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400kg anchor stolen from yacht compound
A barge anchor weighing a massive 400kg has been stolen from a yacht club compound in north Wales
Costa Concordia captain asked cruise company official to lie, hears court
A court in Italy has heard how captain Francesco Schettino allegedly wanted to fabricate a ‘blackout’ to explain the Costa Concordia crash
Missing Costa Concordia helmsman found in Indonesia
A key missing witness in the Costa Concordia case has been discovered in Indonesia following a search by Interpol
VIDEO: Boat goes up in flames and sinks in Mylor harbour
A boat in a Cornish harbour became ‘a big ball of fire’ before sinking on Saturday evening
Duchess of Cambridge beats Prince William in Auckland yacht race
The Royal couple took part in a yacht race around Auckland Harbour while on an official visit to New Zealand
Raymarine partners with J/80 Championships
Marine electronics manufacturer announces it will sponsor the inaugural J/80 Championships for 2014
New £1 coin could feature nautical design
Portsmouth City Council has proposed a design for the new 12-sided pound coin to feature warship HMS Victory
Sailing instructor encouraged to ‘go faster’ before speedboat crash
A sailing instructor on trial for speeding in Cardiff Bay was encouraged to “go faster” before boat crash that left schoolgirl brain damaged, hears jury
Man cleared of threatening boaters with a crossbow
Ipswich Crown Court have cleared a man charged with threatening to shoot speedboaters for rocking his houseboat
Top discussions this week on the YBW forums
Difficult waters to sail and lending a hand during mooring are just some of the most popular topics in the forum this week
Man’s body found on beach after boat washes ashore
Coastguards discovered the body of a man on Seatown beach in Dorset yesterday afternoon
Dubai party yacht crashes into rocks during storm
A party boat carrying 95 passengers crashed on rocks during the early hours of Friday morning in the midst of a storm
Family on round-the-world sailing trip rescued after baby falls ill
The US Navy were called in to help a family 900 miles out at sea after their one-year-old daughter fell ill during round-the-world sailing trip
Cargo ship ran aground after fatigued watch officer fell asleep
A report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch found that a cargo ship ran aground in March last year after the chief officer fell asleep
500th club signs up to Andrew Simpson race
More than 500 sailing clubs across the globe have now signed up to take part in the race being held in memory of Olympic sailor Andrew Simpson
Yacht goes up in flames in Mercury Yacht Harbour
A yacht belonging to a local sailing school in Hamble has been gutted after flames took hold of the vessel
Yacht runs aground on rocks after trying to avoid wind farm
The RNLI were called out on Saturday evening when a yacht being sailed by its new owner ran aground on rocks at Redcar
Yachtsman cleared of pushing lawyer into sea
British lawyer loses case in Dubai after she claims yachtsman pushed her overboard and threw her handbag at her head
British sailor rescued after falling overboard during Clipper race
A British sailor taking part in this year’s Clipper Round the World yacht race had to be rescued after falling overboard
British yachtsman dies after being found on burnt-out life raft
Caribbean police are investigating the death of a British yachtsman after he was found onboard a burnt-out life raft with fatal injuries