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Twenty-one ILCAs turned out at Bowmoor Sailing Club on Saturday September 20th for their ILCA Grand Prix meeting. It counts towards both the Wessex Grand Prix series and for the Thames Valley series.

Mark Dence, the much-respected, but retiring, ITCA South East Rep, had said earlier in the week, consulting his Wind Guru forecast: ‘At last, a windy Island Barn Topper Open.’

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Sunseeker International, based in Poole, Dorset, on the UK south coast, has issued an update on its ongoing restructuring process and plans for large numbers of redundancies. In June 2025, the boatbuilder announced it was making 200 redundancies — around 10 per cent of its workforce — highlighting “softening in global demand” following “political and…

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has published its 2024 Total Industry Sales by Category and State Report, part of the US Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract. The data show that retail spending on recreational marine products and services reached $55.6bn in 2024, a decline of 2.6 per cent compared with 2023. In addition to relatively…

The 2025 Genoa International Boat Show has revealed the results of the first analysis of Italian boat owners and their vessels, carried out by the National Nautical Observatory of the Italian Marine Industry Association. The study was presented during the show by Roberto Neglia, head of institutional relations at the association. The analysis profiled owners…

Accounting for day two’s abandoned and cancelled races, the RO planned three races instead of two on the final day, planning for success, the course was set inside the breakwater.

Following a week of forecast highs and lows, gales and drifters, the 14th Great Northern Asymmetric Challenge, sponsored by Trident UK, proved to be a tale of two halves. The Lake District is known for being a little damp.

If you are looking to upgrade or replace the hardware on your Melges 15, it helps to know exactly which fittings you need and what their role is on the boat.

World Sailing has confirmed the dates for Fortaleza 2027 World Sailing Championships as 22-30 January 2027, with a Test Event being held one year prior.