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An IMOCA initiative designed to increase female participation in the marine and ocean racing industries is expanding this year and setting ambitious goals for the cycle up to the next Vendée Globe in 2028.

Following on from the club’s Junior Disco on Wednesday 20 August, nineteen juniors took part in Overy Staithe SC’s Wilson Stephens Trophy on Thursday 21 August. The trophy is for those under 17 and it was great to see such a large fleet out on the water.

After leaving Mondello, just north of Palermo, at midday on Tuesday, competition in the Maxi class, part of the 41 boat fleet in the annual Palermo-Montecarlo, was decided on Thursday.

The front-runners are comfortably out of reach in several divisions while in others, Saturday’s final island passage race will decide the victors and the spoils at the 40th anniversary of Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX.

“It will buff out,” says one online commentator of an incident involving what’s widely regarded as the second hull of the Wallyrocket51 – down on its side in a boatyard, the mast turned to ‘spaghetti’. The accident happened at Cantiere Rossini in Pesaro. Though some commentators are questioning the viability of the image (shared online…

In the thrilling world of Race 6, the tricky north-easterly winds had everyone strategising like chess grandmasters. The first gate start was cancelled after a large shift after about 30 seconds.

From 28-31 August, the 12-strong fleet of high-performance one-design owner-driver RC44s will compete for their 2025 World Championship title in the heart of Dutch sailing: Scheveningen, The Hague.

“Safety on commercial RIB operations is a persistent issue that the industry can do more to address,” says Andrew Moll, chief inspector of marine accidents for MAIB (Marine Accident Investigation Branch). His words come as a passenger’s serious injury – permanent paralysis – and the accident in Ilfracombe Harbour is detailed in MAIB’s latest report.…

It’s a UK bank holiday on Monday 25 August, so there will be no Marine Industry News. Service will resume on Tuesday 26 August. In the meantime, catch up with MIN‘s latest print magazine or explore the archive of weird and wonderful marine stories. If you have a topic that you think MIN should cover,…

A new line of mounting accessories specifically designed for the Starlink Performance Gen 3 antenna has been launched by Seaview. The accessories — including a smart adapter plate (pictured above) and the wedge base — are said to provide a significantly smaller, marinised footprint for existing and new installations. This is a bonus when space…