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Have your say on sailing and boating opportunities in the UK ‘Sailing and boating in the UK are at a crossroads — participation is in decline, and we need to act.’ says the national governing body for boating. Credit: RYA “We know the power of sailing and boating to change lives – the confidence it…

RYA SafeTrx – the vessel tracking, safety and communications platform – is to be discontinued at the end of this month, from 31 December, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has announced. RYA SafeTrx App will be discontinued from 31st December 2025. Credit: RYA The decision to close RYA SafeTrx has been made by the Royal…

The skipper of the Mollie died after becoming entangled around the electric winch drum, an MAIB investigation has concluded The aft cockpit winches aboard the steel yacht, Mollie. Credit: MAIB An investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has concluded that the skipper of the New Zealand-registered yacht, Mollie died after becoming entangled around…

The Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA) has announced the winner of the 2025 Young Journalist of the Year Award and has unveiled its new mentoring scheme Lydia Mullan, winner of the YJA Young Journalist of the Year Award 2025 with nominees Freya Terry (right) and Loreto Rodriguz (second from left) and YJA chairman Katy Stickland. Credit:…

Bright sunshine and light winds made for a gentle start as the 145-strong fleet of yachts and multihulls ranging from 34ft to 81ft left Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, for a 2,700-mile voyage across the Atlantic. The crew aboard the 14.8m Skiathos at the start of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2025. Credit: Paul Wyeth…

The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded. Glaciers are retreating and so is the amount and thickness of sea ice. Credit: Chris Tibbs The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a major part of the global climate system. It transports relatively warm upper-ocean…

Public nominations for the Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA) Yachtsman of the Year and Young Sailor of the Year Awards are now open. The Yachtsman of the Year Award recognises the best in British yachting. Credit: YJA Members of the public are being urged to submit their nominations for the Yachting Journalists’ Association’s (YJA) Yachtsman of…

The UK Government has issued a safety alert for certain models of Mercury Marine four-stroke outboards which do not meet the requirements of the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 Several models of Mercury Marine outboard are included in the safety notice. Credit: Office for Product Safety and Standards Owners of Mercury Marine four-stroke outboards are being…

The world leading weather service has been testing a prototype AI-assisted system which automatically generates a first draft of the Shipping Forecast – trials have shown it to be as accurate as Met Office meteorologists Met Office reports show that accuracy of forecasted wind speed rose from 72% to 82%, wind direction from 82% to 88%,…

French micro voyager Yann Quenet is currently transporting his home-built 4m boat across Canada ahead of a Pacific crossing in the spring Yann Quenet arrived in Canada, stopping at the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Credit: Yann Quenet Yann Quenet has nothing to prove. The Breton solo sailor has already sailed 31,000nm…