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A record ten competitors assembled at Bough Beech SC for the Start Racing Course Regatta. Now in its fourth edition, it has now become an established fixture on the club’s calendar.

The beauty of the Vane sailing day’s, is that they are only a day for each Trophy. Thus great if you can’t make a full series for the ever popular Radio sailing.

Wow, what a day! This is why you come to Mount’s Bay. “Epic” was the word most used. There were no sailors claiming to have sailed in bigger waves. Even the Race Officer got seasick.

After four days of uncertain weather, resulting in only three races, the 2025 Melges 24 World Championship delivered its verdict on the final day.

Generally, the last week of September in Cannes is favourable to sailing, and previous editions have proven it… but this year, the weather was just exceptional, with winds between 5 and 25 knots or more.

Mount’s Bay delivered a dramatic and unforgettable day of RS500 racing, as competitors were met with some of the most testing conditions of the season.

With only one point separating the leaders on the final day of the J/70 Corinthian World Championship in Marblehead, Massachusetts USA, Edward Gary’s Ayacucho (USA) and Alec Cutler’s Hedgehog (BER) were set for the final face-off.

Day two of the TF35 Crans Grand Prix opened under crisp autumn sunshine, with a glassy Lake Geneva holding the fleet ashore for most of the day.

Day 3 dawned with a mixture of trepidation, excitement and anxiety as Mount’s Bay delivered what it is famous for, seriously big waves. The forecast had some on the shore worried and as it turned out with good reason.

In a week that has seen considerable disquiet from the world’s top Olympic sailors about scoring systems that could be used at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, it’s interesting to see this fast-growing foiling class also try something new.