From hardcore racers like pop legend Simon Le Bon to George Clooney's love of motor yachts, here is our pick of the celebrities who adore sailing and boating.
Videos
Video: Ingenious ways to get on the water
From caravan boats and motor boat kite-sailing to the drill outboard and bicycle boats, are these the new ways to take to the water?
Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18: Team Brunel win Cape Horn leg
Team Brunel has won the 7th leg of the race around Cape Horn, from Auckland to Itajai, placing them third in the overall standings
14 adults and a baby taken to hospital after yacht catches fire at Sentosa Cove
The casualties were taken to hospital after a yacht moored at a fuel dock went up in flames. The accident was caught on video by a bystander
Holyhead Marina: Clean up operation is making progress with the help of volunteers
The clean up operation of Holyhead Marina and nearby beaches is making progress with more than 15 tonnes of polystyrene and 2,300 litres of oil recovered
Golden Globe Race 2018: Patrice Carpentier is appointed Race Director
Don McIntyre, Founder and Race Chairman of the 2018 Golden Globe race has appointed sailor and author Patrice Carpentier as Race Director
WATCH: Lowestoft RNLI takes advantage of harsh weather conditions to take to the sea to train
Lowestoft RNLI used the 'Beast from the East' as an opportunity to train its volunteer crews in force 8 and force 9 easterly gales
Watch: Coastguard winchman rescues two men clinging to rocks off Hartland Point
The Coastguard helicopter rescued two young men who were at risk of being washed out to sea as 6ft waves were crashing over them as they clung to rocks in…
Watch: 7 of the funniest videos of dogs on boats
These salty dogs love going on a boat! Swimming with dolphins, playing with sea lions and pranking their owners is just part of sea life for these pups
VIDEO: Lifecord – a revolutionary alarmed kill cord
MBY has teamed up with an entrepreneurial reader to launch Lifecord – a new type of kill cord that you can’t forget to wear. Motor Boat & Yachting's Hugo Andreae…
Tower RNLI rescues a man after he falls 40 feet into the Thames
Tower RNLI came to the rescue of a man on Monday (8 January) after he fell into the Thames in pitch black
Top 12 most popular videos of 2017
From yacht explosions and unmanned drone boats to high-speed crashes and daring rescues in gale-force storms, we round up the most popular videos on YBW in 2017
Watch: Coastguard and RNLI assist cargo vessel drifting in force 10 weather conditions
The Coastguard asked for the Stornoway and Leverburgh RNLI to assist with a cargo vessel that suffered engine failure off the Isle of Lewis
10 Best boat-themed films of the 1990s
The 90s gave us some memorable boat-themed film classics. The Hunt for Red October kept us glued to the screen and there was not a dry eye in the cinema…
Hazardous shipwreck MV Ella removed from Lowestoft seabed
Whilst under tow from Hartlepool to Rochester last summer the MV Ella took on water and sank off the Lowestoft coast whilst thought to be containing a ‘hazardous substance’
Hellenic Coast Guard link arrested drug smugglers to former Albanian government minister
Hellenic authorities now believe the drug smugglers arrested in the Aegean sea last week after a speedboat chase have links to a former minister of the Albanian government
Video: America’s Cup – Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa unveil new foiling monohull concept
Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa have unveiled a new yacht concept for the 36th America's Cup. Watch the new foiling monohull design in action here
Hurricane Irma: Sail Aid UK’s fundraising event raises £46,000
Sail Aid UK organised a fundraising evening attended by Sir Ben Ainslie to raise funds to help the victims of the Caribbean Islands most severely impacted by the September hurricanes
Video: Speedboat crashes into another vessel and is sent flying through the air during Key West World Championship in Florida
A speedboat was sent flying through the air after it miscalculated the distance and crashed into another racing boat. Amazingly nobody was hurt in the accident
Video: Cinematographer captures The Great Barrier Reef’s annual coral spawning event
Underwater cinematographer Stuart Ireland has filed the rare and mesmerising coral spawning in The Great Barrier Reef. Take a look at this enchanting spectacle