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Registrations are now open for the January 2026 marine electrician training bootcamp as the current cohort nears completion. The UK-based Marine Electrician Skills Bootcamp is government-funded and has been developed with industry to address skills shortages in marine electrical work. The programme lasts ten to 12 weeks and is delivered in a hybrid format, with…

Maritime safety remains one of the biggest drivers of SOS call-outs on Garmin’s inReach devices, and the company is responding with a model that puts richer communication at the centre. The new inReach Mini 3 Plus adds voice messaging, photo sharing and a colour touchscreen to the long-running satellite communicator line, aiming to give boaters…

MDL Marinas has named Matt and Becky Cook, long-standing berth holders at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton, as the Tier 3 winners of the 2025 Dock & Discover campaign.  The couple will receive the campaign’s top prize: a seven-day bareboat skippered catamaran charter for two in Phuket, Thailand, organised in partnership with Fairview Sailing and…

Day Three of the 2025 Australian Maxi Championship delivered another high-energy test, with two passage races held offshore in a steadily building nor’easter that peaked at 23 knots.

Close racing in all events at the World Sailing Inclusion Championships 2025, hosted by the Sultanate of Oman and organised by Oman Sail, ensured the fleets will head to the final day with everything to play for.

A very nice turnout for the fifth in this well supported series. The weatherman said rain would arrive around noon, but we were greeted with pretty good racing conditions.

The weather gods were again not very kind for this weekend’s Illusion racing which was for the annual Picnic Hamper. Last year, there were 26 boats enjoying the relatively benign conditions.

So, to the very final major Solo event of 2025, a regatta that had been postponed twice, the allure of a trip to Llandudno on a May bank holiday not tickling the fancy of enough pre-entries to proceed.

Mathis Ghio and Maddalena Spanu have been crowned 2025 World Cup champions. It’s the fourth successive title for the Frenchman who has been the fleet’s dominant figure since the competition’s inception.

Baltic Lifejackets, based in Älgarås, Sweden, have been producing lifejackets, buoyancy aids and floatation clothing since 1977, and have been pioneering some of the innovations we’ve seen in the market.