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The 2026 Blaze Nationals will see the class coming together en-masse again in June for the season’s showcase event, and will be punctuated by the Blaze’s 30th anniversary year celebrations.

Last Saturday saw the first Waldringfield SC club team racing event. The day dawned blustery and rainy.

Over 140 sailors took part in the Multi-Class Open Meeting Weekend at Hayling Island SC for the 505, Fireball, Merlin Rocket and Flying 15 over the weekend of the 6 – 7 June.

With the African and Oceanian Qualifiers complete it was all change in Grandson, Switzerland with seven Europeans arriving, ready to try and book their ticket to Rio.

We are here in Carnac for our ACO Musto Skiff World Championship, and Yacht Club de Carnac’s team has once again put on a great event from the word go. We have each received a warm welcome by a club that is committed to putting on the best event possible.

On Sunday 7th June, Royal Harwich Yacht club hosted the eastern area GP traveller series. We had 28 boats in total entered for the day: four ILCA 4, eight ILCA 6 and sixteen ILCA 7.

This highly anticipated two-day sea event was shortened to a single day due to an appalling forecast for the Saturday. Highest wind speed recorded on that day was 55 knots, so it was a good call.

Unusually, a One-Design race was programme for Friday afternoon. The background was that the three day Oppenheim Trophy, normally raced for over Easter had been re-scheduled as the One-Designs had not been afloat until the early May Bank holiday.

The Melges 24 Austrian Championship once again delivered tactical racing, shifting lake breezes and the renowned hospitality of Segelclub Kammersee, as Germany’s White Room successfully defended its title.

The Dragon fleet enjoyed a successful weekend at the 2026 Cowes Classics Regatta, where the Dragons formed the largest class at the four-day event.