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Henri-Lloyd has returned to the US market with the appointment of Big Weather Gear as its US retail partner. Although Henri-Lloyd has been available online in the USA, and corporate (B2B) customers and teams were still able to buy Henri-Lloyd apparel through the Henri-Lloyd Corporate Sales Team, the British marine clothing brand has now established…

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems will return to the Southampton International Boat Show (SIBS) with its Get Onboard Safely campaign, highlighting safety in marina access. The company is based at stand H394 in New Wave Hall, alongside The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA), for the duration of the show, which runs from 19-28 September 2025 at…

Jake Scrace, a British kitesurfer and thrill-seeker known for daring stunts including kite-surfing over Worthing Pier, has set a new Guinness World Record by reaching 1,587 feet in a kitesurf tow-up above the iconic Needles, Isle of Wight.

With winds in the high teens on Lake Geneva, the TF35 fleet launched into a blustery opening day of the TF35 Maily Grand Prix. Across four races, Yann Guichard’s Sails of Change 8 set the pace, never finishing lower than second.

Eastern Yacht Club calls it the Reverse Rabbit. When Plan A—usually starting close to the pin—doesn’t go to, well, plan, the Reverse Rabbit is the exit strategy. It’s far from easy and success has to be measured against the alternative.

The wind pressure remains with us in Plymouth. On Thursday the race management team had the opportunity to run two races within the relative protection of Plymouth Sound inside the breakwater, however Plymouth Sound was still experiencing 25 knots.

After three intense days of racing marked by shifting conditions and reshuffled leaderboards, Day 3 closed with a Gold fleet ready to enter its decisive phase and a women’s fleet as tightly packed as ever.

Kiwi design chief, Dan Bernasconi on the use of recycled AC75 hulls, the switch to full electric power, and other changes. He claims there is plenty of performance gain left in the AC75 for the designer teams.

Whilst there was a lack of wind when 25 sailors started rigging their Streakers at Up River YC, a breeze soon filled in for the inaugural Streaker open meeting. After a briefing on the eccentricities of sailing on the River Crouch, the fleet launched.

Day 4 delivered a true test of skill and stamina, with two full-length races sailed in a building northwesterly breeze ranging from 10 to 16 knots, and a choppy sea state that, at times, became very demanding for the fleet of 101 teams.