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Today’s two races were punctuated by shifty light airs that were hard to read and react to, leading to countless capsizes and one crew falling overboard, but quickly pulled back aboard by his skipper – a day when swimming was second only to sailing.

Stunning Beau Outteridge photos and full results from the huge fleets racing at Belmont 16s Sailing Club.

After some very windy weather over Christmas and the wrong tides over New Year, it was champagne (albeit cold champagne) conditions over the weekend for the oldest Illusion trophy in the programme – the Ice Breaker!

Entering the water at 12.55pm from Waikuku Beach at Otou, North Cape, the 36-year-old will attempt to swim the entire east coast of the North Island, carrying a clear call to decision makers in Wellington: commit to ending bottom trawling.

The 2026 Bough Beech Icicle Series got off to a cracking start on 4 January. As with much of the country, temperatures barely rose above freezing all day, and a fickle Force 2 westerly added to the chill factor.

Hungary’s Maria Erdi has taken the lead in the qualifying series of the ILCA 6 Class of the 2026 Oceania and Australian Open and Youth Championships in Hobart, Tasmania.

The 2025/26 B14 Australian National Titles delivered five days of varied and demanding racing at Midway Point Yacht Club, showcasing the full breadth of conditions the B14 class thrives in.

Champagne sailing conditions greeted the 31 starters of 40+ entries for the invitation race, with Port Phillip Bay turning on the kind of weather sailors dream about and talk about for years afterwards.

Following the forecasts for the day of the Grafham Grand Prix (4 Dec), of extremely cold weather. The Club took the reluctant decision to cancel the 2026 Grand Prix

The Ultim Trimaran Sodebo 3, of Skipper Thomas Coville and his team have fallen behind record pace in their attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy . . . See Drone video