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Every two years, Albacore sailors from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom come together for their International Championships, a fierce on water competition rivalled only by the fierce off water camaraderie.

Laurent Hay, from France, has won the Spanish Open Finn Championship in Ibiza, Spain. Christoph Burger, from Switzerland, took second with Xavier Penas from Spain in third. Penas won the Spanish Championship from David Terol and Alejandro Cardona.

The spotlight returns to the Gulf of Naples with the official launch of the Tre Golfi Sailing Week, set to take place from May 5 to May 28 and featuring 3 premier regattas: the ORC Worlds, the 71st Tre Golfi Offshore Regatta, and the IMA Maxi Europeans.

The RYA Green Blue University Sailing Sustainability Challenge, sponsored by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, is back for another year – inspiring students to lead the way in sustainable sailing and environmental responsibility across the UK.

Given the mist and 1mph winds forecast for Saturday, there was some trepidation amongst the sailors planning to take part in Horning Sailing Club’s Autumn Passage Race, now in its third year. Despite this, some 47 boats arrived.

The West Oxfordshire Sailing Club Firefly Open, part of the 2025 Firefly Class ‘Vines’ Travellers Series, was held on 18-19 October in conditions that could politely be described as “two entirely different sports”.

There was an excellent entry of forty-four skippers including many of the top ranked skippers seeking qualification for the Worlds next year.

This year was marked by the return of participants from England, including Nick and Catherine Heath from Cambridge SC,, as well as two new crews, Duncan Matthew and John Chalker from Aldeburgh YC, and Richard Hope and Jeremy Arnoco from Draycote Water SC.

The TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR race village opened in Le Havre, Normandie in beautiful Autumn sunshine which blessed the thousands of visitors who took advantage of the start of the French holidays to see the fleet of 74 boats which will race to Martinique.

Despite years of investigations and countless safety recommendations, the same types of marine accidents continue to occur. Why? According to Andrew Moll, chief inspector at the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), the answer lies in human behaviour, missed opportunities, and a lack of real cultural shift in the way boating safety is viewed. In…