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Sixteen races were sailed in up to 17 knots, mostly perfect for A rigs with a few gusts and lulls. Rob Owens broke his mast early on and did Race Offficer duty, Dave Tomlinson (DT) set the course.

The New Zealand crew have finished The Ocean Atlantic, coming home in sixth place. MSIG Europe, is the only boat in the fleet fitted with a straight keel and daggerboards which put it at a significant disadvantage in foiling conditions.

It has been an exceptional summer for Tom Semmens of Paignton Sailing Club, marked by major international results, a successful step up into a new class, and selection for the British Sailing Youth Team for the winter programme.

With just a week remaining before the start of the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship, the pressure is building and the pace of preparation is accelerating on every front.

The Wooden Boat Stage returns to the Southampton International Boat Show with a larger presence and a clear mission: to inspire the next generation of boatbuilders & demonstrate that traditional wooden boatbuilding offers a rewarding and creative career.

Five months after the finish of the Globe40, Jonas Gerckens looks back on an extraordinary adventure… and is already looking ahead to the next one!

After all the adrenaline of Garda and Warsash a few months ago, it’s been a quiet summer, but the RS600 Nationals are right around the corner.

The first day of the 2026 Hadron H2 National Championships presented PRO Dougal Henshall with several challenges, not least of which were the oscillating westerly wind and, in the later stages, the fast ebbing spring tide.

In the blustery conditions the two world championship classes each sailed two windward-leewards.

Top Kiwi board sailer, Stella Bilger has obtained Australian citizenship, by virtue of her mother’s birthright, and has taken up the opportunity to represent Australia at the 2026 World Championships and possible 2028 Olympic representation.