GENERAL NEWS

Golden Arrow Marine have been awarded UK sole centre status by Torqeedo for low-voltage products to include all Ultralight, Travel and Cruise models. Having been a UK sales and service centre for over 10 years, Golden Arrow Marine are ideally Read More...

Boatworld will be exhibiting at BoatLife 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham. While Boatworld continues to supply the sports boat owner with chandlery and water sports equipment, the main products on show will be the Compass centre console range of craft. Read More...

After the hugely successful Italian première at the Genoa Boat Show 2022 (which included winning the Design Innovation Award 2022 in the “Motor boats up to 10m” category), Capoforte SQ240i, the first electric model by the Italian brand, amazes again. Read More...

The trial vessel will capture feedback from media, customers, and dealers to help shape the future boating experience. The collaboration with Groupe Beneteau is a step forward in defining tomorrow’s sustainable, intuitive, near-silent, leisure boating experiences that will enable boaters Read More...

Fareham UK, Raymarine has announced an impressive range of new products at BOOT Düsseldorf including the Axiom® 2 Pro range, a powerful line of multifunction chartplotters, the RVM1600 CHIRP sonar module, new LightHouse charts with expanded coverage and the CAM300 day and Read More...

Sunseeker’s opening ceremony saw a record-breaking crowd witness the World Premiere of the Superhawk 55, revealing this stunning new model for the first time. Sunseeker CEO, Andrea Frabetti together with Sales and Marketing Director, Sean Robertson welcomed the audience and Read More...

SBS BoatLife have confirmed that they will be supporting the Wetwheels Foundation as their chosen charity for 2023. Conceived and founded by disabled yachtsman Geoff Holt MBE, DL, Wetwheels offer the opportunity for all disabled people to access the sea Read More...

Life jacket specialists Crewsaver, a Survitec brand, are making a fundamental shift in how they design and produce their survival technology by embracing a circular product life cycle. The company has adopted a three-pronged approach to decreasing its environmental impact, Read More...

Suzuki have announced that the accumulated global production figure for their outboard motors has reached four million – 57 years after launching their very first outboard motor, the D55, in 1965. Suzuki’s current line-up spans the lightweight and portable DF2.5 Read More...

Dometic have launched electric steering technology specifically engineered for inboard-powered boats popular for skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing and other water sports activities, with the new product making its European boating industry debut during the 2022 METSTRADE show in Amsterdam. The system Read More...

Backed by strong growth in market share in the last two years, Kawasaki Watercraft UK have appointed Kingsbury Jet Bike as the latest main dealer to join their expanding network of UK-wide partners. Sutton Coldfield-based Kingsbury Jet Bike, site of Read More...

Expanding the range of craft which can use its outboards, Yamaha Marine has introduced four new engines across its Premium and High Power ranges. New Premium Outboard Engines Improving on its 425hp premium XTO outboard engine, Yamaha has launched the Read More...

BoatLife Events has secured commercial vehicle experts Isuzu as their automotive partner for 2023. A great match for the show’s focus on sub-50 foot trailerable boats, with SBS Trailers as headline sponsor, the Isuzu UK range provides an excellent all-round Read More...

As official media sponsor to SBS BoatLife 2023, PBR joins the throngs in welcoming boat lovers and water enthusiasts from across the UK to the one boat show guaranteed to shake off the winter blues and kick-start the season into Read More...

Boot Düsseldorf 2023 offers water sports and boating enthusiasts the world over an incredible 220,000 square metres worth of motor yachts, powerboats, RIBs and sports craft of every type imaginable, exhibited across 16 exhibition halls. There is no international show Read More...

Largs Yacht Haven has invested in its boatyard operation by buying a new 75-ton Wise hoist to replace the aging 45-ton one that has been at the site for over 30 years. The new machine will work alongside the existing Read More...

Finnish boatbuilder Buster Boats, who use Yamaha outboards on all their models, are extending their Buster S range of aluminium craft with the launch of the Buster S2 for the 2023 boating season. The fourth model in the range, the Read More...

Raymarine’s YachtSense Link marine router has won the 2022 DAME Award in the ‘Marine electronics and marine related software’ category. This new device is a multi-purpose marine mobile router equipped with RayNet Ethernet ports, mobile broadband connectivity and on-board Wi-Fi. Read More...

British powerboat hull designer and powerboat racer Adam Younger has beendesigning RIB hulls for Northstar since 2019. He designed ‘Advanced Tapered Stepped Hulls’ for Northstar’s ORION and ION ranges and the series were developed further for production by Northstar’s in-house Read More...

National boating business boatfolk won the prestigious Environmental Award at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show. As part of the show’s five-year sustainability pledge, the panel of judges assess and recognise exhibitors in support of the pledge. Praised for their Read More...

BoatLife Events have secured an exclusive automotive partnership with INEOS Grenadier for SBS BoatLife 2023, providing an interesting match for the focus on sub-50ft trailerable boats, aligned with sponsor SBS Trailers. The new INEOS Grenadier off-roader is an attractive option for the boating community that wants to tow with Read More...

The Wolf Rock Boat Company have become the first business to import Ukrainian brand Kolibri’s range of inflatables, tenders and kayaks into the UK.  All Kolibri’s SIBs and accessories are designed and manufactured using the latest technology and tested to Read More...

Arksen have announced that they are installing Scanstrut charging products as standard across their brand-new adventure series of boats. The new 28ft and 30ft models are built in collaboration with XO Boats, combining tough and rugged seakeeping ability with an Read More...