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Tensions have reportedly flared again at Ferretti Group after its largest shareholder, China’s Weichai Group, allegedly accused chief executive Alberto Galassi of centralising control and marginalising its representatives within the company. Bloomberg has seen an internal document sent by Weichai to its parent company, which claims that directors linked to the Chinese shareholder have been…

Andrea Consolini has been appointed interim chief executive of Azimut do Brasil – the Brazilian subsidiary of Azimut Yachts – amid internal reorganisation. In a statement made yesterday (8 October 2025) at the company’s Brazilian headquarters in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Marco Valle, CEO of Azimut-Benetti Group, confirmed the leadership changes and reaffirmed Brazil’s importance to…

Fresh from the success of the first Wooden Boat Stage at SIBS – originated by Women in Boat Building – Belinda Joslin sits down with MIN to relay the importance of wood. “It feels like a really exciting time for wooden boatbuilding in the UK,” states Belinda Joslin. She’s the founder of community interest company…

Propspeed has introduced the Foulfree Multi-Surface System, a biocide-free foul-release coating designed for use on a range of surface types and vessel components. The coating extends the company’s technology to applications including outboard skegs, stabilisation systems, thrusters, fins and RIB tubes. New Zealand-based Propspeed says the system is engineered to adhere to various substrates, including…

This winter, Hampshire-based charity the Final Straw Foundation (FSF) will be installing 10,000 native oysters in marinas across the Solent to study their effects on water quality and help repopulate the waters with this incredible species.

13 sailors have been announced as the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth team for the 2025 World Sailing Youth World championships, in Vilamoura, Portugal, this December

The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2025-26 season gets under way next Sunday (12 October) when the League will conduct Race 1 of the 2025 SIXT Spring Championship, for the Major Arthur Frizelle Trophy, on Sydney Harbour.

Norway has taken the top spot in the women’s skiff at the end of day two of the 49er FX World Championships. Pia Dahl Andersen and Nora Edland have taken a two-point lead from the Spanish team who were on top at the start of the day.

Henri-Lloyd’s new Autumn/Winter 2025 collection features the Bergen Hooded Jacket and Bergen Gilet, the first in their range to be manufactured using performance fabrics alongside fibres and insulation derived from ghost nets and recycled plastic bottles.

Vilamoura Sailing, in partnership with Marina de Vilamoura and the International ILCA Class Association, will host the ILCA LA28 Olympic Format Test Event from 7 to 12 October 2025 in Vilamoura, Portugal.