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AkzoNobel’s Awlgrip yacht coatings brand is launching Awlcraft 3000, the latest Awlgrip top coat to feature enhanced colour technology delivering truer and deeper colours for professionals and boat owners.

Set to be stand-out global events, the Women’s & Youth America’s Cup Regattas are two of the major highlights of AC37 in Barcelona, shining an intense spotlight on the next generation of America’s Cup sailors.

The Island Sailing Club has announced that entries are now open for the 2023 edition of Britain’s Favourite Yacht Race, the Round the Island Race, which is being held on Saturday 1st July 2023.

The last couple of years have proved perilous for some sailing the Iberian coastline. Once boats could amble at leisure, but since 2020 there have been over 100 orca ‘interactions’ where boats have been spun around and repeatedly ram...

The 46.8m Royal Huisman sailing yacht Nilaya has been photographed for the first time, as the Panamax sloop rolled out of the Royal Huisman construction shed at the Dutch shipyard’s Vollenhove construction facility.

Dockmate, a manufacturer of advanced wireless remote control systems for yachts, is expanding its dealer network to Taiwan with a strategic partnership with nautical equipment distributor DragonShore.

The trust behind the campaign to save the ‘king’s ship’ has been boosted by receiving charitable status, which means it can access funding and grants.

The Accor hotel group has named its Orient Express brand as the title partner of the official French challenger for the 37th America’s Cup in 2024. K-Challenge will be known as the Orient Express team.

Kurt Bodnar has joined the Wichard USA team as sales manager, as the company continues to grow its business in North America.

Hydrogen power solutions developer Genevos, has launched the new HPM-80 fuel cell.

The Canadian flagged team, led by President & Skipper Scott Shawyer from Ontario, has broken the Royal Ocean Racing Club Transatlantic Transatlantic Course Record in the doublehanded class by more than eight hours.

The ACCOR hotel group has committed to K-Challenge for the 37th America’s Cup naming its Orient Express brand as title partner of the official French challenger, which will be known as Orient Express Team.

America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand began its two boat testing programme on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour today in ideal 12- 15 knots NE winds. It was the first opportunity the team has had to sail in the past week in ...

Online yacht broker Boatshed.com has launched a new service, BoatshedCharter, enabling its worldwide audience to charter boats.

Falmouth’s Custom House Quay with some of the best harbour views in the country is about to become a “go-to” spot for the local community and visitors to sample a diverse array of food and drink pop-ups while spectating a bumper ...

For America’s Cup team INEOS Britannia, testing is ramping up in Palma, where the team are putting their test boat T6 through her paces. But that’s not all – the team are also using Palma as an opportunity to test their new ...

A yacht infamously linked to Conservative peer Michelle Mone has been ‘renamed’ by political protestors over a taxpayer-funded PPE controversy.

Marine technology company savvy navvy has already blown past a £600,000 target, after launching a crowdfunding campaign last week.

After the world premiere of the CLX96 design at FLIBS 2022, designer Jozeph Forakis has revealed his design for Pegasus — a ‘rule-breaking’ superyacht he says could be introduced in 2030.

Galaxia Electric Boat Show has partnered with Yachting Ventures, a global startup hub for the leisure marine and yachting industries, to discover and support startups working on clean-tech solutions.