Katy Stickland
Editor
Scotland to get a new emergency tug boat for 2017
Ievoli Black will replace the Herakles as Scotland's emergency tug boat on the 31 December 2016. It follows a campaign to save the service which was threatened by funding cuts
Pictures: World’s first electric powered trawler is unveiled
Quiet and efficient, the Trondheim 40 Trawler has been designed by the Russian Max Zhivov, who is known for creating boats with green credentials
Top 12 most popular videos of 2016
From boating hacks and sailing chickens to disastrous attempts to moor and encounters with sharks, YBW looks back at the videos you viewed the most on our website in 2016
Top 12 most popular news stories of 2016
From Captain Calamity who was rescued nine times in seven months to a Boeing 767 "sailing" along the Irish coast, here are the top YBW news stories for 2016
Fisherman rescued by Lerwick RNLI after boat’s propellor fouls
The crew of the Lerwick RNLI towed the scallop boat, Cornucopia into harbour after a fouled propellor caused the vessel to run aground off Sandwick, Shetland Islands
Video: Bruce 22E – Is this the fastest electric boat in America?
With a top speed of 35 knots, the Bruce 22E is looking to be the fastest electric boat on the America market. Watch it in action here!
Dozens rescued after squall capsizes boats during Severn River regatta
A squall, which saw winds increase from five to more than 30 knots on the Severn River near Annapolis, USA, left 22 sailors in the water after their boats capsized
Massive search in Kent for missing woman could have ended sooner
Kent Police say a massive multi-agency search for a missing woman in Folkstone could have finished earlier if she had told the emergency services she was safe and well
Video: Scallywag maxi yacht narrowly avoids crash with patrol boat
How close is too close! Watch as the super-maxi yacht, Scallywag, is skilfully manoeuvred between two patrol boats to avoid disaster during the Sydney's Big Boat Challenge
Fisherman clings to lifejacket as his boat sinks off Shoreham
A fisherman is in a serious condition in hospital after his boat sank off Shoreham Harbour. He was found hanging on to a lifejacket by the RNLI
Record breaking Atlantic wave recorded
A 19-metre high wave, recorded by a buoy in the North Atlantic, has broken the record for the highest wave ever recorded
Canoeists turn out for festive Santa Splash paddle
Dressed in Father Christmas outfits, canoeists turned out to take part in the annual Santa Splash festival paddle along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Fears grow for family missing off Cape Jaffa, Australia
Searches will resume today for Len and Annette Vandepeer and their son, Doug, after they failed to return to the Cape Jaffa boat ramp. They have been missing since Monday…
Appeal after man goes missing from a cargo ship at Gunness Wharf
The brother of an engineer who went missing from the cargo vessel, EEMS DELTA, while it was moored at Gunness Wharf near Scunthorpe, is appealing for help in tracing him
Le Boat to expand to Canada’s Rideau Canal
For the first time, the European self-drive boating company, Le Boat, is expanding into North America and will start offering breaks along the Rideau Canal in Canada
Reward offered for missing Penlee lifeboat tragedy medal
The RNLI is offering a reward of £1,000 for the safe return of the historic gold medal awarded posthumously to the coxswain of the Penlee lifeboat, the Solomon Browne.
Top 10 boat launches of 2016
From the Aston Martin AM37 to the Riva 76 Bahamas, 2016 has seen the launch of some stunning boats and yachts. See which ones have made YBW's top 10 this
Video: Richmond Yacht Basin fire destroys a dozen boats
Around a dozen boats were destroyed after a large fire at the Richmond Yacht Basin in Virginia, USA. No one was injured in the incident. Watch firefighters as they battle…
Major search in the eastern Solent after equipment found
Coastguard teams and the Gosport Independent Lifeboat took part in a major search of the eastern Solent after equipment was found floating in the sea
$1.2m of marijuana found on abandoned boat in California
U.S. Border Patrol agents seized more than a tonne of marijuana after it was found on board an abandoned motor boat at Calafia State Park in California.