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Luxury yachting company, Camper & Nicholsons, has made two new appointments this month. Jacqui Lockhart is the new Europe head of charter marketing, based in the Monaco office, while Bobby Bigio joins the company as retail charter broker...

The RYA has launched its new support network, aimed at increasing racing opportunities for disabled people in the UK.

Hovertravel, the world’s only year-round scheduled passenger hovercraft service, is wearing a red nose on each of its two hovercraft to raise awareness and encourage donations for Comic Relief 2022.

Gentoo Sailing Team will be competing in the 2024 Vendée Globe with James Harayda as the skipper.

Ocean Safety is sponsoring the 2022 edition of Speed@Seawork.

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship, carrying over a thousand passengers, ran aground on Monday afternoon as it was departing the Dominican Republic. It took several hours for the 165,000 gross ton cruise ship to be refloated.

The Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has stated ‘there will be more’ yachts seized, as Europe continues to target superyachts linked to Russia. 

Europe’s biggest shipowner body, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), is supporting a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation that would make it possible to recycle EU-flagged sh...

Ecoworks Marine has announced Neumünster-based Brockhausen Marinevertrieb as its German and Austrian distributor.

Marine electronics distributor SMG closed the doors on its third successful Meet the Manufacturer (MTM) event, held at Trafalgar Wharf on 9 March, and sponsored by Fusion Entertainment.

Riva has renewed its partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, securing its place as the team’s official sponsor in the Formula 1 World Championship, now in its 73rd year.

Marine lighting specialist Hella Marine has signed SGL Sales & Marketing as its representative throughout the US Midwest.

Sunseeker is hosting the first Sunseeker on Show event taking place from 1 –  10 April.

The catalogue for our March 2022 BoatBid auction is now available to view here,
and the bidding for this BoatBid will commence at:
0900hrs (GMT) - Monday 21st March 2022
and end at:
1900hrs (BST) - Sunday 27...

Entries are open for the Oyster World Rally 2026-27, which begins in Antigua on the 11 January 2026.

The Golden Globe Race is a single-handed, non-stop round-the-world race, with no assistance, no GPS and no modern electronics on board. The adventure will start on 4 September 2022. 

Lowrance® has announced its continued partnership with Angling Spirit, the founder of some of the most prestigious fishing tournaments in Europe.

The launch of Mustang Survival’s new technical clothing range is  here, with the opening of a ‘shop within a shop’ retail experience at the YouBoat store in Swanwick, Hampshire. 

An oil tanker has exploded as it was preparing to depart a port in Bangkok, killing one man and injuring another three personnel.

Yamaha Motor Europe has confirmed a five-year collaboration with Scandinavian boatbuilder Windy Boats, which will see Yamaha and Windy sharing expertise as well as the supply of outboard engines for a variety of vessels.