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Organisers of the 2024 Palm Beach International Boat Show (PBIBS) have confirmed this year’s show featured a record number of vessels on display, making it the largest fleet in the show’s four-decade history.

Explorer and adventure yacht builder Arksen has launched its first public investment round. The UK firm is raising £6m Series A capital from institutional and retail investors.

MDL Marinas has acquired a 3.2-acre plot at Lower William Street in Southampton, on the UK’s south coast, offering expansion opportunities for its Shamrock Quay Marina.

British sailmaker OneSails GBR (East) says it has recycled, reused, and repurposed over 250 old and unwanted sails in 12 months, since partnering with marine charity ReSail in March 2023.

Great Britain’s Olympic hopeful Micky Beckett took advantage of a dramatic change of conditions at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar on the second day of the World Cup Series event.

The thermal sea-breeze conditions for which Mallorca’s Bay of Palma is world renowned returned to allow a full programme of competition to be completed today, getting the giant 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar Olympic cl...

MDL Marinas has announced the acquisition of a 3.2-acre plot at Lower William Street in Southampton, offering key expansion opportunities for its renowned Shamrock Quay Marina.

Continuing the theme of crazy, unusual weather all around the world during the 2023 McIntyre OCEAN GLOBE – a weak convoluted AZORES HIGH is handing out unique challenges for the fleet, but in the past few hours it is clear that PEN DUICK VI ...

Vigilance, the Brixham-based heritage sailing trawler, is looking for a new Chair of Trustees following the untimely death last month of Colin Mawbey, the former chair.

Azimut-Benetti Group and marina company D–Marin will begin work on Livorno marina in Italy this month (April 2024).

Australian boatbuilder Maritimo has appointed Dubai Power Boats as its exclusive dealer in the Middle East, representing its motor yachts in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regions, including United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar ...

Rescue teams have saved a large humpback whale that got caught in fishing ropes off the coast of Cornwall, UK.

Vetus, a developer of complete boat systems, has appointed Kevin Theuns as manager of sales for the Netherlands and Belgium, effective from 1 April 2024.

The ReMEDIES seagrass restoration project, funded by the EU LIFE programme, is heading into its final six months.

Technical clothing watersports brand Rooster has confirmed its sponsorship of the 2024 Women’s Open Keelboat Championships (WOKC) in the UK this May.

Monaco-based superyacht builder Dynamiq has launched its refit and conversion operations in its facility in the Antalya Free Zone, in the south of Turkey.

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In a stunning blend of myth and modern technology, an international team of archaeologists, armed with AI scanning equipment and quantum computing power, has announced a breathtaking discovery. Utilizing subterranean radar from the independently f...

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