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The Northern Tera sailors arrived on the 27th of September for a weekend of open training at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club. 13 eager sailors attended the weekend with stand in coach and Northern Class Rep John Reekie.

On Sunday 21st September 2025 the highlight of the year for the Comet Duos happened at Cransley SC, and whilst only a select eight were present we did have ‘international’ travellers (Andy and Amanda from Eyott and UpRiver) to swell the starting line up.

The impossibly beautiful classic yacht fleet sailing from Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez continue to dazzle, and Ingrid Abery was again out on the water to catch the best of the action.

On and off the water, September 27, 2025, is not a date Georgia Clancy will easily forget.

The sunshine and the wind were in perfect harmony on Wednesday afternoon in the Gulf of St Tropez. At 2 pm all the Modern and Tradition fleets got some racing under their belts, revelling in their respective coastal courses.

After endless weeks of windy conditions and cancelled racing the September open offered up something more benign, with warm sunny days and light fickle N/NE winds.

We were split into two groups, the more experienced group of British Sailing Youth Team sailors being coached by Ben Harris with a weekend focused on racing and the two relatively new teams being looked after by Izzy Smith.

Day 3 looked promising at the start with NE winds of 15 knots, but it wasn’t to be. Shortly after the 11:00 AM scheduled start time the wind promptly shut off and dropped to 5-8 for the remainder of the day.

The much vaunted US Govt shutdown was highly dramatic amongst the media and in Washington but was brushed off by markets, with equities and bonds steady. EU CPI data confirmed inflation is once again on the rise in Europe.

Four more races for the Formula Kite World Championships Day 2 in Quartu SantElena, Cagliari . . .