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The second day of racing at the 2025 Star World Championship in Split, Croatia, saw the full 101-boat fleet return to the water for Race 2 after a 90-minute wait ashore.

The Blackwater Sailing Club is proud to celebrate another wonderful season on the water with two of the Club’s most anticipated events in the calendar, the Cadet and Club Weeks that bring its members together in celebration.

The weekend of the 6th and 7th September saw the first N12 event at Whitefriars SC in the Cotswold Water Park since the 1980s. The two day event comprised a Training day on the Saturday followed by racing on the Sunday.

The 2025 Wayfarer National Championship, part of the Craftinsure National Circuit, was held between the 4th & 7th September at the fantastic sea venue of Shoreham Sailing Club.

A new innovative technology solution, OnboardLive©, is making it possible to experience adventure sports, including offshore sailing, live, and in high-definition broadcast quality, even from the most remote corners of the world.

In its press call this morning on the first day of the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival, Groupe Beneteau confirmed customer demand for time on the water remains strong, even as global headwinds create uncertainty. Rising interest rates, high prices and inflation are among the factors the company believes could weigh on consumer confidence. Despite this,…

Italy’s Apreamare shipyard has sold a 60 per cent stake of its share capital to Italian private equity firm Riello Investimenti SGR. The acquisition was made through the Italian Strategy Private Equity fund, the third fund managed by Riello Investimenti SGR, which currently holds 11 acquisitions, including three add-ons. As part of the agreement, Cataldo…

Turkey has introduced an 8 per cent Special Consumption Tax (SCT/ÖTV) on yachts, motorboats and other leisure vessels, ending a long-standing exemption that had allowed luxury marine vehicles to remain tax-free. The measure, announced in a presidential decree and published in the Official Gazette, takes effect immediately. The new levy applies to a wide range…

This revised Leg One course sees the fleet criss-crossing the English Channel and its busy commercial traffic several times, leaving little opportunity for sleep or rest of any kind as the sailors dodge tankers, ferries, fishing boats and other craft.

Chris Clark has joined Wescom Group as UK Commercial Sales Manager for its range of electronics products.