager for sustainable propulsion
Monday, 10 July 2023

Yanmar Marine has appointed Stijn Takes as its new product manager, focusing on developing new hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems, amongst other upcoming sustainable propulsion technologies. Takes, who will be based at the company’...

Cowes Week announces Cowes Yacht Haven as an Official Sponsor
Cowes Week announces Cowes Yacht Haven as an Official Sponsor
Friday, 07 July 2023

Cowes Week is delighted to announce that Cowes Yacht Haven, the marina at the heart of the Medina River and the spiritual home of Cowes Week has become an Official Sponsor, further increasing the support they already give the event in 2023.

UKSA welcomes HRH The Princess Royal for Founders’ Club dinner
UKSA welcomes HRH The Princess Royal for Founders’ Club dinner
Friday, 07 July 2023

UKSA recently welcomed its Patron Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to its Founders’ Club dinner event to share some of the inspirational stories of beneficiaries the charity’s fundraising has contributed to.

First county contribute to #ProtectOurBeds
First county contribute to #ProtectOurBeds
Friday, 07 July 2023

Cornwall has become the first county to contribute data to global seagrass initiative, #ProtectOurBeds, a new campaign digitally mapping sensitive seabed locations for marine users in the savvy navvy app.

Italian startup launches ‘fully recyclable’ production boat
Italian startup launches ‘fully recyclable’ production boat
Friday, 07 July 2023

Italian startup Northern Light Composites (Nlcomp) has launched its new EcoRacer30 sailing boat, which the firm claims can be fully recycled thanks to new composite technology. Nlcomp, which is based in Monfalcone, specialises in rComposite techno...

Fletcher F23: British boatbuilder relaunches with first new model in 20 years
Fletcher F23: British boatbuilder relaunches with first new model in 20 years
Friday, 07 July 2023

British sportsboat manufacturer Fletcher has revealed details of its new F23 model, set to launch in July 2023 and be ready for delivery from March 2024. The F23, which is a completely new design from Fletcher, will initially launch as a petrol ou...

Video: Dubai police divers recover Rolex watch lost on yacht trip
Video: Dubai police divers recover Rolex watch lost on yacht trip
Friday, 07 July 2023

Dubai police have located a luxurious Rolex watch, worth a reported AED250,000 (US$68,000), which fell into the sea during a yacht trip off Palm Jumeirah. The expensive watch belonged to a British tourist who lost the Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece ...

Round Britain eRIB attempt postponed to 2024
Round Britain eRIB attempt postponed to 2024
Friday, 07 July 2023

The Round Britain eRIB Challenge, originally due to occur this summer, will now take place in 2024, following delays in the vessel’s production schedule. The Round Britain eRIB challenge, which was scheduled to start at Lyme Regis,...

Entries open for the Superyacht UK Young Designer Competition
Entries open for the Superyacht UK Young Designer Competition
Friday, 07 July 2023

Superyacht UK is calling for talented young designers to design the 50m yacht of the future, as part of the 2023 Superyacht UK Young Designer competition. This competition, sponsored by Marine Resources, returns this year during the Southampton In...

British Sailing Team poised for Paris 2024 dress rehearsal
British Sailing Team poised for Paris 2024 dress rehearsal
Friday, 07 July 2023

The Paris 2024 test event is taking place in Provencal capital of Marseille in the south of France from 9 – 16 July.

Babcock completes maintenance on RRS Sir David Attenborough
Babcock completes maintenance on RRS Sir David Attenborough
Friday, 07 July 2023

Babcock International has completed maintenance works for the Royal Research Ship (RRS) Sir David Attenborough at its Rosyth facilities. Babcock welcomed the RRS Sir David Attenborough to the Scottish town of Rosyth in early June 20...

Fletcher unveils new F series with the launch of the F23
Fletcher unveils new F series with the launch of the F23
Friday, 07 July 2023

British sports boat manufacturer, Fletcher, announces the details of its new F23, set to launch in July 2023 and be ready for delivery from March 2024.

HM Coastguard helicopters to be used for hospital transfers
HM Coastguard helicopters to be used for hospital transfers
Friday, 07 July 2023

An agreement has been signed to make it easier for HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopters to respond to requests to transport seriously ill or injured adult patients between NHS hospitals in England. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will...

Ocean Globe Race
Ocean Globe Race
Friday, 07 July 2023

Most would regard sailing 30,000 miles around the world via the three great capes, an epic, life-changing achievement in itself.

French America’s Cup Challenger sailing squad is revealed
French America’s Cup Challenger sailing squad is revealed
Friday, 07 July 2023

Orient Express Racing Team — the French Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup — has reached another significant milestone en route to next year’s showdown in Barcelona with the unveiling of the sailing squad. The announceme...

The Ocean Race: A journey like no other
The Ocean Race: A journey like no other
Thursday, 06 July 2023

By Ken Read, President of North Sails

Avikus expands in US, appoints managing director
Avikus expands in US, appoints managing director
Thursday, 06 July 2023

Avikus, HD Hyundai’s autonomous navigation in-house startup, has appointed Paul Petani to the position of managing director of North America. In his new role, Petani is responsible for establishing the brand and an official US entity, growin...

MY Horus: The 70m superyacht inspired by classic sports cars
MY Horus: The 70m superyacht inspired by classic sports cars
Thursday, 06 July 2023

Italian yacht design firm Studio Agon has revealed images of MY Horus, an elegant 70-metre superyacht concept inspired by J-class sailing boats and iconic sports cars from the 1960s. These classic references are reflected in the yacht’s slee...

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