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Fairline Yachts, a renowned British yacht manufacturer based in Oundle, Northamptonshire, has entered administration just weeks after being acquired by new investors.

The organisers of Boot Holland, the Netherlands’ only indoor watersports fair, have announced the cancellation of the 2025 edition. The next event is scheduled for 11–15 March 2026 at the WTC Expo in Leeuwarden.

Save the date for an evening with the Cruising Association’s Regulatory & Technical Services group (RATS) at 1900 hours on Wednesday 19 March.

Turkish yacht builder Numarine has issued a public statement following an accident in Istanbul on Friday, 24 January 2025, involving a service vehicle carrying its employees, which fell from height. The incident resulted in the deaths of two empl...

Haven Knox-Johnston Commercial has launched its new Marine Trade Insurance policy, designed to streamline insurance for small to medium-sized businesses operating in the UK marine trade industry.

Electric propulsion specialist RAD Propulsion and marine tech firm, Savvy Navvy, have partnered to integrate power management data with smart routing navigation.

The team backed by DJ Steve Aoki has won the season opener of the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first and only all-electric raceboat championship sanctioned by the Union Internationale Motonautique.

As we countdown to the season-opening RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show next month (22 – 23 February), we’re taking a look at some of the boat and sails packages to explore around the stands at Farnborough International.

MIN sits down with Kevin Rough, Daniamant’s CEO, to hear about out-of-sync regulations and certification costs stifling marine manufacturers.

SAY Carbon Yachts, a manufacturer of carbon fibre yachts, has revealed details of its plans for 2025 and 2026, as the German boatbuilder sets its sights on ambitious global growth following a challenging period.

A 73-year-old British sailor is lost at sea after his yacht was found “eviscerated” off the French coast in stormy weather, maritime officials have reported.

Rightboat.com, an online platform for buying and selling boats, has launched its ‘Switch and Save’ campaign. The initiative provides yacht brokers with an alternative to high listing fees, focusing on cost-effectiveness and pricing tr...

The Boating Industry Association (BIA) has appointed a new CFO and CEO in a long-planned restructure of the marine industry body in Australia.

Musto is set to continue its partnership with the Clipper Race for its next two editions. The agreement will also extend to three additional Clipper Ventures brands: SKIRR Adventures, Clipper Events, and Hamble School of Yachting.

Justine Mettraux of Switzerland became the first female entrant, and first skipper from outside France, to complete the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race, when she crossed the finish line on Saturday afternoon in eighth position.

Now in its third year Littlehampton RNLI fundraisers organised a December Dip from Littlehampton East Beach as a fun and invigorating winter event raising funds for the RNLI.

Securing ninth place British solo skipper Sam Goodchild realised his long held dream when he crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe, the solo non-stop race around the world, this Saturday at 1403 hrs UTC.<...

New year, new public visiting season! Medway Queen is preparing to welcome visitors again from Saturday February 15th.

Hundreds of boats are expected to take part in the annual Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, on Saturday 7 June.

Sir Ben Ainslie has issued a statement sharing his astonishment after being essentially fired by Ineos Britannia and Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The bombshell news came late last night – 23 January 2025 – when Ineos issued a statement proclaim...