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The Victor Trophy delivered a fitting finale to the 2026 GP14 Southern Travellers circuit drawing 24 boats to the Welsh Harp: 16 local crews and 8 travellers, with an even spread across the Gold, Silver and Bronze fleets.

They did not set out to win the Mediterranean Trophy. They are leaving Malta with the title in the bag. By winning the Rolex Middle Sea Race, the final event of the season, Louis Torreilles and Omar Naas secured the 2026 Class40 Mediterranean Trophy.

Last weekend saw the ILCA fleet returning to Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy for the ILCA UK National Open 5, sponsored by Ovington Boats. With over 160 sailors entered, across the 3 rig sizes it was set to provide an amazing weekend of sailing.

Papercourt Sailing Club’s Solo open took place on Sunday 18th October, with a Northerly forecast of up to 20mph. The fleet consisted of 19 Solos and included 10 visitors.

Dinghy sailing is captivating, whether pottering or racing. It is also hard on our knees. Although there is no published data comparing sailors with the general public, RYA data attributes 30% of reported sailing incidents to knee injuries.

The Globe40 is steadily establishing itself as a major fixture on the offshore sailing calendar, combining sporting competition, human adventure and an international outlook.

The fifth ILCA UK Ovington Boats National Open of the season took place at WPNSA on 17th-18th October provided two very different days of racing, with changing conditions making for a challenging and tactical weekend on the water.

Today started off with light westerly winds which quickly turned into a storm with heavy showers pouring down on the sailors and 28 knots.

Gales, calms, equipment failures and now a major South Atlantic storm reshape the race as the fleet races towards the Southern Ocean challenge.

Filipe Silva from Portugal has won his second Finn European Masters after one final race at Los Alcazares, Mar Menor, Spain, on Friday. He took second in the race behind Eric Bakker, from The Netherlands to secure overall victory by 20 points.