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GBR833 Louise Racing, representing the Royal Ocean Racing Club, has won the 2026 Marblehead Trophy in Cowes, concluding a historic first staging of the prestigious inter-club Dragon competition in the UK.

For more than 40 years, the world’s top yacht designers, leading sailors and most passionate owners have gathered each September on the north-east coast of the Italian island of Sardinia. The lure has been the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup.

2026 sees the Contender class to return to Cornwall for the National Championship, Mount’s Bay Sailing Club will be the host in the beautiful setting next to St Michael’s Mount.

Attorneys in the US have filed a wrongful death and product liability lawsuit against Bombardier Recreational Products, BRP US and Richardson’s Boat Yard, following the August 2025 capsizing of a 2024 Sea-Doo Switch pontoon boat on Flagstaff Lake in the US state of Maine, which killed three passengers and injured two others. The lawsuit has…

A fire has destroyed a production building at the Maxi Dolphin shipyard in Erbusco, northern Italy, along with three yachts that were inside the facility. The blaze broke out at about 10pm on Monday (24 August 2026), at the shipyard’s Via Gandhi facility in the Franciacorta area of Brescia. Around 20 fire crews from Brescia…

The Silver Fleet enjoyed a week of friendly racing, with plenty of calls of “well done”, and even a few of “after you” at turning marks!

A weekend where patience, nerve and a feel for pressure bands mattered more than raw boat speed.

West Marine has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reducing its debt by more than $265m and securing an additional $10m in exit financing. The US-based boating and fishing retailer, which operates about 100 retail locations alongside its online platform and West Marine Pro business, pressed ahead in July with…

Trade Tuesday will return to the Southampton International Boat Show (18-27 September 2026) for its fourth year on Tuesday 22 September 2026, with a programme of industry presentations and British Marine annual general meetings. The free event will run from 8am to 12pm in the British Marine Trade Lounge in the New Wave Hall, followed…

The 2026 Hunter Impala National Championship arrived in Torbay as part of the Torbay Royal Regatta, bringing together ten entries from across the South Coast and beyond.