The Italian Ocean Globe Race team, Translated 9, have done it again and taken the top spot in Leg 2 of the round the world yacht race
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Pip Hare’s Medallia runs aground off Cornwall
Ocean racer Pip Hare is now heading back to Poole aboard her IMOCA 60, Medallia, after the yacht ran aground off St Austell earlier this morning
First woman commodore for Royal Ocean Racing Club
After nearly 100 years, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has elected its first woman commodore. Dr Deborah Fish, OBE, takes over the role in 2024
Jail for RIB driver who crashed into a buoy, causing the death of a passenger
RIB driver Morgan George Smith, 21, of Northampton is now serving a three-year jail sentence for gross negligence manslaughter
And then there were 13..Godspeed retires from Ocean Globe Race
Skeleton Crew, the only American team in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, have announced they are retiring from the event due to "unexpected challenges"
Insurance cover concerns over lithium batteries
Boat owners are being urged to contact their insurers before switching to lithium batteries to check their insurance will still be valid.
“Orca damage will be covered” – Insurers reassure boaters bound for hotspot region
Sailors bound for the orca interaction hotspots of the Strait of Gibraltar and Iberian Peninsula can feel reassured that their insurance cover will not be in jeopardy.
Invasive worm species found on British boats
An invasive non-native worm species has been discovered on two boats in Ramsey, Isle of Man, and on boats at Whitehaven in Cumbria
Leg 2 of the Ocean Globe Race begins
11 teams have crossed the start line of Leg 2 of the Ocean Globe Race, with the remaining three yachts to start in the coming days
ARC+ rally sets sail with crew aged 7 months to 87 years
A record-breaking 95 boats left Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on the ARC+ this morning, the largest number to date for the World Cruising Club rally. The yachts from 24 different…
Sunsail and The Moorings announce partnership with Blue Marine Foundation
Sunsail and The Moorings, along with other companies in the Travelopia Group intend to donate at least £1 million to the Blue Marine Foundation over the next three years
Designs for “world first” methanol-powered boat unveiled
Archipelago Yachts, in collaboration with Chartwell Marine has released designs of its new methanol-powered boat - the Archipelago zero.63
Home-built 5.8m yachts to race across the Atlantic in the Globe 5.80 Transat
The second edition of the Globe 5.80 Transat will start from Lanzarote, and will see skippers racing home built 5.8m plywood yachts across the Atlantic
Ocean Globe Race: Translated 9 wins leg one
The crew of the Swan 65, Translated 9 have won the first leg of the Ocean Globe Race, arriving in Cape Town after racing 7,305 nautical miles over 40 days
New marking technology for protected shipwrecks
For the first time in the UK, artefacts including cannons are being forensically marked underwater on some of the 57 Protected Wreck Sites in English waters which have the highest…
Sea trials of new acoustic deterrent device to keep orcas at bay
Sea trials are scheduled to be held off the Portuguese coast to test a new acoustic deterrent device which aims to keep orcas away from boats
UK fined €32m over red diesel use in pleasure boats
The Court of Justice of the European Union has fined the UK €32m for its delay in banning the use of red diesel in private pleasure boats in Northern Ireland
Ocean Globe Race 2023: Outlaw crew discover man stranded in a canoe, 90nm offshore
The crew of the 2023 Ocean Globe Race yacht, Outlaw, spotted the man drifting in a 20ft canoe with outboard engine, 90nm from Dakar, Senegal
Volunteer sailors wanted to help support the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
Sailors holding an RYA Day Skipper qualification are being encouraged to volunteer with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust at the charity's centres in the Isle of Wight and Largs, Scotland
British Boatbuilders Survey launched: have your say
The British Boatbuilders Survey aims to find out who is working in the leisure boatbuilding sector in the UK