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The Stokes Bay Europe Open was a national ranking event, with 16 Europes attending. Hosted by Stokes Bay SC, the Europes had their own start as part of the ‘S-BOSH’ (Stokes Bay Open for Single Handers).

Epic racing conditions welcomed the North Sails sponsored IRC National Championship fleet to the Dartmouth Sailing Week. Fruity breeze starting in the high teens catapulted to 30 plus knots for much of the regatta.

After a fairly nomadic summer, I’ve only recently returned to my ‘home’ club at Dalgety Bay to brush up on what I can ahead of our forthcoming UK Nationals.

Every ten years the Merlin Rockets celebrate another milestone in their history. This year marks the 80th since Jack Holt and other luminaries of the post war dinghy scene launched the first Merlin at Ranelagh.

The celebrations are over; the ocean has taken charge. Sixteen sailors departed on Sunday, 6 September, for the 2026 McIntyre Golden Globe Race, cheered through the Les Sables d’Olonne harbour channel by thousands of supporters.

Ferretti Group is presenting 22 yachts at the Cannes Yachting Festival this week, including four world premieres from the Itama, Riva and Custom Line brands. The Riva Iseo Super is also on display at the entrance to the show. The group’s press conference, which took place yesterday (8 September 2026) opened its participation in the…

Sunseeker has outlined a new brand direction and future design language at the Cannes Yachting Festival, where it also revealed the 45M Superyacht concept, launched the 86 Ocean Enclosed and presented the first 94 Manhattan. The announcements form part of a wider product strategy under newly appointed CEO Scott Millar, and come just weeks after…

A bumper fleet of 71 boats took to the start line for the Nautical Cloud Cherbourg Race, organised by JOG and RORC, producing an exceptionally close and competitive dash across the Channel in what many competitors described as dream conditions.

The third and final day of the Tasar European Championship at Hythe and Saltwood Sailing Club began with bright skies and a southerly 10-12 knot wind, making the Race Officer’s job a little easier.

With just over 500 nautical miles to go on the seventh day of The Ocean Race Atlantic, Francesca and her crew on 11th Hour Racing are still right in the battle for the podium, and possibly more, as they sail fast towards the finish off Lorient.