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J Cup Europe returns in 2026. For this edition, the J fleet is heading to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin for three days of racing combining high level competition with the friendly spirit that defines the J Cup.

You’re guaranteed three things when you go racing at Bosham… Finns, Shifts and a brilliant afternoon tea…

What drives someone with no sailing experience to sign up for one of the toughest endurance challenges on the planet? To race around the world on stripped-back, manual racing yachts?

A 15mph North Easterly blowing down the Welsh Harp gave a fantastic beat down the whole lake then back to a two-mark leeward gate close to the dam wall.

The 2026 season was a bit stop-start, with too much wind at time and too little at others, but things are really ramping up with fleets building in Lymington and Warsash, and other locations joining the fun later in the year…

Ripon Sailing Club welcomed 11 visitors for the Open with rain, a total lack of wind and a chill in the air despite what had been a reasonable forecast.

It was a long race. Three of the seven boats did not make the 8-day time limit for the 935-mile race, including Rock n’ Roll, who were 8 miles from the finish when the clock ran out in the longest offshore race in the Western Atlantic.

Sailors travelled up from as far as the south coast to be met by warm, sunny conditions which belied Grimwith’s reputation. The forecast was for light and variable winds on Saturday but picking up on Sunday.

The 9th and 10th of May saw the first Norfolk Punt open event of the year. Hosted by the Norfolk Punt Club, the weekend began on the Friday with a filming day for the documentary film being created about the class in the club’s centenary year.

At only her second World Championship at senior level, 20 year old Melania Henke finds herself in the lead after day one of the 49erFX World Championship in Quiberon, France.