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23 entries for the revived IOM Northern District Championship held at Weecher Reservoir on Sunday 17th August was a decent turnout and we look forward to building the numbers as this event becomes a major fixture in the racing calendar.

The UK Optimist Class Association is offering free entry for all Coached Regatta Fleet sailors at this year’s Optimist End of Season Championships, taking place 4-5 October at Parkstone Yacht Club. Places are limited to 36 sailors.

On 19 March 2023, the 1st edition of the GLOBE40, a new great planetary adventure offered to Class40 racers, ended in Lorient in a day full of emotion.

Blasting down the Portuguese coast overnight, Yoann Richomme’s crew have taken the lead, arriving in the Gulf of Cádiz this morning with Biotherm and Holcim-PRB hard on their heels.

With just a month to go until the start of the 2025 International Six Metre World Championships at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (SCYC), boats are starting to converge on Long Island Sound, NY in preparation.

Get ready for four days of thrilling competition and coastal charm at the 2025 Wayfarer National Championships, part of the UK Wayfarer Craftinsure National Circuit and also sponsored by Allen Brothers, McNamara Sails and Hartley Boats.

The 100-foot maxi Black Jack 100 has once again proven her dominance in offshore racing, securing Line Honours at the 20th edition of the Palermo-Montecarlo Regatta.

Boats Group, the Miami-based owner of Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com, is facing a federal class action lawsuit accusing it of monopolising the market for online boat listings and marketing services in the United States. The complaint, filed in the Southern District of Florida by Brill Maritime Inc, which does business as Export Yacht Sales,…

Finland’s boating industry is showing signs of recovery following the post-pandemic downturn. Registrations have risen, with nearly 3,000 more boats recorded in the past year, while the used boat market has grown by 11 per cent compared with 2024. As of July 2025, the national watercraft register listed 246,000 boats, including 214,000 motorboats. This represents…

President Trump has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on hundreds of steel and aluminium products, including construction equipment and automotive exhaust parts. The US Department of Commerce expanded Section 232 tariffs on aluminium and steel imports on 15 August 2025. More than 400 HTS codes have been added to the list of aluminium and…