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On Saturday 6th September, The Chase Sailing Club came together to celebrate a very special milestone – our 70th Anniversary Dinner and Dance at the Compass Suite in Aldridge.

After a lot of behind-the-scenes crew/helm pairing, negotiations and secrecy, the Yawl runners and riders appeared on the pontoon for round one of the Autumn Series.

Records were broken on this year’s Scottish Two Handed Race Round Arran by a spectacular performance by the multihull, Excalibur completing the 80 mile course in just over 8.5 hours, knocking almost 3 hours off the previous record.

Maxi yacht racing’s pinnacle event sets sail on the azure waters of the Costa Smeralda tomorrow (8 September). Fought between the world’s largest race boats, this Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is set to be the most competitive yet.

The 2025 WingFoil Racing World Cup China has come to a close, bringing together 70 competitors from 12 countries on Daishan Island, at the delta of the Yangtze River.

After setting off from Lorient on Thursday, September 4th, after a long wait, the Class40s of the 2nd edition of the GLOBE40 quickly crossed the Gulf of Cascogne, which has a harsh reputation, on Friday.

The seven international teams competing in The Ocean Race Europe have set off from Genova on the 5th and final leg – a complicated 1,600-nautical mile passage through the Mediterranean and into the Adriatic Sea on the way to Boka Bay, Montenegro.

They’re off! At 1 p.m. this Sunday, September 7, the 34 solo skippers of the 56th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec set sail from the Bay of Seine towards the Bay of Morlaix.

Tom Dolan begins the defence of his historic Solitaire du Figaro title today, with the Solo Offshore sailing race starting at 12 Irish time in Le Havre.

Foils have been shrinking for years as sailors continually try to reduce drag and increase speeds, but designers were reaching the limit of what they could do with carbon, so the latest foils have turned to steel for some parts.