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Visitors to the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show 2023 are being encouraged to attend a half hour masterclass on using the WEST SYSTEM® Mini Pack for two-stop bonding, filleting and sheathing.

Freedom Boat Club’s newest Club will be at Loch Lomond, providing direct access to Scotland’s largest lake, famous for its scenery, mountains and large expanses of open water.

Freedom Boat Club has announced it will be opening its latest club on Loch Lomond, Scotland.

Eyewitnesses have captured video footage of a naval mine exploding on a beach along the coast of the Georgian city of Batumi.

International ‘catch, photograph and release’ fishing competition, the Sea Angling Classic unveiled the event’s first prize at BoatLife in Birmingham when the show opened yesterday (16 February 2023).

Italian luxury boat manufacturer Ferretti Group has appointed Yachts & Co as the exclusive dealer for the Ferretti Yachts, Riva, Pershing and Itama brands in Cyprus.

Epoxy brand WEST SYSTEM is offering a half hour masterclass on using the WEST SYSTEM® Mini Pack for two-stop bonding, filleting and sheathing at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show, 25-26 February 2023.

French maritime data specialist Opsealog has launched a white paper calling for greater data sharing across supply chains to help achieve shipping’s decarbonisation and sustainability ambitions.

AvA Yachts has announced the appointment of Gilman Yachts of Fort Lauderdale as its dealer for North and South America.  

British marine electronics specialist Raymarine has opened the 2023 Miami International Boat Show by signing a multi-year exclusivity business partnership agreement (EPA) with Avikus, Hyundai’s autonomous navigation in-house firm.

The 127-metre Oceanco Y721 sailing yacht Koru, believed to have been commissioned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has been spotted on its first day of sea trials in the North Sea.

Marine photography business BoatPhotos.co.uk is to be auctioned on eBay. With no reserve and a starting price of 99p, eBay bidders will have a chance to own this longstanding business.

Mercury Racing has marked its 50th anniversary by introducing the new V-10 400R outboard and the Ventera stainless-steel propeller.

As European markets have eased off the boil, marine trends in Asia indicate growth potential and a new appetite for leisure boating. As seen in western markets, interest in smaller craft grew over the past two years as new-to-boating consumers en...

The Enata Group, an international manufacturing group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, has unveiled new projects including a ‘flying’ foiling dayboat, product developments, partnerships and opportunities for 2023.

British boatbuilder Pearl Yachts has appointed Ross Donohoe as its new international sales manager. Donohoe will work out of the Pearl sales office in Swanwick, which opened in 2022.

French boat manufacturer Beneteau Group has reported robust results for 2022, including fourth-quarter revenues of 476 million euros. The group says these results will pave the way for 2023 full-year income from operations to ‘significantly...

Around 20 firefighters, four fire engines and a fire boat were reportedly called to a marina in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday (14 February 2023), when 25-metre Mangusta 80 yacht Le St-James burst into flames at its berth on the river Danube.

Helsinki-based startup Juva Yachts has launched its first funding round. The firm is raising €500,000 to build a prototype of its Juva e/y 30, an all-electric cabin cruiser with a limitless range.

Marine systems specialist Imtra has launched the new Sleipner eVision series of DC electric thrusters. The US-based firm says eVision is the first electric motor designed specifically for marine thruster use.