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The penultimate day of Bough Beech SC’s Icicle series got off to a soggy start with rain persisting until the early afternoon. A Notice to Competitors warned that another attempt to sail the postponed Race 10 would be made after the lunch break.

Ben and Sam Pascoe won the eighth and final event of the Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series, sailing their 2000 dinghy to victory in the Oxford Blue. Crewed by his father Sam at 10 years old Ben Pascoe becomes the youngest winner of an event in the Series.

The XOD Class Association will be exhibiting at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show 2026 on stand C42. On display will be Thom Board’s beautifully restored Lucrezia X140.

Our team are preparing to get another season under way and will be in attendance over the weekend to speak with both trade and retail customers.

The still usable pieces of the DS Automobiles and Black Foils F50s have been reassembled at the Southern Spars facility in Avondale, West Auckland.

The first day of racing in Västerås opened with light but steady winds — just enough for the fleets to stretch their legs and ease into championship mode. Conditions allowed the kite fleet to complete a full programme of six course races.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, co-founders of the Black Foils update on the team’s situation following the collision incident, soon after the start on Saturday.

Day 1 of the RORC Nelson’s Cup delivered two contrasting windward leeward contests off Fort Charlotte, Race 1 began under a heavy rain squall that destabilised the easterly breeze and reduced pressure, while Race 2 was sailed in classic Antiguan sunshine.

Antigua is renowned for its brisk trade winds and lively Atlantic swell, those taking part in today’s first IMA Maxi races in the RORC Nelson’s Cup instead found themselves soaked and bewildered as a squall passed through reducing visibility to zero.

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