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Pen Duick VI around Cape Horn first in the Ocean Globe Race
Pen Duick VI, skippered by Marie Tabarly, is the first of the Ocean Globe Race fleet to round Cape Horn during Leg 3
Kirsten Neuschäfer tops awards for adventurous use of the seas
Golden Globe Race history maker Kirsten Neuschäfer has been named Cruising Club of America (CCA) 2023 Blue Water Medal winner, joining the ranks of past medallists Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Jean-Luc…
£10 daily fee for Studland Bay eco mooring buoys
"New eco moorings protect seagrass and enable boating to continue in Studland Bay" says Studland Bay Marine Partnership chairman David Brown.
French visa still needed for stays over 90 days
British boaters who want to spend longer than three months cruising in France will still need to apply for a visa following failed attempts to amend the French Immigration and…
Spinnaker recycling now available in Cornwall
Spinnakers can now be saved from landfill and repurposed in Cornwall, as part of Clean Sailors' ReSail initiative
Third leg of Ocean Globe Race starts
12 yachts crossed the start line of the third leg of the Ocean Globe Race, from Auckland, New Zealand to Punta del Este, Uruguay
Russian sailor Roman Titov missing after yacht wreckage is washed up in Scotland
Russian sailor Roman Titov is missing after the wreckage of his 33ft Colin Archer-type cutter was discovered at Loch Inver in Scotland
BoatLife 2024: all you need to know
Planning on visiting BoatLife 2024? Here is your guide to the third edition of this popular show, which will take place in February at NEC Birmingham
Resignation of Translated 9’s Vittorio Malingri as team faces 72 hour time penalty for Ocean Globe Race breach
The Translated 9 co-skipper, Vittorio Malingri has resigned after the Ocean Globe Race team breached the notice of race over sail repair
Eight bells for Cliff Norbury – mastmaker and world champion sailor
Cliff Norbury, mastmaker, world champion sailor and Olympic team manager has died aged 93.
Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2024 – out now
The 2024 edition of the Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac, published in association with Practical Boat Owner, is now available
CA webinar on how to cruise in France for up to six months
The Cruising Association is holding a webinar on how to apply for a VLS-T (Long Stay Temporary Visa for France), so you can cruise there for six months, rather than…
Mercury Marine V8 & V6 outboard engines recalled
Certain models of Mercury Marine V8 and V6 outboard engines are being recalled due to a safety risk
Shipping Forecast (broadcast) turns 100
On 1st January 2024, the broadcast of the Shipping Forecast turned 100 years old – the forecast itself is much, much older than that with the 150th anniversary of the…
Jack Johnson wins the Globe 5.80 Transat 2023
American skipper Jack Johnson has sailed his home-built plywood yacht to first place in the McIntyre Globe 5.80 Transat 2023, and has qualified for the Mini Globe Race 2025
Calor Gas U-turn on phasing out 3.9kg & 4.5kg bottles
Calor Gas has confirmed that it will continue to supply 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane cylinders having announced it was phasing them out
Jubilee Sailing Trust closes due to a lack of funds
Jubilee Sailing Trust (Tenacious) Limited, which owns and operates the tall ship SV Tenacious, has closed due to a lack of funds
Fatal Seadogz RIB crash in Southampton Water was “an accident waiting to happen”
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has concluded that a fatal RIB accident, which killed a teenager, "would likely not have happened had the trip been conducted in line with industry…
First look at the new Astus 26.5
The first images of the new Astus 26.5 have been released. The yacht will be available towards the end of 2024