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From club racing to international regattas, we’ve loved seeing sailors in Rooster kit out on the water this season. Here are some of our highlights before we round things off at the Southampton International Boat Show.

Race Officer Patrick Gifford set a demanding and varied series for the six-boat Lark fleet at this year’s Waldringfield Cartoon. With tides and winds shifting across the weekend, the racing was full of drama, tactical gambles, and the occasional capsize.

Teams from across the country converged on the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, hosts of the latest edition of Torbay Royal Regatta, for three days of intense racing and socialising over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Painfully light winds along the Italian and French coasts overnight have meant slow sailing for the crews on the way from Genova to Boka Bay.

There could have been no better way to celebrate the 75th edition of the Centomiglia, Italy’s longest-running regatta, organized by Circolo Vela Gargnano with the support of the Italian Sailing Federation and this year also Unione Vela d’Altura Italiana.

“One of the strongest trends in the yachting industry today is the trend for luxury catamarans,” states Francis Lapp. But he would, being as he’s the founder and president of Sunreef Yachts – the Polish builder of behemoth catamarans (and only catamarans). Given the numbers which the company’s sold this year, and expected to next,…

Bala Sailing Club welcomed the RS Vareo fleet over the August Bank Holiday weekend to enjoy the vast expanse of water at Llyn Tegid to compete for the Inland Championship, as part of the Rooster National Tour 2025.

Forget the forecast; the true weather at the 2025 Birmingham Hansa TT was one of unbreakable spirit and fantastic sailing in what were testing conditions.

Marina Port de Mallorca has renewed its concession and is embarking on a new chapter with sustainability and technological innovation set as central pillars of its management strategy. Located on Palma’s Paseo Marítimo and operated by IPM Group, the marina says its future roadmap will prioritise energy efficiency and environmental stewardship under the motto: ‘a…

Two boats have sunk and several others sustained damage following a fire at Premier Marinas’ Chichester Marina in Birdham, West Sussex, on Wednesday evening (3 August). Emergency services were called to the scene at around 21:15BST after explosions were reported on one of the vessels. According to Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team, the fire spread to…