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Marine engine manufacturer Mercury Marine has begun serial production of its new 20e and 35e Avator electric propulsion systems, with release for sale planned for later in 2023. Mercury, a division of Brunswick Corporation, launched its first elec...

Ahoy Club, the Australian charter and brokerage firm owned by the Malouf family, has taken a ‘significant stake’ in yacht brokerage company Ray White Marine, a leading player in the luxury yachting industry headed up by the Rodwell fam...

A ‘boat jumping’ challenge that gained traction on the TikTok social media platform has been blamed for four deaths in the US state of Alabama. The so-called challenge involves people posting footage of themselves jumping off a moving ...

Marine electronics giant Raymarine has announced its line of Axiom chartplotters are now completely integrated with Rhodan’s full line of trolling motors. Designed for boats ranging from a small skiff to a 42ft centre console, Rhodan trollin...

Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS) is launching a new innovation hub for its upcoming fifth edition, in partnership with startup hub Yachting Ventures. Organisers of the annual show, which runs this year from 9-12 November 2023 at the Abu D...

Global racing league SailGP has revealed details of a new regional structure and team for Asia Pacific as it heads into an expanded fourth season. SailGP is a global championship that features national teams battling in short races at venues acros...

Princess Anne has made an appearance at Port Edgar Marina in Edinburgh to help launch Wetwheels Edinburgh, a specially adapted powerboat designed to give disabled people the chance to experience the excitement of being out on the water. Having bee...

Ian Wyllie, who bought a boat via Boatshed IOW in February 2021 is taking on the challenge of sailing around Britain single handed. Here is his latest update:

This year’s Southampton International Boat Show offers even more opportunities to see, try and buy with an increased number of retail and chandlery stands selling everything from the latest clothing, footwear, beachwear and accessories to sp...

HRH The Princess Royal took to the water at Port Edgar Marina on 5 July to launch Wetwheels Edinburgh, a specially adapted powerboat giving disabled people access to the water.

After a year of forced hiatus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Brig factory in Kharkiv has resumed production and the first all-new Brig RIBs have arrived in Australia. Sirocco Marine, Australian dealer for Brig since 2006, welcomed the...

Boating Business (BB) magazine, established over 40 years ago, will close on 31 July 2023. The company behind the publication, Mercator Media, says the closure is related to the way marketing spends have been allocated since the turn of the centur...

A young sailor attempting to circumnavigate Australia has been rescued after a 24-hour emergency operation, including two failed attempts. Queensland sailor Xavier Doerr, 22, was attempting to break several records for circumnavigating Austra...

Malaysian boatbuilder Grand Banks is expanding its production facility in Malaysia by more than 25 per cent, to handle bigger luxury boats, increase capacity and accelerate boatbuilding activities. The expansion, which will cost approximately US$6...

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 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 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 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 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.

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.