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NextBoat CFO Chad Corbin departs following chief executive change
Online marine marketplace NextBoat, one of the largest buyers and sellers of used boats in the United States, has confirmed that its chief financial officer, Chad Corbin, has resigned. Founded in 2012 as Off The Hook YS, NextBoat operates across boat brokerage, wholesale inventory acquisition, auctions, financing and marine services in the US. Its businesses…
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NMMA announces new US boat show for 2027
NMMA will launch the Discover Boating DTX Boat Show on 18–21 March 2027 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The event joins its industry-owned Discover Boating portfolio and will bring together dealers and boat buyers from across North Texas. Texas ranks third in the US for boating expenditure, with more than…
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J Composites prioritises sailing performance as demand outstrips capacity
Orders are there, but the people needed to build the boats are harder to find. At J Composites in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, CEO Didier Le Moal is navigating a familiar manufacturing challenge while holding firm on a less conventional principle: the customer doesn’t always get the final say on the boat’s specification. “We are…
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2026 RS800 Rooter National Tour concludes
The 2026 RS800 Rooster National Tour has concluded after six events spanning the south coast and inland waters of the UK, with Monique Vennis-Ozanne and Hugh Shone crowned overall champions following a remarkably consistent season.
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Swarkestone Streaker Open
On Saturday 3rd October, seven visitors were welcomed to Swarkestone Sailing Club, joined by three home boats, for the latest round of the Streaker Midland Series.
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18 Footers League Club Championship Preview
When Race 1 of the Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship is sailed on Sydney Harbour next Sunday (October 18) it will be the first championship-style race on the way to the 2027 Giltinan World Championship, which will be conducted in March.
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ILCA U21 Europeans at Bodrum Day 4
Race day 4 of the 2026 ILCA Under-21 European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bodrum was dominated by the weather again, with lightning, rain, strong gusts and a fading breeze all in the space of a few hours.
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Goodchild has unfinished Route du Rhum business
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – the 13th staging of the classic solo transatlantic race – has attracted a strong field of 22 IMOCA entries, among them the Class’s top performer over last two seasons, Sam Goodchild on board MACIF Santé Prévoyance.
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2025 podium set for Epigen J/24 Worlds 2026
The top three boats from the 2025 J/24 World Championship are entered for a rematch on Port Phillip. The Epigen J/24 World Championship 2026 will bring 202 competitors in 38 teams from 10 countries to Sandringham Yacht Club.