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First Giorgio Armani superyacht to set sail in 2024
Monday, 13 February 2023A fashionable new superyacht, designed by The Italian Sea Group and Giorgio Armani, is set to hit the water in early 2024.
New Videoworks division brings ‘5G streaming’ to the high seas
Monday, 13 February 2023Videoworks has created a new business unit for ‘connectivity and communication solutions’, focused on providing high-speed internet to yachting clients during their time at sea.
Team Holcim PRB wins leg 2 of The Ocean Race
Sunday, 12 February 2023Skipper Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim – PRB have won Leg 2 of The Ocean Race from Cabo Verde to Cape Town after a tense battle through the final miles of the race.
Developer reveals £200m plan for marina and hotel in Southampton
Friday, 10 February 2023A developer has tabled a £200m plan for a new waterfront development in Southampton, with a mix of facilities including restaurants, a hotel, flats and a marina.
GMBA Middle East: marina developments, market growth and new financing on the horizon
Friday, 10 February 2023GMBA’s Kai Malmivaara gives an update on the Middle Eastern marine market.
VIDEO: RNLI on the lookout for new beach lifesavers
Friday, 10 February 2023The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) says it is on the hunt for budding lifeguards to launch their lifesaving careers on some of the UK’s most popular beaches.
Yamaha owned boating brands go virtual
Friday, 10 February 2023All models from the Yamaha owned Buster, Yamarin, and Cross boat brands can now be explored in a new virtual environment.
Windy Boats appoints new dealer in Portugal
Friday, 10 February 2023Scandinavian boat manufacturer Windy Scandinavia has appointed Skyboat as its new Portuguese dealer.
A+T Instruments appoints new chief operating officer
Friday, 10 February 2023A+T Instruments, Hampshire-based manufacturer of high-end yacht instruments, has announced Nils Jolliffe as chief operating officer.
Marina installs environmentally friendly boat wash centre
Friday, 10 February 2023Fambridge Yacht Haven says it has installed two interceptor tanks, designed to ensure oils, paint fragments and other materials are prevented from re-entering the river when boats are lifted ashore.
SailGP returns to San Francisco for Season 3 Grand Final showdown
Thursday, 09 February 2023 Tickets for the SailGP Season 3 Grand Final | San Francisco are now on sale, giving fans the opportunity to once again experience the high-adrenaline conclusion to the SailGP Season 3 Championship on San Francisco Bay on May 6 – 7, 2023. After...Spirit Yachts lifts the lid on its clean energy drive and solar sails
Thursday, 09 February 2023Last year, Sean McMillan, founder of Spirit Yachts, announced that more than half the boats on order with the company were repeat orders for existing owners, but each repeat order owner was moving from diesel to electric. This obviously delighted...
One week to go until SBS BoatLife!
Thursday, 09 February 2023In exactly one week the doors will open at SBS BoatLife 2023 to display an incredible 200+ boats and over 150 exhibitors at the NEC in Birmingham from 16-19 February.
America’s Cup: Brit’s test boat catches fire after double capsize
Thursday, 09 February 2023Ineos Britannia, Britain’s challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has suffered a setback after its T6 test boat capsized and caught fire while on the water during a test day in Palma Bay, Mallorca in Spain.
Oyster Yachts replaces CEO
Thursday, 09 February 2023Ashley Highfield has been appointed as the new CEO of Oyster Yachts.
New Singapore yacht show aims to ‘put an end to speculation’
Thursday, 09 February 2023SG Marine Guide, an online platform for the Singapore boating community, has announced the launch of the Singapore Yacht Festival (SYF), to take place at One°15 Marina Sentosa Cove from 27 to 30 April 2023.
New Zealand discovers $500m of ‘Batman’ cocaine floating in Pacific Ocean
Thursday, 09 February 2023New Zealand’s navy has intercepted a record-breaking haul of cocaine floating in international waters in the Pacific Ocean.
ePropulsion launches safety package for watersports
Thursday, 09 February 2023To help clubs and watersports providers move away from burning hydrocarbons, ePropulsion UK (and its Hayling Island-based dealer eSolent) says it’s launching a new e-safety boat package.
Water tech firm Xylem reports 2022 revenue of $5.5bn
Thursday, 09 February 2023American water technology provider Xylem Inc. has reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, and full-year 2022 revenue of $5.5 billion.
Boatshed.com launches charter service
Wednesday, 08 February 2023Boatshed.com – the UK’s first online yacht broker with 80+ offices globally and over 1.2m registered users – has launched a new service, BoatshedCharter, enabling its worldwide audience to charter b...
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