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Fighting breaks out amongst sailors at Studland as threats are made to sink boats
The UK Coastguard has dealt with "serious fighting" on board boats at Studland, Dorset, during a beer festival held over the weekend
Pictures: Sail training vessel – Stavros S Niarchos – to be auctioned
The Tall Ships Youth Trust is putting its sail training vessel, Stavros S Niarchos, on the market as part of modernisation plans
Pictures: First Aston Martin AM37 hull is delivered
The first Aston Martin AM37 owner has taken delivery of his new £1.3 million powerboat. The luxury vessel will be berthed in Miami
Two tonnes of marijuana seized from Italian motor yacht in Greece
Around two tonnes of marijuana and weapons have been confiscated by the Greek authorities from the motor yacht. It is believed to be one of the biggest drug busts in…
Loss of a sailing great: Edward Allcard dies aged 102
Edward Allcard, the first person to sail solo across the Atlantic in both directions, has died in Andorra at the age of 102
Escaped giant pipes off the Norfolk coast under control
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says eight giant pipes which were floating in the sea are now under control. Four others beached along the Norfolk coast
Fastnet Race: 13 rescued after yacht loses rigging
The crew of the 45-foot yacht was 26 miles south east of Baltimore, west Cork when it lost its rigging while taking part in the Rolex Fastnet Race
A riot of colour: Boats in Bloom shortlist announced
The shortlist of the inaugural Boats in Bloom has been revealed and there seem to be no end to the imagination of boaters when it comes to their gardens. Which…
Fit a carbon monoxide detector: MAIB warning after fatality
The MAIB is urging all boaters to fit carbon monoxide detectors or alarms to their vessels following the death of Ray Milton at Cardiff Yacht Club
35-foot motor yacht sinks after catching fire in Ryde Harbour
A luxury motor yacht has been destroyed after a fire on board earlier today. One man was treated for smoke inhalation
Ocean cruising experts share their sailing knowledge
The World Cruising Club is hosting a series of forums this autumn, where ocean cruising experts will be trying to inspire sailors to extend their boundaries
Watch: trimaran Concise 10 blasts home to take Fastnet Race line honours
Tony Lawson's MOD70 trimaran Concise 10 takes line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race despite a long upwind slog all the way to the Fastnet Rock
British cargo ship master fined after being found five times over the alcohol limit
Anthony Michael Baker, 53, from Devon, pleaded guilty after being found drunk in charge of the cargo vessel, Shansi. He was fined NZD $3,000
Four injured as humpback whale breaches underneath a boat in the Whitsundays
Two men were knocked unconscious when the humpback whale breached underneath their boat, throwing it into the air
Sailors around the globe join in with the inaugural World Naked Sailing Day
The inaugural World Naked Sailing Day has been held in Buffalo, New York, with sailors around the globe also taking part
English-speaking sailor found drifting off Portugal believed to have connections to the Lisa Brown case
Spanish media is reporting that an English-speaking sailor in his 70s, who was found drifting in a yacht in a busy Atlantic shipping channel off Portugal, is connected to the…
Solo skipper rescued after yacht runs aground at Bognor Regis
A man has been rescued after his yacht suffered engine failure and ran aground on rocks off Bognor Regis
Three dead after tourist boat capsizes off the coast of Turkey
Witnesses say the boat capsized and sank "in less than a minute" off the Muğla coast in southwestern Turkey killing three people
Boat owner jailed after two crew die of carbon monoxide poisoning
The owner of the Eshcol, Timothy Bowman-Davies, from Milford Haven, is starting a 15 month sentence after two crew died on board the fishing vessel as a result of carbon…
Mysterious drifting sailing dinghy recovered off Portsmouth Harbour
A 12-foot wooden sailing dinghy, which was found drifting off Portsmouth Harbour with no one on board, has been recovered by GAFIRS