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Ten D-Zeros and four Hadrons lined up on the beach for the first day of CHRW – known to many as Fed Week – one of the biggest and best, in my opinion, dinghy regattas on the UK’s South Coast.

On the weekend of 16/17 August Hythe & Saltwood Sailing Club hosted the 7th event in the British Contender Association Travellers’ Trophy 2025. Those who made the trip to the SE Kent coast were rewarded with a great weekend – on and off the water.

Takashi Okura’s Sled move into second place on the 12 boat leaderboard some five points behind Andy Soriano’s regatta leaders Alegre which took a well earned second in the only contest to be sailed today.

Paul Meilhat’s streak continues, while the fleet pushes hard behind. Just three hours to regroup in Porto before the leg resumes toward Cartagena.

A total of 172 boats entered this year’s Falmouth Sailing Week, 111 of them racing in the Carrick Roads and 61 in Falmouth Bay. Great racing was enjoyed by all despite the sometimes light and shifty breezes.

Twin Vee PowerCats has launched an upgraded version of BoatsForSale.com, an online marketplace for boat buyers, private sellers and dealers. The Florida-based company — manufacturer of Twin Vee and AquaSport boats — acquired the platform in February 2025 and has since carried out a development programme, which the firm says is intended to improve performance…

The Southampton International Boat Show 2025 will feature a new addition to its ten-day programme with the introduction of the Wooden Boat Stage, dedicated to the craft and culture of British wooden boatbuilding. The stage is a collaboration between the Wooden Boatbuilders’ Trade Association (WBTA), the Boat Building Academy (BBA) and Women in Boatbuilding (WIBB),…

Explomar’s Wave 300 electric outboard system is now in commercial operation in Portugal, powering the Terrazul Evø – described as the country’s first high-performance electric boat dedicated to maritime tourism. The vessel, built by Dutch HDPE specialist Tideman Boats, has entered service with whale-watching operator Terra Azul in the Azores Islands. The company says this…

Haderslev-based yacht builder X-Yachts can now proudly call itself World Champion in sailing. The newly developed XR 41 Formula X secured the 2025 ORC World Championship title in Class B this August in Tallinn, Estonia.

A slightly reluctant fleet were chivvied off the shore convinced there was no wind to find a very pleasant rolling sea and steady force 3.