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On Sunday 7th June, Royal Harwich Yacht club hosted the eastern area GP traveller series. We had 28 boats in total entered for the day: four ILCA 4, eight ILCA 6 and sixteen ILCA 7.

The Dragon fleet enjoyed a successful weekend at the 2026 Cowes Classics Regatta, where the Dragons formed the largest class at the four-day event.

This highly anticipated two-day sea event was shortened to a single day due to an appalling forecast for the Saturday. Highest wind speed recorded on that day was 55 knots, so it was a good call.

Unusually, a One-Design race was programme for Friday afternoon. The background was that the three day Oppenheim Trophy, normally raced for over Easter had been re-scheduled as the One-Designs had not been afloat until the early May Bank holiday.

The 17th edition of the Cowes Classics Regatta was bought to a close on Sunday as competitors and supporters gathered for the final day of racing.

Seawater samples collected by sailors during The Ocean Race Europe 2025 could unlock new insights into ocean hazards, from algal blooms to jellyfish swarms.

After 24 hours at sea, Francesca Clapcich onboard 11th Hour Racing is lying in sixth place in the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne, heading northwest in light winds, but with a fast and rough ride to the southern tip of Ireland to come.

In common with most of the major IMOCA races in recent years, skippers taking part in the Vendée Arctique, which set sail on Sunday, June,7, will be deploying weather and climate data-collecting buoys near the Arctic Circle.

The Tasar World Championships 2026, being held at Okuma Private Beach & Resort in Kunigami Village, Okinawa, completed its opening day of racing today, with all three scheduled races successfully sailed.

This year the OK class celebrates it 70th anniversary by hosting the World Championships in Denmark, the home of the original class designer and builder Knud Olsen. Yet again the class has exceeded all expectations and for the second year running.