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Sea Expandary is moving quickly. Launched only this year with a reported $700m investment from JD.com founder Richard Liu, the Chinese yacht venture has now added an established yacht manufacturer and international distribution network to a strategy that already includes a major superyacht services business. This week Sea Expandary confirmed the completion of its acquisition…

European catamaran builder Omaya Yachts has appointed Jean Paul Vaele as head of commercial to support its international expansion and network growth. Vaele’s marine experience includes working with electric boat manufacturer X Shore, as well as commercial roles with PWR eFoils, developer of electric passenger catamarans Green Power Boats, and Crooze Yachts. Vaele brings more…

The upgraded Agios Nikolaos Marina in Lasithi, Crete, officially opened this week following a €2 million project significantly upgrading the marina’s infrastructure and facilities.  Located in the Greek town of Agios Nikolaos on the eastern coast of Crete, the marina offers more than 250 berths across concrete and floating pontoons, along with dry-docking facilities for…

Airmar is targeting one of the more routine maintenance jobs on boats with a new multisensor that measures speed through water using ultrasonic technology rather than a paddlewheel. The TriSonic Smart Multisensor has no moving parts, and its speed data can be calibrated from a smartphone using Airmar’s CAST app. “We’ve eliminated moving parts and…

Bala SC was not the original home of the Bala Cat fleet, they use to reside at the bottom end of the lake, but due to a change of circumstances they joined us and have been an integral part of club life and culture.

Black rain clouds and bonkers wind – what a finale for the end of the 2026 Noble Marine RS200 UK National Championship.

Dell Quay Sailing Club ran a new series for 2026 over four mid-week evenings. To say the ‘Sunset Series’ was a success would be a huge understatement! With 30 individual boats registered over the four evenings it was hugely popular.

On August 22, 1851, at 8.37pm the schooner America crossed the finish line to win the £100 Cup donated by the 1st Marquess of Anglesey and which became the America’s Cup, arguably the preeminent trophy in international sport.

Next week’s Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup is the 4th regatta of the 5 events which form the 2026 season and the second back-to-back regatta in breezy Lanzarote after last month’s Marina Rubicon Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week.

There may have been only one race on day three, but what a race it was, with gusts of up to 30 knots from the west-south-west, torrential rain squalls between sunny spells, nasty short seas and plenty of shifts for the sailors to contend with.