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The final IMOCA race of the 2025 season gets under way from Le Havre for Martinique in the Caribbean on Sunday, and it looks set to be a thriller featuring some of the top boats and sailors in the Class ready to push hard for victory.

The numbers tell the story: 182 entries across three fleets, over 60 volunteers running operations from 18 RIBs, 15-25 knot winds with gusts to 28 knots, and substantial bay swell — the fifth ILCA National Open at Weymouth.

Twenty-two of the world’s top offshore sailors, all representing #TeamMusto, have selected their Musto kit for the biennial double-handed race from Le Havre, France to Martinique, the Transat Cafe L’OR, starting this Sunday, 26 October.

Tributes are being paid to a legendary Rhu yacht broker, following his death at the age of 83. Nick Stratton ran the successful Rhu Marina based boat sales company, Nick Stratton Yachts, for over 30 years.

Sweden’s Nimbus Group has reported net sales of SEK 263m ($28.93m) for the third quarter of 2025, a decrease of 30 per cent compared with the same period in 2024. For the first nine months, net sales amounted to SEK 1.13bn ($124.74m), down 16 per cent year-on-year. The firm says this decline was primarily due…

MDL Marinas has won two titles at this year’s Maritime Solent Awards, taking home both the Clean Maritime Innovator and Sustainability Leadership awards.  The double win recognises MDL’s continued commitment to environmental progress across its network of marinas and boatyards. Over recent years, MDL has implemented a series of major initiatives to reduce its environmental…

Registration remains open for the Women in the Marine Industry International Panel and Networking Breakfast, being held during Metstrade 2025 at RAI Amsterdam. The event, taking place on Wednesday 19 November from 8.30am to 10.30am CET, will bring together an international panel of female leaders from across the marine sector to discuss global industry trends…

West Coast Capital has acquired Port Edgar Marina in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, for an undisclosed amount. West Coast Capital is the investment arm of the Hunter Family Office, founded by Scottish businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter. The transaction includes full ownership of Port Edgar Holdings, Port Edgar Marina and Production Yachts (Port Edgar),…

Defending champion Johnie Berntsson, from Sweden, is the first skipper to book his spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup, finishing unbeaten for the second day running.

Entries have closed for the 80th running of the ‘Great Race South’, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with an elite fleet set to face the starter’s cannon on Boxing Day.