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The Queen Mary Reservoir once again played host to one of the marquee events in the Cadet calendar: the 2025 Cadet Inland Championships, with the Regatta fleet and 420 class sailing alongside.

With the summer racing season now finished and Autumn upon the UK, attention shifts for many to the Solent Super Series, kicking off next weekend 11th/12th October with Round 1, Cowes.

On the day, five intrepid sailors turned up for some fast and furious racing at Hunts’ D-Zero Sprint Championship. The day was bright and the breeze was fresh, if a little twitchy, ideal for some great racing.

It’s understood that the UK and EU are working on temporary mechanisms to protect UK businesses from CBAM – ahead of the UK’s own version of the levy coming into force in 2027. The Guardian – which ‘understands’ but doesn’t quote sources – says a temporary deal to shield UK exporters from the levy’s impact…

Avikus, HD Hyundai’s autonomous navigation subsidiary, is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Honda Marine to integrate its Neuboat Semi-Autonomous System with the Honda Intelligent Shift & Throttle (iST) command and control system. The signing is scheduled to take place on 7 October 2025 at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) at…

Fed up with the unpredictable hazards of poorly marked lobster pots and static fishing gear, the Cruising Association is pushing boaters to provide evidence to help drive change. Together with the RYA, the association is calling on sailors to report entanglements and sightings of poorly marked static gear. The organisations formed a working group to…

Power catamaran builder SilverCAT has completed its first cryptocurrency-backed sale in Europe, highlighting a shift in how the marine industry is approaching digital transactions. The boat, a SilverCAT 34CC, was purchased using USDT (a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar), marking the company’s debut crypto transaction on the continent. Craig Rodgers, operations manager at SilverCAT,…

Can there be too much of a good thing? When it comes to photographs from Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez then the answer is an emphatic no! Sit back and enjoy these stunning shots of the classic yachts by top yachting photographer Stephen Cloutier.

“A chase boat is not just a tender, it’s the nerve centre for the team on the water,” says Andy Andrews of Protector Boats. “It keeps coaches close enough to observe performance, provides a safety net in the event of gear failure, and often doubles up as a logistics hub, a media platform, or even…

The 2025 Scottish Dragon Championship, the final regional regatta of the season, delivered a classic mix of drama, challenges, and camaraderie on the water.