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Today’s return to racing at the 2025 Garmin ORC World Championship was on the Short offshore race powered by PANTAENIUS, featuring close racing in all three classes on courses of 47.4 miles for Class A, 41.8 miles for Class B and 33.6 miles for Class C.

True to form, Tom Slingsby’s crew, renowned for their ability to excel in chaotic conditions, were commanding the first fleet race of the day and holding the lead when major incidents with Brazil and France forced an abrupt change in proceedings.

The Seafarers Pennant is one of four races held at Overy Staithe sailing Club that is decided using a combination of the standard Portsmouth Yardstick handicaps for the boat being sailed and the helms performance in the previous year.

A sold out Saturday Race Stadium in Sassnitz is set to welcome teams to the first ever Germany Sail Grand Prix this weekend but separate incidents during Friday’s practice racing mean not all 12 teams will be on the startline for this weekend’s event.

There was drama in Sassnitz during SailGP practice racing as firstly the French SailGP Team’s starboard rudder broke off during a windward mark bear away, and then on the same leg Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team nose dived, with the main crossbeam collapsing.

Dramatic start to SailGP’s debut in Germany as Mubadala Brazil and France suffered damage during practice racing

The Race Officer, Francis Marshall (an old misspent-youth mucker from one of your correspondents’ Mirror days) displayed amazing patience and skill across the week such that by Thursday night we already had 9 races completed.

Day three of the Audi 2025 WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkiye delivered high drama and punishing conditions. The men’s fleet was split into gold and silver with the aim of securing a top-nine position for automatic entry into Sunday’s medal series.

Patrick van Raalte and Jeroen Kool of the Netherlands are the 2025 European Sharpie Champions

The Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team will not compete after a stunning incident in practice. The front beam of the team’s F50 collapsed in a high-impact nosedive – no crew were injured as an investigation into the incident continues.