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Al Masdar Investment, a Qatari investment firm chaired by Sheikh Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, has acquired a 63 per cent majority stake in Tyde, a German company known for developing zero-emission hydrofoil marine technology and the vessels The Icon and The Open, co-developed with BMW. Under the agreement, Al Masdar Investment will provide additional funding…

The next print edition of Marine Industry News (MIN) will be launched at Metstrade 2025, with the team on-site at RAI Amsterdam throughout the show, which runs from 18 to 20 November. The new issue will be distributed to subscribers and available from MIN’s stand (or booth, depending on where you’re from) at Metstrade –…

Smart technology is no longer a luxury in the marine world – it’s the new standard. From stabilisation systems that eliminate boat motion to predictive maintenance and seamless connectivity, the boating industry is embracing innovation that simplifies onboard experiences and boosts safety, efficiency and comfort. Tech leaders like Seakeeper, Raymarine, Volvo Penta and Scanstrut are…

The final event of the IW Youth and Junior Dinghy Championships Series took place at Brading Haven Yacht Club on Saturday. Competitors arrived to a sunny but windless harbour and wondered if there would be any racing.

The 2025 British Contender dinghy season was a vintage year, packed with a national travellers’ series that tested the fleet in mostly sunny, windy conditions that align with the Contender preferences.

The leading teams in the Sixt 2025 Spring 18 footer Championship will have to make sure their concentration levels are high throughout the entire final race of the series if they want to get the ‘lions share’ of the $7,800 prizemoney on offer.

The 2025 end of season Scorpion open at Notts County sailing Club was rescheduled to the weekend of 8th/9th of November due to no wind on the original October date, but despite this 25 boats turned out for the weekend.

At the head of the Class40 fleet today, with less than 1000 miles to go to the finish in Martinique, the leaders Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM Faites un don) are still holding out with a margin of about 40 miles in the north.

The CV, Sea Angel, set up at 4J, hamblewinterseries.com, for Race Week 5 of the Hamble Winter Series, which was sponsored by Pharmacy Consulting Ltd. The plan, according to PRO Peter Bateson, was “for a challenging variety of legs.”

We’re proud to share that GJW Direct have been awarded “Best Specialist Insurance Provider” at the Insurance Choice Awards.