Isobel Smith
Tug boat owner fined £1.7m over crew deaths
The owner of a tug boat which sank in the River Clyde, killing three crew members, has been fined £1.7m
Ben Ainslie goes sailing with Pippa Middleton after naming Andrew Simpson ambassadors
Olympic sailing gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie spent a day on the water with Pippa Middleton after naming the first-ever Andrew Simpson Sports Ambassadors
Construction of floating marine research facility announced
The construction of a floating marine research facility called SeaOrbiter is due to begin by May next year
Clipper Race yacht hit by freak wave
A British woman has been badly injured and evacuated after her yacht was bit by a “monumental” wave off the coast of South Africa
Former coastguard jailed for exposing himself to schoolgirls
A child molester and former Exmouth Coastguard has been jailed for three years after stalking two young girls home from school
Autopilots and self-steering for Atlantic Crossings
Participants in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers share their opinions on autopilots and self-steering in Yachting World’s annual gear survey
Blaze boat Kahu sinks in East Cowes
Nothing left of the luxury 25m cruiser that caught fire in East Cowes yesterday
Capsize survivor urges continued search for missing yacht Nina
A man who spent 119 days lost at sea is urging authorities in New Zealand to continue the search for missing yacht Nina
Woman drowns in cave as sea rescue fails
A woman who was trapped in a cave in Dorset has died after attempts to rescue her failed
Olympic sailor arrested over child kidnapping ring
A former Olympic sailing champion has been arrested by police in Italy after they broke up an alleged child kidnapping ring
Boat drug smuggler arrested after escaping prison
A Liverpool man who escaped prison after being convicted for his part in a drug smuggling plot has been arrested in Spain
Man’s body found by boat in south Wales
A man’s body has been found on the Severn estuary after his disappearance sparked a major search by the coastguard
Search for missing schoolboy called off
Coastguards have said they will not resume the search for a schoolboy swept out to sea on the East Sussex coast
Man gives £20k to the RNLI 65 years after he was rescued
A man saved by Shoreham RNLI as a teenager has donated £20,000 to the charity as a thank you
Man dies after falling from boat in Essex
A man has died after falling from a boat on the river Roach in Paglesham
Giant pumpkin boat sets record for 100m paddle
An artist has set a new world record for the fastest 100m paddle in a boat made from a pumpkin
Two men rescued after clinging to capsized boat for 15 hours
Two friends from New Hampshire were left holding on for their lives after their trimaran was overturned in strong winds
Selling a boat for the first time
After eight years owning their own boat, Ruth and Angus Ross-Thomson have decided to sell, and give us an insight into their experience
Image of missing sailor’s yacht released
Police release a photograph of missing yachtsman’s boat in a bid to help find the Scottish sailor
Coroner’s report on Andrew Simpson’s death released
A report into the tragic death of British sailor Andrew Simpson finds he died from “blunt trauma with drowning”