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Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, celebrated the return of the historic Armada Cup on Saturday (18 July), twenty years since the international offshore race was last held.

The Klaipeda ORC European Championship 2026, taking place in Lithuania for the first time this August, is aiming to achieve the highest Platinum certification under the internationally recognised Clean Regattas sustainability programme.

Dell Quay offers a family-oriented, member run club where you can race, paddle, cruise, adventure and generally have a lot of fun, all the while being surrounded by some of the best views in Chichester Harbour.

Just one last race separates almost 200 adventurers from home comforts after sailing over 40,000 nautical miles, over eleven months.

The NSSA National Youth Sailing Championships got under way at Downs, with 171 boats and more than 200 young sailors from across the UK arriving for a week of racing, teamwork and learning at one of the country’s most characterful sailing venues.

Fresh from the 2026 Junior World Championships in Gdynia, the international 470 junior fleet heads straight to Lithuania for another major event of the season, the 2026 470 Junior European Championship.

Sunday 19th July saw nearly 40 Merlin Rockets from boat sail No.1 up to 3828 gather on the banks of Putney Embankment to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Merlin Rocket Class; this event was sponsored by Leveche Associates.

The 2026 M32 U.S. National Championship delivered exactly the kind of close, high-performance racing the class is known for.

A trio of Buzzes arrived for day 1 of the Buzz/ ansymmetric event at Grafham. The forecast (that I saw) suggested a 10mph wind, but much more arrived, a steady NE F4 with a period of F5.

Five days. 119 sailors. 16 nations. Four European Champions. One unforgettable week of foiling. The 2026 WASZP European Championship wrapped up in spectacular style, with Spain’s Antonio Gasperini claiming the overall European title on home waters.