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In quite the contrast to last year, the RS700 fleet descended on Mersea Island with the promise of sunshine, big tides and a favourable wind forecast.

Twelve IOM skippers from across Scotland and one from south of the border assembled at Barshaw Park, Paisley for the second round of the 2026 MYA Scottish District’s IOM Travellers series.

The Dragon class is preparing for another strong showing at the 2026 Cowes Classics Regatta, with 15 and counting Dragons entered for this year’s event, the largest fleet among the 21 classes taking part.

The lightest of zephyrs from the unreliable north, and as it was only a few days after a busy bank holiday, meant that there were no Redwing takers for Saturday’s racing.

Thirty-six all-female crews are arriving in Melbourne ready to challenge for the 34th Australian Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), to be held on Port Phillip over the King’s Birthday weekend from 5-8 June, 2026 and hosted by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron.

Everything is ready in Porto Cervo for the grand return of the Range Rover Sardinia Cup. After a 14-year hiatus, one of the regattas that shaped the history of the YC Costa Smeralda returns with a new club-team format, featuring two boats per team.

Having sailed single-handed dinghies since the age of six – working my way through the Optimist and ILCA fleets and even representing GBR at the ILCA 4 Europeans in Slovenia – I’m no stranger to competitive racing.

After a challenging first event at Carsington Gareth Ede got back into his stride at Bassenthwaite with four wins out of six.

The morning has significantly tightened the competition on this final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec. After hours of effort to build a gap, the frontrunners have seen much of their advantage evaporate mile after mile.

The Road to Rio and the countdown to SSL Gold Cup Brasil 2026 continues over the next two weeks in the stunning surroundings of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland with two sets of Qualifiers.