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VIDEO: Cheetah Marine launches EV-ready 6.3m RIB – Cheetah R630
Wednesday, 21 June 2023Cheetah Marine has revealed what it believes to be the world’s first EV-ready RIB, the Cheetah R630.
Former Sea Cadet donates his boat to raise funds for the Gosport Sea Cadets
Wednesday, 21 June 2023Last month, former Sea Cadet, Keith Gooch, donated his beloved vessel, a 24ft motor sailor named Alexandra, to raise funds for the Gosport Sea Cadets.
Borrow A Boat to continue trading ‘uninterrupted’
Wednesday, 21 June 2023British boat rental and yacht charter marketplace Borrow A Boat has been acquired by a group of investors and CEO and founder Matt Ovenden. The company has made assurances to its customers that trading is continuing uninterrupted, as the business ...
Cheetah Marine launches electric-ready 6.3m RIB
Wednesday, 21 June 2023Cheetah Marine has revealed what it believes to be the world’s first EV-ready RIB, the Cheetah R630. The Cheetah R630 comes with either a petrol or diesel outboard, but can be converted by RS Electric Boats into a fully operational 100 per c...
X Shore and Bosch Engineering to develop new electric drive system
Wednesday, 21 June 2023Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore and Bosch Engineering are partnering to improve the performance and efficiency of the electric drive system of the X Shore 1 model. Launched in September 2022, the X Shore 1 is an electric day cruiser pow...
Zhik partners with US SailGP team
Wednesday, 21 June 2023Australian sailing brand Zhik has been appointed as the official technical partner to the US SailGP Team and US SailGP Team Foiling First. Zhik says the USA is an important market for the company and with four SailGP events scheduled in the ...
Millennium Cup superyacht regatta moves to Auckland
Wednesday, 21 June 2023New Zealand’s Millennium Cup, the South Pacific’s longest-running superyacht regatta, is moving from the Bay of Islands to the city of Auckland next year, organisers have confirmed. Auckland is around 200 kilometres south of the Bay of...
FarSounder receives new 3D-sonar patent
Wednesday, 21 June 2023Sonar specialist FarSounder has expanded its IP portfolio with the issuance of its eighth patent. This US patent (number 11,609,316) expands the company’s patent portfolio for its sonar system and its 3D processing. Farsounder, a developer o...
Falmouth Classics
Tuesday, 20 June 2023Blues skies and sun welcomed the 90 vessels arriving in the port on Thursday 15th June to participate in the Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management Falmouth Classics.
The Ocean Race fleets are easing their way south
Tuesday, 20 June 2023Nobody will be breaking any records on Tuesday in The Ocean Race. Light winds mean speeds are still modest for both IMOCA and VO65 fleets as they slide down to the south along the west coast of the Iberian peninsula.
Perfect “Fit” as Falmouth RNLI shop relocates into Harbour Office – new volunteers welcome!
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 Falmouth Harbour Office has joined forces with Falmouth RNLI, providing the prime site of a new shop for the charity as it seeks new volunteers to join the team helping raise vital funds for its local lifesavers. The RNLI shop and volunteers are now...The Princess Royal, Princess Anne to officially open ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Tuesday, 20 June 2023Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne will officially open the 30th annual ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy, on Saturday 1st July 2023.
French builder Catana Group launches new power catamaran brand
Tuesday, 20 June 2023The French boatbuilder Catana Group has unveiled its power catamaran brand, YOT. Catana Group, known for the Catana and Bali brands of sailing and cruising catamarans, says YOT began in 2020 with the idea to design ‘innovative catamarans&rsq...
Race to find missing Titanic submarine with five onboard
Tuesday, 20 June 2023A rescue operation is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean after a tourist submersible carrying five passengers to the wreck of the Titanic lost contact with its support vessel. OceanGate Expeditions confirmed that one of its submersibles has ...
Calls for river users to help war against invasive water plant
Tuesday, 20 June 2023Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, in partnership with the Environment Agency, has launched its #PennywortAlert scheme for 2023 as it urges the public to report sightings of the harmful aquatic weed, floating pennywort, on waterways. Floatin...
Fairline appoints new dealer for Greece and Cyprus
Tuesday, 20 June 2023British luxury motor yacht manufacturer Fairline has announced Fairyachts as its new Greece and Cyprus dealer. Fairyachts is headed up by Aris Sophocleous, who has a 15-year relationship with Fairline, and is an owner of a Targa 65. Sophocleous sa...
Independent Boat Builders selects Scanstrut as exclusive supplier
Tuesday, 20 June 2023Marine industry purchasing cooperative, Independent Boat Builders Inc (IBBI), has chosen Scanstrut as its exclusive supplier of USB and wireless chargers. “We are thrilled to partner with Scanstrut as our exclusive USB and wireless charger s...
Anglers win Yamaha-powered prize boat at Sea Angling Classic
Tuesday, 20 June 2023A jubilant team of anglers picked up the richest prize in UK boat fishing when they were presented with an Extreme 745 Game King fully rigged with Yamaha 300hp V6 outboard engine, complete with a Helm Master EX joystick boat control system, at the...
A+T Instruments appoints new head of sales
Tuesday, 20 June 2023A+T Instruments, a UK-based manufacturer of high-end yacht instruments, has announced Pete Simmonds as the firm’s new head of sales. A+T Instruments says Simmonds, an experienced yacht captain and marina manager, will lead the company’...
Yamaha powered prize boat presented to Sea Angling Classic winners
Monday, 19 June 2023A jubilant team of anglers picked up the richest prize in UK boat fishing when they were presented with an Extreme 745 Game King fully rigged with Yamaha 300hp V6 outboard engine, complete with a Helm Master EX joystick boat control system, at the...
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