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Simrad Marine Electronics, part of Brunswick Corporation, has launched the Simrad AutoCaptain autonomous boating system at IBEX in Tampa, Florida. Simrad says the technology features automated docking, undocking, and short-distance manoeuvring, with integration into Mercury Marine propulsion and a dedicated Simrad display app. In a statement, the firm claims that, “unlike assistance-based systems currently on…

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) has announced the winners of the 2025 IBEX Innovation Awards Programme, managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI). A total of 12 products were selected as winners, with an additional four receiving honourable mentions, from 112 entries submitted by exhibiting…

Yacht agency and services company Pesto Sea Group has launched Pesto Sea Group South Africa to offer visiting yachts and the growing local fleet full service high-standard support operations needed. Pesto Sea Group has been an established yacht and maritime services company in the Mediterranean for 50 years, operating from its base in Genoa, Italy.…

The winners of the 2025 Brian Black Memorial Award (BBMA), which recognises outstanding writing and photography that highlight the changing marine environment, have been announced. The award, now in its fifth year and supported by antifouling specialist Coppercoat, aims to showcase how journalism can shed light on environmental issues through personal stories. This year, two…

Dometic’s DG3 gyroscopic stabiliser has been named a finalist in the 2025 Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards in the transportation design category.  In its 14th year, the Innovation by Design Awards recognises businesses and designers addressing pressing challenges while anticipating future needs. The awards highlight work that demonstrates originality, functionality, sustainability, user focus, cultural…

As the temperatures begin to dip and October rolls in, many of us are taking a moment to reflect on our summer afloat. But the energy doesn’t stop there.

The weather forecast for the whole country for the weekend was bleak with the onset of Storm Amy set for arrival on Friday and gales of well in excess of 50mph expected.

A really good opening day to the Worlds, with light to medium sea breeze and dusk-to-dawn sunshine across the bay of Cagliari. Spain is ahead in both the men’s and women’s skiffs and Great Britain takes the early lead in the Nacra 17 fleet.

After one of the tightest seasons in the Cape 31 Med Circuit’s history, Alessandro Rombelli’s Stig has been crowned 2025 Cape 31 Med Circuit Champion, edging Drew Freides’ Pacific Yankee by just a single point after five fiercely contested events.

The 17th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 will start on Monday 23rd of February, 2026. Since 2009, sailors from around the world have enjoyed the spectacular and tactical course around 11 stunning Caribbean Islands and that has not changed.