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The Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, in conjunction with the GP14 Class Association, is delighted to announce the publication of the Notice of Race for the GP14 World Championship, taking place from 8-14 August 2026.

Exclusive New Year savings are still available, as well as our outlet with last-chance kit and end-of-line favourites. Hurry before they’re gone!

For the third event of the Dart 15 winter series, the first of 2026, the day started sunny and frosty but with a bleak wind of around 3 knots when people turned up and started to get boats ready.

The 36th Starcross Steamer, sponsored by Exe Sails and Covers, saw a capacity of 80 boats enter, however the forecast of strong southerly winds and rain saw the numbers fall away in the days before the race.

Allen are pleased to be attending BOOT Düsseldorf 2026, taking place from 17–25 January, one of the world’s leading watersports exhibitions, where they’ll be showcasing a selection of their performance sailing hardware on the Lindemann stand.

For the fourth round of the Winter Series six sailors take to the water for a SE 11 knot wind.

Repairs to a massive breach on a stretch of the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch will be a ‘huge project costing several million pounds’, according to the Canal and River Trust (CRT). On 22 December a major incident was declared when a giant crater emerged on a stretch of the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch, causing all…

“Water started pouring into the cabin at high speed . . . the batteries got wet and caught fire . . . my dry suit floated out and it disappeared into the sea. . . critical equipment was lost.” So says Jari Saario, a Finnish rower, who’s been rescued in the South Atlantic this weekend…

“We cannot say there will be euphoria regarding this refinement in the revaluation process,” says Ian Froome, Vail Williams partner and head of marine & leisure, “but it is a cushioning of the significant increases faced by marina operators and should be accepted as such.” His words come as the government makes a U-turn on…