YBW News

Now in its 7th year, the annual Fal River Festival celebrates life on the Cornish river over 10 days

Funeral arrangements are confirmed for the Olympic gold and silver medallist and America's Cup sailor

Two enormous carbon rigs are being built at a new UK company. David Glenn visited Portchester to look at the impressive Magma Structures operation

Watch the latest boat video and check out our photo galleries as John and Fionn weave their way back up the Bay of Biscay stopping at some of its many fortified islands en route

A mother who lost her son when he was hit by a propellor at the Southampton Boat Show has launched a new petition to make kill cords mandatory in the wake of the Padstow boating accident

Organisers of race to Guernsey and France working with NCI (UK) to offset all emissions from race

Multihulls, single-race scenario and NHC calculator developments

The Royal Navy's former flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal, has left Portsmouth bound for Turkey where she will be scrapped

The routeing system will change extensively on 1 August 2013

The man overboard tragedy wasn't reported for almost four hours

Crosses equator

Fill out our reader survey and be entered into a prize draw for your chance to win an Apple iPad Mini

In this week's best boat photos we see the aftermath of a speedboat crash that resulted in the deaths of two people, plus our boat tester Nick puts the Sealine C39 through its paces

MBM visits the first show that pulls together boats from just three British builders: Princess, Fairline and Sunseeker

Following the tragic accident on the Camel estuary, the MAIB publish their findings and the RYA issue this safety message

New Princess V48 makes first appearance at British Motor Yacht Show

We don't know about you, but when we go down to the slipway we don't normally have access to three trucks and two tractors to help us launch our boat

Open days, have-a-go sessions and fun events galore

As the Marine Accident Investigation Branch confirms suspicions over the Padstow speedboat tragedy, the RYA says it serves as a reminder of the importance of wearing killcords

The speedboat driver wasn't wearing a kill cord, says MAIB report

In this month's MBM we tested 10 of the best lifejackets on the market in a full open water test, for the full results see the June 2013 issue of MBM

Marine Accident Investigation Branch confirms detail in preliminary report into accident

It's part of the RYA Push the Boat Out weekender

Baltic Yachts have given themselves a 40th birthday present in the form Pink Gin VI, a 175ft sloop. Her owner recently bought Baltic Yachts and plans to launch his new yacht in 2017. Cheers!

Download the June issue of Motor Boats Monthly instantly to your iPhone or iPad