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Knysna’s Kinetic Catamarans reports another yard milestone – tooling construction for their highly anticipated new K6 model range.

No doubt the fair-weather window had something to do with it. The latter half of May saw several notable high-profile launches following weeks of chaotic wind and rain along the coast.

Cape Town’s RIB specialist Gemini Marine has secured a large order to provide 10 x Specialised Water Rescue boats for flood-ravaged Queensland in Australia.

The South African boatbuilding sector this week paid tribute to one of its stalwart members, Andrew Sickler, who died last week after a lengthy illness. Andrew’s specialist boat transport company, Yacht Haulers, played a pivotal role in recent sector growth. His clients included the full range of recreational craft, from custom superyachts to production catamarans. […]

Mohammed Abdool has been appointed CEO of Transnet National Ports Authority, effective from May 1.

Africa’s emergence as a serious player in the global yachting industry has been reinforced with the announcement of two high-profile speakers at the African Boating Conference.

With Nigeria and now Angola both hosting separate rounds of this year’s E1 series, Cape Town would seem like the logical next step.

There is widespread outrage over a proposed government regulation that would impact small business activity in and around South Africa’s major dams.

The weedy green mat of water hyacinth that once ruled Hartbeespoort Dam is retreating, now covering only 10% of the dam.

Robertson and Caine return to the winner’s circle with two awards this month.