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The Tideway 80th Anniversary Nationals at Tenby Sailing Club have already exceeded last year’s sold-out entry total, with over 40% of the helms under 21 and a new race-ready Ovington Firefly up for grabs in the anniversary raffle.

Pwllheli racing started at the Easter weekend but thanks to storm Dave, not exactly as planned.

Gusts in the mid 20’s greeted the fleet on Sunday morning as we arrived at Bough Beech. Half the fleet ventured out to test the conditions, for many of them their first time sailing Snipes, while the race team debated on shore about abandoning the day.

Antoine Mermod, the President of the IMOCA Class, is looking forward to what will be his ninth season at the helm of the world’s most exciting offshore ocean racing class, and says 2026 is going to be another action-packed year.

After two false starts with heavy weather adversely affecting the Sunday sailing, Delph Sailing Club’s 2026 sailing season finally got off to a bang with 22 sailors in 17 boats taking part in the first race of their ever popular Wednesday night A series.

The Antigua Racing Cup burst into life in full trade wind conditions off Antigua’s south coast. The gradient easterly breeze in the high ‘teens, with gusts topping 20 knots produced phenomenal tropical racing conditions.

The DS Automobiles SailGP Team France returns to racing at the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix, marking the first SailGP event ever held in South America.

Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing is today announcing the full launch of its 2026 Purpose Program – a structured, action-oriented commitment to transforming diversity, belonging, and high performance in sailing.

Formula Wing European Championships have come to Naples for the first time, with Reale YC Canottieri Savoia hosting nearly 100 athletes from 16 nations gathered to do battle on the Bay of Naples – the same waters that will stage the America’s Cup in 2027.

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