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Rutland Sailability delivered an exceptional seventh round of the 2025 Hansa TT series, stepping in as last-minute hosts after Bolton’s cancellation due to drought conditions. The event saw 25 boats from across the UK and Ireland.

Two days into Leg 2 of The Ocean Race Europe and the Bay of Biscay has delivered exactly what was promised: tension, exhaustion, and a fleet locked together in a dead heat.

On the 31 August, 20 sailing professionals will leave Portsmouth, leading their ten teams on an eleven-month endurance challenge around the world – and 55% of this line up are women.

Picture this: a battalion of salty sea dogs squeezing into red, white, and blue Minis, armed with daisy roots and dry bags, storming across the Channel, charging through fine patisserie country, and scaling the Alps.

Over the weekend of 16-17 August, the XODs at Itchenor Sailing Club held several different races instead of normal club racing. On Saturday morning the women of ISC competed in the lady’s race for the Grenfell Challenge Cup with seven boats out.

Day three of Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX, produced classic Whitsundays racing – glamour yacht debuts, steady trade winds and tight contests across the divisions – before a spectacular Olympic-class finale.

The beginning of the season has been full-on, marked by an intense phase of preparation on my boat Mingulay ahead of the Mini Transat, as well as numerous training sessions with the Lorient Grand Large training center.

Following the outstanding success of its much-anticipated revival this year after a hiatus of more than two decades, the RORC is delighted to announce the official dates for the next edition of the Admiral’s Cup, to be held in 2027.

Jeroen van der Meer has been named Heesen’s new CEO, effective September 2025. This appointment is a key element of the shipyard’s strategy following its acquisition by owner Laurens Last in April 2025. The new leadership will optimise production processes and elevate the entire ownership journey. Van der Meer succeeds Niels Vaessen, who is stepping…

William “Bill” J. Healey, co-founder of Viking Yachts, has passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Healey died on 14 August 2025 at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, New Jersey. He was 97.  Former president of New Jersey’s Viking Yacht company, Bill Healey founded the company with his late brother Robert T. Healey Sr.…