Boating News

Recent analysis of Saga Boat Insurance claims has revealed that 68% of theft claims are more likely to happen when boats are moored for the summer months, not laid up for the winter.

Luxury yacht builder Curvelle has appointed Yacht Carbon Offset to help it become the first superyacht builder to Carbon Offset the energy that will be used in the building and development of its motoryachts.

The River Thames Alliance has seen a massive increase in those interested in activities on and around the great River Thames through a 25% surge in users of its website, visitthames.co.uk over the past year.

For the 14th consecutive year, Navigators & General (N&G), the UK's leading pleasurecraft insurer and part of the Zurich Group, is sponsoring what is believed to be largest and most unique inland waterways yacht race in Europe - The 49th Navigators Three Rivers Race.

Navigators and General (N&G), the UK's number one yacht and motorboat insurer and part of the Zurich Group, has seen cost of pleasurecraft claims rise by more than threefold in the first three months of 2009.

Navigators & General (N&G) has launched a low-cost, Third Party only insurance policy to provide basic protection for those with boats not requiring fully comprehensive cover, against the cost of damage to surrounding craft.

A new incentive aimed at encouraging customers to upgrade their existing two-stroke Jet RIBs with the equivalent four stroke models has been launched by Avon Inflatables Ltd, the UK distributor for the Avon and Zodiac brands.

Hatteland Display's Naval Multi Display (NMD), has been chosen for the US Navy Freedom Class LCS by Navantia, Spain's foremost military ship building contractor.

A new software update for Simrad’s flagship SX90 Sonar introduces audio output, enhanced noise filtering and a number of minor software fixes. The new software is flagged as an important update by Simrad and is available free of charge from Simrad dealers.

The Tarquin Boat Company, designer and manufacturer of Trader luxury long range motor yachts, has announced the launch of a new spring promotion on a selection of its Trader brokerage yachts offering customers a comprehensive range of pre-handover services free of charge.

In support of its growing interests in Asia, leading luxury performance motor yacht manufacturer Fairline Boats has set up Fairline Boats Asia with a dedicated corporate office in Singapore.

Leading luxury performance motor yacht manufacturer, Fairline Boats is showcasing a stunning selection of Fairline motor yachts at this year’s Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show.

Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, the leading underwater camera specialist will exhibit its new generation low-light underwater camera, the OE13 124 BIT at Subsea 09.

Europe’s largest marina operator, MDL Marinas has significantly improved the benefits of its Club Outlook package for annual berth holders at all of its 19 UK marinas/boatyards for the 2009/10 season.

Barton Marine, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sail control hardware has designed a special range of blocks and cleats specifically for a unique and innovative new catamaran. Built in Austria, the Smartkat has inflatable hulls, which means that it can be stored in a bag when not in use and transported for quick and easy launch on the water.

One of Fairline Boats’ largest authorised dealers, Fairline South Mallorca expands its presence in the south-west of Mallorca with the opening of a third sales office within easy reach of the beautiful cruising grounds of the Balearics.

Dometic Marine brand, Cruisair, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1959 by Jere Crews, Cruisair is one of the world’s premium brands of high-performance marine air conditioning systems for pleasure yachts.

Following the successful launch of the Trader 70 Superyacht in 2007, Emsworth, UK based Tarquin Boat Company has revealed that her larger sister and the company’s new flagship model, the Trader 75 Superyacht, is all set to be unveiled this spring.

Cleaning your boat is a necessity if you want to keep her looking her best. Swobbit Europe, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of boat cleaning equipment, has introduced a range of cleaning kits that are designed to provide professional results on any size of boat and are suitable for use by individuals on smaller craft or by crew on Superyachts.

The RNLI’s new Tamar class lifeboat, to be stationed at St. Helier later this year, was ‘rolled over’ on purpose yesterday, 3 February. The future George Sullivan underwent its self-righting trial at the main dockyard in Plymouth under the watchful eye of experts from the RNLI and Babcock Marine who are fitting the lifeboat out.

The moment that you have all been waiting for has finally arrived, the new adrenalin inducing FZR WaveRunner with its awesome supercharged 1812cc power plant and race inspired NanoXcelTM hull, is now available at an authorised Yamaha WaveRunner dealer near you!

Curvelle, the fractional ownership specialists have released details of the first Curvelle 33 metre motor yacht, which will start construction this year at the award winning Cheoy Lee Shipyard.

Raymarine has previewed its new C Series Widescreen displays at the Excel London Boat Show, attracting a massive amount of interest from press and visitors alike.

Marlink, the world's largest maritime satellite communications integrator has announced a new five year contract with German cruise company AIDA Cruises, for the supply of its Sealink(T) satellite communications system.

Thrane & Thrane, the world leading Inmarsat terminal manufacturer has signed a global distribution agreement with KVH Industries, Inc for KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband(sm) service and compatible marine hardware.