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Pictures: Brixham trawler, Provident sails again
Provident has not sailed since September 2014 because of problems with the trawler's engine. The vessel is now back out at sea with the rest of the Trinity Sailing fleet.
Veterans complete their epic row to the Isles of Scilly
The crew's arrival on the Isles of Scilly marks the end of their "epic row" along the Cornish coast in a gig they built themselves.
£1.2m pilot boats built for ‘Storm Heroes’
Each impressive million-pound craft is built to withstand the five-metre swells and 100mph winds the Welsh crew takes on.
Pictures: New 100m superyacht design promises global exploration
Two superyacht design studios have created a 100-metre yacht concept that can be adapted to carry any type of vehicle.
Pictures: yacht design includes ‘saddlebags,’ fishing kit
A new sport fishing yacht design has taken inspiration from motorcycling, adding saddlebags to blend life on the water with life on the open road.
Pictures: Hybrid powerboat builder garners awards
Hydros Innovation picked up the 2015 Environmental Award for its HY-41 hybrid powerboat prototype and a special mention for its Hydrocontest competition.
Pictures: WWII rescue boat to return to Dunkirk
A boat that rescued 600 British soldiers from foreign shores in the early days of the WWII is getting a new life.
Weekly round-up: YBW news digest
Alex Thomson's lost yacht found 10 years later, nine-time rescued yacht captain may give up and Microsoft's co-founder repairs a coral reef ... Read this week's news.
Driverless water taxi design set to begin testing in Paris
A new electric water taxi is set to be tested on stretches of the Seine River in Paris this summer and its designer wants to use driverless technology.
Video: Nimbus unveils electric motorboat
Swedish boat maker Nimbus has launched an electric-powered motor boat designed for Europe's inland waterways.
Ferretti Security and Defence boat to launch this summer
A new division of the Italian yard, Ferretti Security and Defence, will launch its debut model this summer, called the FSD195.
Weekly round-up: YBW news digest
Microsoft's Paul Allen's yacht MV Tatoosh causes coral reef damage, perilous pair of yachtsmen ask for help for the ninth time in seven months, and Fairline is bought out of administration. Read this week's news in YBW's handy bite-sized format.
Weekly round-up: YBW news digest
Sir Ben Ainslie gets a new racing yacht, Bugatti unveils a speedboat design, dramatic rescues at sea and perhaps the best children's Christmas gift ever made: YBW weekly news and pictures in bite-size format.
CRN launches custom-made 55m luxury yacht, Atlante
CRN has announced their experimental new megayacht – the 55m 'Atlante'.
Explore the seas aboard the Navire de Voyage 95
French shipyard Piriou has unveiled a 95m yacht concept, the Navire de Voyage 95. Find out more about this superyacht.
Pictures: A look inside Silver Fast superyacht
Silver Fast, one of the world's fastest yachts, has been unveiled. And there is even room for a Mercedes on board. See pictures of the superyacht here.
Pictures: Symmetry, the new 180m superyacht from Sinot
Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design has revealed 'Symmetry', its latest concept, a double-headed superyacht, developed in partnership with BMT Nigel Gee. See all the pictures here.