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Twenty-three boats made the annual Fireball jaunt to Draycote for the Spring Championship. Numbers were a little down on last year, perhaps reflecting a reluctance to travel with diesel nudging £2 a litre, and a busy Fireball calendar.

The second day of racing at French Olympic Week, the second event of the Sailing Grand Slam series, once again brought light wind conditions and closely fought battles on the water.

This weekend presented champagne sailing for Pwllheli boats, however early light conditions on Saturday morning prompted the race management to shorten the course of the clubs’s ISORA coastal race to ensure everyone got a finish.

Never before in the long history of the America’s Cup has there been so much opportunity for the next generation of Women and Youth to come through to the pinnacle of the sport of sailing.

Next weekend, April 25-26 sees the resumption of the Solo season of major events with the 17th running of the Spring Championship, this year generously sponsored by CB Ultimate Hikers.

The International Maxi Association continues to support the burgeoning maxi multihull fleet with its series for 60+ft owner-driver catamarans and trimarans in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.

With the recent news that the B&G H5000 Graphic Display is being discontinued, there will be many sailors wondering what to do when theirs need replacing. A+T has the answer…

Burghfield Sailing Club hosted its Solo Open Meeting with 14 helms on the water, including six visitors. With several noticeable absences from the home fleet, the title of top Burghfield boat was very much up for grabs.

Saturday 18th April was the second main season date in the ROTTERS calendar at Ripon SC and saw a bumper turnout with over 30 kids on the water, including several Buddies invited by existing ROTTERS to see what all the fuss was about.

Saturday 18th April saw fifteen DF95 sailors from 5 clubs turn up at Whitlingham to do battle in the first round of the DF95 Eastern District series.