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25-year-old Kent sailor, Harriet Averns has been named as the recipient of the RYA Yachtmaster® of the Year award for her exceptional demonstration of sailing skills during her RYA Yachtmaster Certificate of Competence exam.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee report into the water quality of rivers has found that ‘rivers in England are a mess’ and a ‘chemical cocktail’ of sewage, agricultural waste, and plastic is polluting the...

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has shared the latest industry data and trend information, announcing that US new powerboat retail unit sales for 2021 are expected to surpass 300,000 units for the second consecutive year. Las...

Two men have been charged in connection with the death of a teenage girl during a boat sightseeing excursion. 

First for 2022, our BoatBId Bespoke auction went live at 0900hrs(GMT) this morning, running through to 1900hrs(GMT) on Sunday 16th January 2022.
Placing a bid on the Moody 27 is very straightforward, read how to here...

Candela’s C-8 electric hydrofoil speedboat will soon be available for boat sharing in Stockholm and Mallorca through Agapi Boat Club.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a helium-powered flying superyacht. 

Ocean plastic is providing a habitat for a new community of otherwise coastal species, according to a new commentary published in the peer-reviewed journal, Nature Communications.

Midwest Water Sports, a Minnesota-based retailer and home of water sports-based stores WaterSkis.com and WakeBoards.com, has acquired the online watersports retailers BuyWake.com and RedshiftWaterSports.com.

The RWYC ‘Original Lonely Rock Race’ in association with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, starts on 17 July.

A £35m HMS Victory project marks the 100th anniversary of the ship being brought into Portsmouth’s dry dock.

Directors of UK boatbuilder Discovery Shipyard have nominated Neil Gostelow and Stephen Absolom of Interpath Advisory as joint liquidators, according to reports.

The ‘cursed’ superyacht Bella T, once known as Summit One, is to be auctioned after sitting neglected for 20 years moored in the Port of Cape Town.

Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine is moving into ‘green’ ship recycling, after being awarded a permit by local authorities in Indonesia to conduct ship recycling activities. 

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is set to collaborate with Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group’s subsidiary specialising in autonomous navigation technologies for ships, on real-life trials of autonomous boat technologie...

Ice boaters have hit the frozen waters of Lake Geneva and Lake Como in Wisconsin, USA, as temperatures dipped.

Marinetek Group has appointed Dutchman Ruurd van Putten and his Vietnam-based company, Anchor Management, as its representative for south-east Asia.

GRP Solutions has appointed composite specialist Tommi Buckley in the newly created role of technical manager. Buckley joins the company with specialist knowledge of the manufacture of GRP and FRP products in the marine industry, and he will be r...

A £35m conservation project to renovate Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory has been announced, on the 100th anniversary of the warship being brought into dry dock.

A luxury catamaran has gone up in flames at a marina in Pattaya, Thailand, causing an estimated 18 million baht (US$539,000) of damage, according to media reports.