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Port Denarau Marina has completed a $6m expansion that includes Fiji’s first ‘megayacht’ berth, capable of accommodating vessels up to 115 metres. The four-month project has added seven berths in total, marking the South Pacific’s first facility of this kind and expanding Fiji’s capacity to host large vessels. The development centres on a 208-metre jetty…

The 65th Genoa International Boat Show closed yesterday (23 September 2025) with improved participation on last year. Over six days, the event drew 124,248 visitors, up 2.8 per cent on 2024, with more than 1,000 boats on display. Exhibitors included 23 new yards and companies from 45 countries. The exhibition also hosted 123 new products,…

The sole UK distributor for NorDav’s range of tender davits has been named as Buoycatcher. The agreement establishes a distribution arrangement between the two companies, bringing NorDav’s davit systems into the UK leisure boating market through Buoycatcher. Buoycatcher has seen increased demand in 2024 and into 2025 for its marine accessories, particularly among boat owners…

This Annual event held between 24-28th August at Parkstone Yacht Club attracted 365 sailors in 197 dinghies from 26 different clubs and is the highlight of the regatta calendar for many sailors.

On Saturday 20th September, Chase Sailing Club rolled out the red carpet for the Allen Solo Midland Series, and what a day it was. With a glorious forecast of sunshine and a steady breeze of 10-15 knots, conditions couldn’t have been better.

If we had to give a score for the entry of the “classic ” and 5.5 m on Tuesday 23 September, we would hesitate between an 18 and 19/20… knowing that you never put a 20/20!

After the disappointment of a wind and raceless day one, the 2025 International Six Metre World Championships at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club finally got under way in warm sunshine and a south-westerly of around 6-8 knots.

For the final Snipe Class UK Open meeting this year the travelling boats made their annual visit to Budworth Sailing Club. Home of one of the UK’s most active Snipe fleets.

Good things are worth waiting for, and that was the adage at the opening day of the Melges 24 Worlds, which ended without any races in the scoreline. The weather in Trieste proved too unstable, with storms in the morning followed by a lack of wind.

At midnight on Friday, 19 September the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race had amassed a fleet of 118 yachts. The entrants represent 30 countries and territories: from Australia and New Zealand to Finland and Norway, and from the United States to Romania.