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RS800 contenders for Rooster National Tour finale
With the final event of the RS800 Rooster National Tour coming up this weekend, it’s a good chance to recap the season and find out who is in the running for the podium!
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Enterprise Midland area series at Nottingham
This event, the fourth in the 2026 Midland area Double chine series, was held on the River Trent on Sunday 20th September. The conditions were excellent with a good westerly wind and sunshine.
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RS Feva Grand Prix 1 at Draycote
Last weekend saw 26 RS Feva sailors arriving at Draycote Water SC for the first of this winter’s Grand Prix series. It was very pleasing to see that over half the fleet were attending their first RS Feva Grand Prix.
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18ft Skiff 2026-27 season preview
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2026-27 season, which begins next Sunday (October 11) when the fleet lines up for Race 1 of the annual SIXT Spring Championship, should be one of the most exciting in recent times.
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Star class Vintage Gold Cup 2026 day 1
The 2026 Vintage Gold Cup got under way yesterday, October 1st, with three races in light and steady breeze, delivering close racing and three different winners on an ideal opening day for the fleet of classic wooden Stars.
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European Grade 1 Series Victory for Bluebottle
Royal Racing Yacht Bluebottle (GBR 192) has brought an exceptional 2026 racing season to a fitting conclusion by winning the International Dragon Association’s European Grade 1 Series and the prestigious Standfast Trophy.
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Yachts-Trader launches new UK yacht marketplace
Yachts-Trader, a new online marketplace for boats and yachts for sale, has launched in the UK Founded by Alexander Robinson, who led the development of the platform from its initial concept through to launch, Yachts-Trader connects professional brokers and dealers with buyers searching for motor yachts, sailing yachts and other boats across the UK and…
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Grand Pavois La Rochelle sees “genuine rejuvenation� of boating audience
Grand Pavois La Rochelle may have welcomed roughly the same number of visitors as last year, but organisers say something important changed among those visitors. The French show has reported a noticeable increase in younger generations, alongside strong interest in small motorboats. “We have seen a genuine rejuvenation of our audience,” says Alain Pochon, president…
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D-Zero Inland Championship at Grafham
Grafham Water served up a weekend of full blooded, high energy racing that tested boat handling, nerve and stamina in equal measure. With a punchy breeze sweeping across the lake, the D-Zero sailors were treated.
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‘That wasn’t a great moment’: sailors watch as Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 sinks after whale strike
“We sat in the life raft … and watched the boat sink. A hundred metres away from us. That wasn’t a great moment,” says Jeremy Cooper. This came 18 hours after a sperm whale crashed into the family’s Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 which Cooper and his wife were onboard on the way to New Zealand. “There…