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The close fleet racing we’ve witnessed in the first two weeks of the 2026-27 racing season on Sydney Harbour has supporters excited at the prospects of the racing to come as the new teams continue to lift their experience and sharper team work.

Over the past week, Emirates Team NZ tested a new mainsail, hit a UFO, had some rare training stops to effect repairs, and enjoyed a variety of testing and race practice routines, using a settled seven-strong sailing squad.

The penultimate event of the North Sails Northern Paddle Series was sailed at Winsford Flash Sailing Club (WFSC) in very trying conditions, with a wind of around 17 knots and gusting to 30 knots coming straight down the Flash from north to south.

Saturday 17th October and 11 Merlin Rockets headed to Cookham Reach Sailing Club for the first time since 2018 for the combined Rowsell Sails Thames Series, Craftinsure Vintage Series and Classic Series event.

Moored in the basins of Saint-Malo since the beginning of the week, the 115 solo skippers are now fully immersed in the latest edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe.

The penultimate day of the Nacra València Cup at the Real Club Náutico de Valencia took place in favourable conditions, with winds averaging 12 knots from 240°. This allowed the fleet to complete four races, one more than the three originally scheduled.

This Autumn, Musto and ThruDark unite to bring Nautikos to the market: Musto’s newest and most technologically advanced offshore collection, built to perform at the limits of sustained, severe-weather sailing.

Jérémie Beyou is not one to talk up his chances ahead of a major race, but you can tell he recognises that the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe could be a golden opportunity to add another victory to his remarkable IMOCA career.

It was certainly an eventful weekend (in a good way) and one to remember! A promising forecast of 15 – 22 knots greeted the Dart 15 fleet arriving at Grafham for the final Summer TT and Inland Championship.

The relationship between Gitana and the Route du Rhum is a longstanding love affair dating back to the early 2000s, with the legendary transatlantic race helping to shape the construction and major optimisation programmes of the racing yachts.