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10th Sardinia Grand Slam gets under way tomorrow
Quartu Sant’Elena hosts the tenth edition of the event from October 7th to 11th, with World Ranking points at stake this year. Among the favourites is Italy’s Riccardo Pianosi, who won the World Championship here last year.
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Scottish Solo Travellers at Dalgety Bay
Dalgety Bay Sailing Club hosted the final round of the HD Sails-sponsored Scottish Solo Traveller Series on 3 October, with 11 boats in attendance from as far afield as St Mary’s Loch and Chanonry SC – separated by only 210 miles.
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Rolex Middle Sea Race Preview
The Rolex Middle Sea Race offers a rare combination: an extraordinary setting and a challenge that demands everything from those who take it on. For more than half a century, sailors have been drawn to the 606-nautical-mile course around Sicily.
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SSL expands African Sailing Programme
The Star Sailors League (SSL) is expanding its Emerging Nations Programme, bringing together sailors from across Africa to build national teams, develop local sailing communities and create a pathway towards international competition.
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America’s Cup: ETNZ restarts in Auckland
First day of the spring training block for ETNZ as they rolled out of the shed at 0925hrs. Attached was the short rudder seen at the end of the last training block.
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RS800 Inland Championship 2026 at Grafham
As the weekend approached the weather forecast suggested that the sailing was going to be tricky and it was. However, the racing turned out to be extremely close and mostly enjoyable.
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Informa buys rival events business from Blackstone for £2.2bn
Shares in Informa have risen after it agreed to acquire B2B live events company Clarion from Blackstone for an enterprise value of £2.24bn, and announced plans to separate its academic markets division. Informa is one of the world’s largest operators of high-profile leisure boat and superyacht shows, including the Monaco Yacht Show, Fort Lauderdale International…
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Challenger Harry Fisher Trophy at Ogston
The Challenger Open at Ogston SC took place on the weekend 3-4 October. The Challengers were joined by the D-Zeros. There was a rather depleted fleet of Challengers. Several usual attendees were at the 2026 World Sailing Inclusion Championships.
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NextBoat appoints Ross Tannenbaum as CEO
NextBoat has appointed Ross Tannenbaum as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Tannenbaum succeeds Brian John, who will remain on the board of directors to support the transition. Founded in 2012 as Off The Hook YS, NextBoat operates across boat brokerage, wholesale inventory acquisition, auctions, financing and marine services in the US. Its businesses include Off…