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Day two at the Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères marked the end of the preliminary series, setting the stage for the split into gold and silver fleets in the 49er and Nacra 17.

If Monday was Champagne sailing, Tuesday was a Mediterranean Millésimé – the vintage. If you created an exceptional blend capturing one side of sailing in Hyères – and you did not want to try and bottle the Mistral – it might look something like this.

The 2026 HD Sails Scottish Streaker Travellers Series got under way on April 18th at the Clyde Cruising Club venue at Bardowie Loch north of Glasgow, shared with the Solo traveller.

On the occasion of Milan Design Week, Ferrari Hypersail reveals the livery of its 100-foot flying ocean monohull: innovation, aerodynamics and design research define a new frontier in ocean sailing.

The 2026 Changshu Shanghu International Elite regatta was hosted on Shanghu lake, a 2 hour drive from Shanghai. 20 teams from 14 nations competed in Fareast 23 keelboats, with many world and national champions present within the fleet.

Twelve Ospreys attended the opening event of the season and the Welsh and Midlands Trophy hosted by Tata Steel Sailing Club.

Twenty-three boats made the annual Fireball jaunt to Draycote for the Spring Championship. Numbers were a little down on last year, perhaps reflecting a reluctance to travel with diesel nudging £2 a litre, and a busy Fireball calendar.

The second day of racing at French Olympic Week, the second event of the Sailing Grand Slam series, once again brought light wind conditions and closely fought battles on the water.

Next weekend, April 25-26 sees the resumption of the Solo season of major events with the 17th running of the Spring Championship, this year generously sponsored by CB Ultimate Hikers.

The International Maxi Association continues to support the burgeoning maxi multihull fleet with its series for 60+ft owner-driver catamarans and trimarans in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.