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Just as the northern hemisphere begins to think of shorter days and the need for warmer clothes, the offshore racing community looks to grab one more chance to indulge their passion for testing skill, resilience and determination.

The 49er’s first real season of the LA28 cycle is over. It ran from the World Championship in Cagliari last October to San Pedro OCR on the LA 2028 waters in August: seven big regattas, 21 podium places, 16 different teams from 15 nations.

Saturday 12th September at Lymington Town Sailing Club for the Allspars SW Series saw some strong breeze in a Solent south-westerly with around 22-24 knots over the race course.

After a busy summer of racing many Norfolk Punt sailors had used up all their sailing ‘Brownie Points’, with some punts undergoing repairs and younger teams returning to university, it was a smaller, but select fleet.

As the Class’s 90th anniversary approaches its season’s conclusion, many of the National 12 fleet joined local members at the Solway Yacht Club in Kippford for a weekend of championship sailing for the superb Scottish Daily Express Trophy.

Greenock Model Yacht and Power Boat Club hosted the 2026 MYA SD DF65 Championship and the DF65 Open Regatta at Murdieston Dam on the 29th and 30th August 2026. The event drew six skippers from three different clubs in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The third and final day brought another shift in the weather, with a damp start and lighter westerly winds. To minimise the impact of the strong ebb tide, racing was brought forward by an hour on the final day.

Seven Challenger sailors travelled to Llyn Brenig on Friday 11 September for the Welsh Open Challenger Championship due to take place that weekend.

The threat of lightning and torrential rain kept competitors ashore yesterday during what was supposed to be the first day of mandatory practice for the 2026 Women’s International Championship Presented by State Street Investment Management / SPY.

The Master’s Cup got under way today in the Slovenian sailing hub of Portorož. Almost 30 crews from around the world will take to the starting line tomorrow, including Slovenian 1987 Junior World Champions Marko Kocijancic and Željko Planinšic.