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A weekend of two halves with contrasting conditions made for a busy Welsh Youth & Junior Championships both on and off the water.

The Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver Fleets convened in the picturesque setting of Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons National Park for their 2026 National Championship over the weekend of September 12th-13th.

Saturday 12th of September saw Emberton Park SC host the first round of the 26/27 Noble Marine Supernova Travellers series. Seven visitors joined the Emberton sailors to field a sixteen strong fleet of Supernovas!

Thursday evening of 27th August 2026 saw the last of Tamesis Club’s Thursday evening races. The club runs two handicap trophies every Thursday evening through May and June, for the Saga Trophy, and July and August for the GW Smith Trophy.

Canberra Airport claimed back-to-back wins in the first two heats of Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s short course pointscore series on Saturday, making a bold statement of intent.

A stiff 20 knots from the SW meant that only four Redwing crews went afloat to race on Saturday, and there were no One-Design takers.

The penultimate round of the HD Sails sponsored Solo Scottish Area Series was held at the very beautiful Loch Tummel Sailing Club on Saturday 12th September and attracted 10 entrants.

A credit to the determination of the club and its members and all the loyal followers of the race and our sponsors that this juggernaut of a sailing event is back up and trucking.

The third event in the Rooster sponsored ILCA South Regional Youth series was hosted by Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club (IBRSC) on 12th September alongside the IBRSC ILCA Open and Thames Valley ILCA Grand Prix Series.

In the 15 September 2026 World Sailing Rankings, Britain has two No.1 World Ranked competitors: John Gimson and Anna Burnet in the Nacra 17, and James Grummett and Rhos Hawes joining them in the men’s 49er. Michael Beckett is 2nd in the ILCA 7, Emma Wilson 2nd in the IQFoil, Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris…