"Sailing and boating in the UK are at a crossroads,” says Nick Scott, director of sport for the Royal Yachting Association. "Participation is standing still, or starting to fall.”
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Boaters beware: RYA SafeTrx vessel tracking safety app will soon close
RYA SafeTrx app - the vessel tracking, safety and communications platform - is to be discontinued at the end of this month, from 31 December.
Skipper dies after being wound round his boat’s faulty electric winch
The skipper of the Mollie died after becoming entangled around the electric winch drum, an MAIB investigation has concluded
YJA Young Journalist of the Year 2025 named
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
The 40th anniversary Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ARC 2025 fleet set sail
Sunshine and light winds made for a gentle start as the 145-strong ARC 2025 fleet left Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for a 2,700-mile transatlantic voyage.
Why the collapse of a critical Atlantic current would impact sailors
The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded.
Nominate your 2025 Yachtsman of the Year and Young Sailor of the Year
Public nominations for the Yachting Journalists' Association (YJA) Yachtsman of the Year and Young Sailor of the Year Awards are now open.
Safety alert for some Mercury Marine four-stroke outboards
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
The Shipping Forecast Gets an AI Upgrade: The Met Office’s New Automated System
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…
Yann Quenet: From France to Canada in a 4m boat
French micro voyager Yann Quenet is currently transporting his home-built 4m boat across Canada ahead of a Pacific crossing in the spring
Report lobster pot and fishing gear entanglement, urges CA and RYA
Sailors and boaters are being asked to report lobster pot and fishing gear entanglement and sightings of poorly marked static gear around the UK coast, as part of efforts to…
Sunsail’s Funding the Future winner to refurbish five old Laser dinghies
Otley Sailing Club from West Yorkshire, will use the Sunsail's Funding the Future grand prize of £6,000 to revitalise old Laser dinghies to make sailing more accessible for adult club
Crisis in the canals as drought hits boaters
Boats have been left stranded in canals, navigation restricted, and businesses “exceptionally quiet” during peak summer months across the inland waterways of England and Wales.
Ella Hibbert: first British woman to sail the Northwest Passage solo
28-year-old Ella Hibbert is the first British woman to sail solo through the Northwest Passage during her Arctic circumnavigation
boatfolk marina group is now owned by Premier Marinas’ owner Wellcome
Premier Marinas has confirmed the acquisition of Boatfolk's 11 marinas – bringing its combined portfolio to 22 sites across the UK
Orcas sighted in UK waters are ‘not from yacht-damaging pod’
Two orcas spotted off the UK’s south-west coast are not part of the pod which is responsible for rudder interactions and yacht damage off the Portuguese and Spanish coasts and…
Next stop: The world – Jazz Turner’s new WorldStar circumnavigation plans
Adventurer and disabled sailor Jazz Turner has set her sights on another circumnavigation, this time global – the WorldStar Race.
Ian Wyllie completes round-Britain and Ireland circumnavigation in project boat
Ian Wyllie of Sailing Trilleen has completed a solo multi-year circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland in the 1979 Vancouver 27 that he restored in parallel to his own rehabilitation.
Sailors urged to report collisions with whales and other marine life
Sailors around the world are being urged to participate in an anonymous global survey to document collisions at sea between sailing boats and marine life.
Jazz Turner becomes first wheelchair user to circumnavigate Britain solo
At around 13:45 on Monday, 30th June, Jazz Turner, a GB para-athlete and engineer from Seaford, East Sussex, has become the first wheelchair user to sail solo, unassisted, and non-stop…