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Prestige/Beneteau Line-up at LBS Announced
Prestige/Beneteau Line-up at LBS Announced Ancasta have announced the line-up of new boats from Prestige and Beneteau that will be heading to the London Boat Show in January. Prestige are again reflecting the strategic importance of the UK market Read More...
Simrad Release New Chartplotters
Simrad Release New Chartplotters The Simrad GO12 XSE and GO7 XSR are the latest additions to the company’s GO stand-alone chartplotter series. The GO12 XSE offers a new 12" display option for the GO series, while the upgraded GO7 XSR features Read More...
Rodman Spirit 42 Coupé Launched at LBS
Rodman Spirit 42 Coupé Launched at LBS Rodman’s new Spirit 42 Coupé model made its debut at the recent London International Boat Show. This new craft boasts new design concepts and features from Fulvio de Simoni’s design studio. The Read More...
Riva Rivamare
Riva Rivamare This year’s London Boat Show sees the UK debut of Riva’s latest addition to their dayboat/weekender line-up, the 39ft Rivamare, aimed at combining classic and luxurious styling with practicality and power. The Rivamare is an open-top dayboat, Read More...
New 1150 Stormforce for 2018
New 1150 Stormforce for 2018 The word is out that Northern Ireland-based Redbay Boats are designing another new model to add to their current offshore series. Construction work on the vessel, a Stormforce 1150, is set to begin at the Read More...
World Powerboat Championship Returning to London
H2O Racing have confirmed that London will host a round of the 2018 UIM F1H2O World Powerboat Championship in June. The news marks a welcome return of Formula 1 powerboat racing to the country’s capital for the first time in Read More...
Suzuki Marine Launch New Finance Initiative
To encourage more people to take to the water with reliable, clean and efficient outboard engines, Suzuki GB’s Marine Division are now offering Suzuki Marine finance across their entire range of outboard engines. Suzuki Marine have partnered with finance provider Read More...
Suzuki to Launch New Lightweight Outboard
Following the recent launch of their brand-new flagship outboard, the DF350A, which in September won Suzuki the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s 2017 IBEX Innovation Award for outboard motors at the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition & Conference, the company has announced the Read More...
New SEA-DOO Platform Introduced
BRP have announced a new platform for select models in their 2018 SEA-DOO line-up of personal watercraft. The new platform is available on five new models across the SEA-DOO GTX Limited, RXT and WAKE PRO families. The new personal watercraft Read More...
TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show 2017
September’s TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show 2017 drew to a close amid reports of high attendance, record numbers of visitors on the water and strong sales, further strengthening its position as one of the top boat shows in the world. Many Read More...
Port Solent Marina to Accommodate Bigger Boats
In a project representing a £480,000 investment, Premier Marinas are planning to revitalise Port Solent Marina’s infrastructure to allow the marina to accommodate bigger boats by the 2018 season. The project includes reconfiguring pontoons A–D and the plan is to Read More...
Parker 850 Voyager
The new Parker 850 Voyager is a day cruiser designed for up to 10 people and will cater comfortably for up to six on longer trips. The cockpit is spacious and has flexible seating arrangements, and there is a large Read More...
Liverpool and Bristol Show Dates Announced
The Northern Boat Show is moving to new dates in 2018 – from 25th to 28th May – and a four-day format because the Mersey River Festival is being combined with Tall Ships Liverpool 2018 and the start of the 2018 Biscay Tall Ships Regatta. The Tall Ships was Read More...
HMRC Lodges Defence with Court of Justice over Red Diesel
HMRC Lodges Defence with Court of Justice over Red Diesel Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has informed the RYA that it has lodged its defence of Case 503/17 with the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Read More...
British Motor Yacht Show
British Motor Yacht Show The sixth British Motor Yacht Show – the result of a collaboration between Premier Marinas and British motor yacht brands Fairline, Princess and Sunseeker – will be held at Premier’s Swanwick Marina on the Hamble between Read More...
MCC Appointed Distributors for Sur Marine
MCC Appointed Distributors for Sur Marine MCC Marine, the UK distributors for the Italian-made Master leisure RIB brand, have now taken on the same role for Sur Marine luxury tenders. The MCC stand at this year’s London Boat Show will Read More...
Lowrance/Navico Release New Products
Lowrance/Navico Release New Products Lowrance have announced the addition of a number of new products to the fishing electronics market. These include Lowrance’s new FishHunter Pro and FishHunter 3D wireless castable transducers, while the company has also launched its new Read More...
Leader 33 Honoured in Berlin
Leader 33 Honoured in Berlin The Jeanneau Leader 33 recently received the ‘Best of Boats 2017’ award in the ‘Best for Family’ category at Boat and Fun Berlin. The prize was awarded by a jury composed of 17 European journalists Read More...
JL Audio News
JL Audio have upgraded their full-featured, weatherproof marine source unit, the MediaMaster 100s, following its launch last year to enable OEMs and end-users to enjoy a higher standard of integration with their helm electronics suite. The new upgraded source unit, Read More...
Island Announce French Partnership
Island RIBs have announced the signing of a distribution agreement with St Malo-based Nautilots (SARL). The first RIB sold under the agreement was handed over to Nautilots representatives at the Yachtmarket.com Southampton Boat Show 2017. This is a significant achievement Read More...
iDock is Coming
Evinrude’s iDock is a new patented system, totally integrated into the engine, aimed at providing intuitive control of any twin-engine boat at an affordable price. iDock is part of the Evinrude Intelligent Piloting System, a collection of technologies – along with iTrim, Read More...
Aga and Tom Claim RIB Crowns
The National Finals of the 2017 Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship took place at the TheYachtmarket.com Southampton Boat Show in September. In the 8–12 years category it was 12-year-old Aga Czartolomna, representing South Staffordshire Sailing Club, who claimed victory in Read More...
Falmouth Marathon Set For June
The International Powerboat Race Club (IPRC) have confirmed that the second Falmouth Marathon and Powerboat race is now set for June 29th and 30th 2018. All classes of racers will be invited to Cornwall for the second IPRC Marathon weekend. Read More...
MDL Marinas Winter Offers
Boat owners across the UK will be able to ensure their boats are kept safe and well maintained throughout the winter months and enjoy savings on berthing packages and essential maintenance from MDL Marinas. MDL have special winter offers Read More...
Britain’s Boatbuilders Buoyant
A new industry report released by British Marine indicates that across the whole of the UK boat manufacturing sector, revenue increased by 1.6% in 2016, generating £859 million in turnover, while unit production climbed by 1.5% to 9,907 units. Growth Read More...