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2027 will see the 60th Anniversary of the birth of the International Contender, so it is only fitting that the Class will be heading back to its roots by holding their next World Championship at the famed Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club.

Autumn had certainly arrived on Sunday morning with the temperature, for the first time since the Spring, in single digits at 9 degrees and a thick fog on the Lymington River. From the club pontoon it was impossible to make out the wave barrier.

Aspire leads as 5.5 Metre World Championship finally gets under way with three great races in 15-20 knots at Lavrion, Greece. Artemis took the opening race before Aspire won the next two.

The departure of decorated 13ft champions Heidi Bates and Orlando Sadlik to the 16s class has a near record fleet ready eager to fill the void and start some trophy hunting of their own.

James Coxon’s return to international sailing gathered momentum on day three, as the British sailor continues a remarkable journey from elite dinghy racing to record-breaking recumbent cycling and back to the water.

Well, the alternate headline is nowhere near as catchy. For it simply goes, ‘Technology, AI, and the line offshore racing cannot afford to discover too late.’ So, accurate, yes. In-your-face? Definitely!

Vayu’s consistency pays with Valencia lead, Platoon make small gains in championship chase.

The West Country Boat Repairs RS200 SW Ugly Tour rolled into Exe Sailing Club for what turned out to be a properly breezy day of RS200 racing!

Wow, what a difference a year makes. Last year’s howling winds were this weekend replaced by a forecast of extremely low wind.

The World Sailing Oceanic and Offshore Committee (OOC) is to undertake a global survey of the offshore racing community to seek views on the impact on the sport of developing technology.