News

The 2022 YJA Yachtsman of the Year and YJA Young Sailor of the Year trophies, regarded as the most prestigious awards in British boating, were awarded on the Main Stage at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show on Saturday afternoon.

It was an extraordinary ‘stop-go’ type of start to Leg 3 of The Ocean Race in Table Bay as the five-boat IMOCA fleet set out on their 12,750nm adventure towards Itajaí in Brazil.

The RYA has announced that the 2023 RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show will mark the release date for the Portsmouth Yardstick Number list for the year ahead.

boatpoint, a leading boat sales company founded by national boating business, boatfolk, unveils a new office in Weymouth Marina.

Tickets are now on sale for London Luxury Afloat 2023, an unmissable luxury yachting event taking place in the heart of the capital (St. Katharine Docks, 18-22 April 2023).

Suntex Marina Investors continues its expansion in the US with the acquisition of Roosevelt Lake Marina in Roosevelt, Arizona.

The winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year Award 2023 have been announced, with the winners capturing emotive images of magnificent and endangered underwater species.

AV distribution and automation company Crestron Electronics has appointed UK based lighting specialist Savage Lighting as its first LED lighting partner.

Former BBC Breakfast presenter and keen open water swimmer Louise Minchin has teamed up with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to remind anyone planning a winter plunge to be aware of the risks as water temperatures reach their colde...

A luxury motor yacht which grounded on rocks and reef in Maui on Monday (20 February 2023) has leaked an unknown quantity of fuel into the ocean.

Epoxy brand PRO-SET® has announced its sponsorship of the International OK Dinghy 2023 World Championships, to be held at Lyme Regis Sailing Club, UK, 22-30 June 2023.

A consortium led by zero-emission vessel provider ACUA Ocean in partnership with zero-emission infrastructure provider Unitrove has won a multi-million pound UK government grant in a major push to decarbonise the maritime sector.

Tokyo 2020 champion Eilidh McIntyre has announced she is retiring from Olympic campaigning.

One crewmember has died, and another is reportedly in critical condition, after a cargo ship broke in half and sank during a severe storm in the Black Sea.

Sailing digital logbook startup SailTies has completed its first hire, appointing Fi Edwards as its marketing specialist.

A marine company has been fined £2 million after unsafe practice led to the death of a crewman.

The Staunton Harold Sailing Club sailor Peter Gray has won the overall title at this season’s Seldén SailJuice Winter Series, sailing an Osprey with Geoff Edwards.

Advance tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Crick Boat Show, which takes place at Crick Marina, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, UK. The boat show will be held across the late May bank holiday weekend 27-29 May 2023, with an exclusive trade &a...

The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) has welcomed its new officers and board of directors.

Tokyo 2020 champion Eilidh McIntyre has announced she is retiring from Olympic campaigning.