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At the one-day open meeting at CYC on 18th July, there was a LOT of messing about in boats. Was it worth it? Read on…

World Cat has promoted Vann Knight to president of World Cat Boats. Knight joined the company in 2018 and most recently served as chief operating officer. As president, he will take responsibility for the company’s day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, engineering, finance and customer experience. “I am excited about this opportunity, the teams we have built,…

Every time the decarbonisation rulebook slips, the industry breathes out. The relief is the costly part, because the pressures deciding which yards survive are already here, with or without it. By Ollie Taylor Ask most people in our industry what will finally get it to lower its environmental impact, and you’ll get the answer I’d…

Nominations are open for this year’s YJA Young Journalist of the Year Award. Entries can be written or visual content, including video and photographs, and are open to journalists, photographers, videographers, social media reporters, vloggers and bloggers aged 30 and under as of 31 December 2026. Marine media applicants must submit entries by 16 August…

The Buckler’s Hard Shipyard Trust has partnered with the Maritime Archaeology Trust and local volunteers to launch the next phase of its historic village slipway and shipyard survey. Running from 20 July to 7 August, the project builds on last year’s excavations, which uncovered significant structural remains and artefacts. This year, the team hopes to…

SMEG Australia’s 30-year boat-sponsoring partnership with the Australian 18 Footers League has been a wonderful association which has produced five JJ Giltinan World championships, two Australian, three NSW and seven Club championships for SMEG.

Kicking off the annual festival of sailing that is Ramsgate Race Week, the Round the Goodwins race is also an East Anglian Offshore series (EAORA) race.

Six visitors joined the three local boats for the second leg of the North West double header of the Lightning 368 Sanders Sails Travellers Series at West Kirby Sailing Club.

The third of the Poole Bay Summer Series, run by Poole Yacht Racing Association (PYRA), was held in superb conditions on Sunday 19th July, with 15 yachts taking part.

A decisive 3.5 hour delay by Race Officer Peter Saxton and his team from the Royal Yacht Squadron caused day two of British Classic Week to be held in perfect southwesterly sea breeze conditions.