SailGP has announced that US-based private equity firm MSP Sports Capital has acquired a majority stake in the New Zealand SailGP Team, known as the Black Foils. With this acquisition, all 13 national teams grid-wide are now owned by strategic third-party partners – completing SailGP’s transition to a fully privatised, franchise-based league model as it […]
Leaked details from the criminal investigation into the sinking of the 56-metre Perini Navi sailing superyacht Bayesian suggest that Italian prosecutors are narrowing their focus on crew responses and technical variables. The inspection is being led by the chief prosecutor of Termini Imerese, Angelo Vittorio Cavallo. According to Italian news outlets, the technical and investigative […]
Port 32 Marinas and Acme Marinas have announced the merger of their portfolios, creating one of the largest marina portfolios along the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Under the agreement, Acme’s seven marinas merge will merge with Port 32’s ten properties, creating a platform of 17 waterfront locations with approximately 4,000 slips. Port 32, backed […]
As offshore sailing looks for the next leap in performance, the 40OF project is building an international network of partners to support its ambitions. The latest addition brings North American manufacturing and market expertise to a yacht designed to make offshore foiling more accessible. The 40OF team is now in a strategic collaboration with Moore […]
Enata Group, the builder behind the 10-metre carbon yacht Spirit developed under the Foiler brand, is setting up a new facility in Abu Dhabi to accelerate its growth in the region. The initiative follows Enata’s strategic partnership with Ajyal Holding to strengthen its foothold in the Middle East. Construction on the new 100,000sqm plot is […]
Canal & River Trust’s annual National Boat Count, carried out during March 2026 across England and Wales, recorded a 2.1 per cent decrease in boat numbers across the charity’s waterways, while licence evasion remained largely unchanged. The survey also found that the number of boats without home moorings continued a long-term trend, increasing by 3.6 […]
When Vendée Globe organisers announced in November 2025 that skippers competing in the 2028 edition would need to aim for energy self-sufficiency based on carbon-free energy, the goal was set – to limit the use of fossil fuels as much as possible. Under the new rules, fuel allowances will be reduced from 300 litres to […]
A US Coastguard crew member brought a runaway powerboat under control on Maryland’s Severn River after its operator was thrown into the water, with footage of the feat shared widely online this week. The incident happened near Annapolis on 11 June 2026, when the boat’s operator was ejected while making a high-speed turn. With no […]
The growing demand for easy-to-deploy guest experiences on large yachts is creating new opportunities for specialist watersports manufacturers, with Tiwal securing a place aboard the 220m Orient Express Corinthian. The inflatable sailboat manufacturer says the yachting sector now accounts for nearly 20 per cent of its annual revenue, underlining the increasing role of guest activity […]
Hydrogen propulsion has cleared another milestone on its journey from demonstration projects to commercial deployment. Lloyd’s Register has issued the first Type Approval Certificate for a 100 per cent hydrogen-fuelled, spark-ignited marine engine, providing independent validation of a technology many believe could play a significant role in shipping’s transition to net zero. The approval has […]
A crew member aboard a passenger catamaran has been arrested as investigators continue to piece together the circumstances of a collision off the Croatian coast that claimed the lives of four Czech nationals. The accident took place on the morning of Sunday (14 June 2026) in the Splitske Vrata passage, a heavily used stretch of […]