A 500lb German bomb was found in Portsmouth Harbour during dredging work ahead of the arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
Warning after three rescued after carbon monoxide leak
The RYA is reminding boaters about the dangers of carbon monoxide after three men received treatment for the effects of suspected poisoning following a leak on board their motor boat.
Winners of the DAME design awards 2016 announced
The overall DAME award 2016 went to Torqeedo GmbH for its Cruise FP range of electric saildrives, with a further 28 products named as category winners and commended with special
Jeanne Socrates sets sail on record-breaking quest… again!
British yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates has repaired last month's storm damage and resumed her record-breaking quest aboard her 38ft yacht Nereida.
Yacht and container ship collide off Ramsgate
Ramsgate's all weather lifeboat was launched to assist a small yacht which had been dismasted after a collision with a container ship 24 miles east of the town.
BottleBuoy flotation device trialled in sea off Cromer
A potentially lifesaving rescue device fashioned from the unlikely source materials of empty plastic bottles will be trialled in the UK for the first time by the RNLI.
Mills, Clark and Lange named World Sailors of the Year
Olympic Champions Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have won the female Rolex World Sailor of the Year award; Argentina's Santiago Lange took the men's accolade.
Man airlifted in gale force weather after boat runs aground
A boatsman who ran aground in gale-force weather was airlifted to safety by the UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Walpole Bay, Kent yesterday morning.
Engine fire prompts motorboat rescue in the Solent
Rescuers were tasked to assist the crew of a 36ft motor boat yesterday after it caught fire in the Solent yesterday.
Jet-skier shouted ‘Oh no!’ before crashing into Red Jet ferry
‘Oh no!’ What the jet-skier said just before hitting the Red Jet ferry, reveals the man who captured the moment on camera
December 2016
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Jeanne Socrates returns to Victoria after surviving a big ‘blow’
"I packed my grab bag with passport etc at one point... to be ready for the worst but Nereida rode the big seas well despite a lot of shaking and…
Lone sailor ‘thrown ashore’ as yacht struck beach groynes
'The yachtsman regrets not calling for help until it was too late' said an RNLI Happisburgh spokesman
Woman with head injury airlifted after fall on yacht
A woman with a head injury was airlifted from Stokes Bay on Sunday after she was evacuated from a sailing yacht by Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS).
‘Having a DSC radio on board and knowing how to use it could save your life’
'If you use Digital Selective Calling (DSC) radio correctly we will be able to locate you within moments', say UK Coastguard rescuers
Finalists announced for YJA Yachtsman of the Year
Olympic Finn class gold medallist Giles Scott, Round the Island Race record setter Brian Thompson, and Clipper Race crewman Gavin Reid, have been shortlisted for the 2016 boats.com YJA Yachtsman…
Latest on Greek tax affecting yachts
A new taxation law affecting yachts in Greece still appears to be in a stalemate position with no forward movement since the law was confirmed in August.
Polar Ocean Challenge homecoming
'Whilst we are all delighted to have succeeded, it is extremely worrying to see this lack of ice so starkly', says expedition leader David Hempleman-Adam
First underwater drone for the care of your hull
Boat owners wishing to carry out cleaning and hull inspection while their yachts are still in the water may be interested in a new underwater drone called the Keelcrab.