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Finnish boat builder Buster Boats is extending its popular Buster S range of aluminium boats with the launch of the Buster S2 ready for the 2023 boating season.

Marine electronics distributor SMG has entered into a new trade agreement with Osculati, the Italian nautical accessories distributor. The firms say their new partnership will support SMG trade customers and help Osculati further expand in t...

Plymouth Yacht Brokers has been sold to a private buyer.

The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) has launched its new Discover Boating campaign, ‘See You Out There’, ahead of what it expects to be a busy summer season in Australia.

Dart RNLI, one of the busiest lifeboat stations in Devon, has put out its own call for help with the launch of a new fundraising appeal.

Nominations for the YJA Yachtsman of the Year and the YJA Young Sailor of the Year awards are now open for 2022.

The third annual Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating – ‘The Gussies’ – has announced the recipients of its 2022 honours. 

The ‘world’s newest cruise ship’, docked off the coast of Doha in Qatar, offers guests unabashed luxury, including crystal staircases, expensive jewellery shops, snow rooms and a 24-hour butler service.

French skipper Yoann Richomme has won the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum solo transatlantic race, crossing the finish line yesterday (23 November 2022) with his newbuild Lombard Lift 40 V2 Paprec-Arkea at 16:23:40 UTC to win in the Class40, fr...

Infinity Nine, the second of the Kando series of contemporary explorer yachts from AvA Yachts, has been delivered to its owner NBA basketball star Tony Parker.

MCM, superyacht builders from Newport, Rhode Island, is expanding. It’s appointed the excellently named Bolt LaMotte in the role of business director among a number of other new hires. This means MCM is expanding its yacht-management office...

Jelte Liebrand, founder of marine technology company Savvy Navvy, has been recognised as ‘Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2022.

Roam has launched its latest design, a landing craft. This complements the existing offering of shadow boats, adventure RIBs, beachlanders and inflatable boats that the brand — by Superyacht Tenders and Toys — already offers.

After years of engineering and testing Dutch company Edorado is now raising €1.75M to finalise construction of its first commercial powerboat — the Edorado 8S. This is an 8m all-electric, digitally connected powerboat with proprietary ...

Princess Yachts’ executive director sales & marketing, Will Green, reflects on seismic shifts impacting the leisure marine market

NMMA Canada is seeking a new president after Sara Anghel announced she has accepted the role of president/CEO for the Greater Toronto Hotel Association. She will remain involved until 7 December 2022.

Mercury Marine has gained a zero-waste-to-landfill designation for its Plant 7 manufacturing operation in St. Cloud, Florida.

New Zealander Tom Saunders has received the Orbit World Travel Sailor of the Year Award, at the annual Aon Yachting Excellence Awards in Auckland.

The organisers of BoatLife 2023 say that the second edition of the show is shaping up to be an “action-packed event” with many new brands exhibiting.

Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced a new partnership with the nonprofit Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).