SailGP Portsmouth: boat movements, chase vessels, race marks and more
SailGP is in Portsmouth this weekend. The event, which takes place off Southsea seafront, will involve high-speed foiling catamarans...
Portsmouth’s marine industry
All the latest marine industry news from Portsmouth, on the UK’s south coast. Includes new boats and boat builders, Royal Navy news, rescues in the Solent and more.
Former Solent hotel No Man’s Fort sold at auction for slashed price
Two former Victorian island forts – Spitbank Fort and former hotel No Man’s Fort – have sold at auction...
Plans for new UK kitesurfing festival dropped after residents object
Plans for a new four-day kitesurfing festival on Hayling Island, off the south coast of England, have been dropped...
HMS Queen Elizabeth delays departure – again
HMS Queen Elizabeth — the aircraft carrier that has already failed to leave Portsmouth Harbour once this year –...
Griffon Hoverwork sends hovercraft to Japan
Griffon Hoverwork is celebrating the culmination of two years’ of hard work, as its new 12000TD hovercraft has successfully...
Watch: Lürssen’s 146m megayacht Opera makes maiden voyage in Portsmouth
The 146.4-metre superyacht Opera has been delivered to its owners after leaving Lürssen’s Bremen facility in north Germany. The...
Multi-million ‘levelling-up’ projects for Portsmouth and East Cowes underway
Regeneration is currently underway in Portsmouth and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, as part of the government’s...
Man taken to hospital after gas explosion near Portsmouth sailing club
A man has been injured in a gas explosion aboard his 26ft boat, near Hardway Sailing Club in Portsmouth...
BAR Tech WindWings taking shape with Yara Marine Technologies
Portsmouth-based BAR Technologies, and green maritime technology provider, Yara Marine Technologies, have announced that the ‘first cut’ of the...
£3bn HMS Prince of Wales breaks down shortly after leaving Portsmouth
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales broke down off the south coast on Saturday (28 August) after...
Trapped passengers on Brittany Ferries eco-flagship treated like ‘hostages’
Brittany Ferries has apologised after its new eco flagship broke down after its third journey, leaving passengers trapped in...
