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At least four boats have been destroyed after a fire at a marina in Taylorsville, Kentucky, according to the Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Protection District.

Aquila Power Catamarans has appointed Honda Marine to manage its sales and service for Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Albania. The Chinese boat builder says this new appointment will expand its global reach across Europe.

Round Britain eRIB has confirmed MDL Marinas as a gold sponsor for the event. MDL’s support will help 17-year-old skipper, Harry Besley, showcase the challenge RIB during the build-up to the Round Britain eRIB event next summer.

US-based dinghy davit manufacturer Hurley Marine has named Indemar as its new distributor for Italy.

A firefighting, patrol and rescue boat, Monjed 2, has been voted 2022’s Boat of the Year at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans. The 25.9-metre aluminium vessel was designed by Walker Marine Design and built by Metal Craft Marine...

British marina operator boatfolk is to build a new 13-bedroom hotel at Gosport’s Haslar Marina, near the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour on Britain’s south coast.

Global Marine Business Advisors Australia representative Maryanne Edwards highlights the challenges and potential wins facing the Australian marine industry.

Sail Training International has confirmed the four European host ports of the Tall Ships Races 2025 as Le Havre, Dunkirk, Aberdeen and Kristiansand.

More than 100 women leaders have registered as speakers on the new Maritime Speakers Bureau platform since it was launched less than a month ago. The platform was created by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and Women’s Internat...

The Marina Industries Association (MIA) has launched its Superyacht Ready accreditation, designed to help skippers and owners identify marinas that have the capacity and capabilities required to provide safe and adequate berthing for superyachts....

World Sailing is inviting host cities to submit bids for its 2023, 2024 and 2025 Annual Conference.

Canadian boat manufacturer Legend Boats has announced a strategic partnership with American telematics provider Boat Fix, adding tracking, monitoring and 24/7/365 service to its offerings.

The board of British Marine has postponed the planned British Marine national conference, due to take place in February 2023. The next edition will now take place in February 2024.

A skipper has reportedly won damages of up to £1.6m after an accident aboard a superyacht, in which he was hit in the face by a 10kg steel pulley.

The International RS Venture Connect sailboat class is partnering with UK-based watersports clothing firm Rooster as its new apparel partner.

Scandinavian boatbuilder Windy has appointed Poole-based Saltwater Solutions SWS as its new UK dealer.

Monaco-based luxury boat brand Wally has revealed the first details of the new model Wallywhy100, the latest in the Wallywhy range.

The professional sailing team Malizia has revealed it designed and tested its racing boat Malizia – Seaexplorer completely in VR as a digital twin in cooperation with Pico and VRtual X.

Marine-tech firm Alloy has revealed renderings of its first recreational boat. The 28-foot power catamaran features the company’s innovative helm system, ultra-wide helm screens, and full control over the boat via joystick.

A massive search for two missing sailors and a pet dog has been called off, after a chemical tanker successfully located the men and their sailboat on the eastern US coast.