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ILCA 7 World Championship – Ryan Lo grabs lead as the pace rises
The first day of Gold Fleet racing shuffled the leading pack, with Ryan Lo (1, 7) taking advantage of his consistent sailing and some double figure scores among the leaders to take a two point lead. Overnight leader, Ireland’s Finn Lynch (-31, 10) was saved by the discard and is now second with 26 pts.…
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Oxford Solo Open
Saturday 22nd Aug saw the return to the Solo Class to Oxford Sailing Club for an Open Meeting shared with the British Moths and Lightning 368s.
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2026 Star Europeans at Medemblik Day 2
Another beautiful day greeted the fleet at the 2026 Star European Championship, although this time Medemblik showed a more familiar face. Grey skies and a fresh easterly breeze welcomed sailors to the racecourse in the morning.
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Challengers at Loch Earn
Six visiting Challengers made their way to Loch Earn Sailing Club for the final event in Sailability Scotland’s 2026 Challenger Traveller Series. Unfortunately, while there was a Challenger available for Liz Eaton, she was unable to come.
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Mumbles Osprey Open
As the National Championship at Mount’s Bay fast approaches, seven teams gathered at Mumbles for some last-minute racing ahead of what promises to be a big four days in Cornwall next week.
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Topper Swallows & Amazons on the River Dart
Setting off from Dittisham Sailing Club under the watchful eye of Arthur Marshall, the sailors navigated their way up the river, skillfully zigzagging through fluctuating winds to reach a bend just above Stoke Gabriel.
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La Translémanique en Solitaire Preview
The 53rd edition of Lake Geneva’s most demanding regatta will take place on August 29th and 30th, starting from the Société Nautique de Genève. With 130 competitors at the starting line, including several prominent figures in offshore racing.
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International 14 Worlds – Truswell and FitzGerald close the gap
Andy Shaw and Rob Struckett retain their lead of the 2026 Inter14 World Championship with another race win, but Glen Truswell and Ed FitzGerald close the gap. The fifth race introduced the discard, which changed the points score, if not the positions. Shaw and Struckett won race 5 and dropped a 2nd, while Truswell and…
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Four reasons to attend the Yacht Racing Forum 2026
The annual B2B conference dedicated to the sport of sailing will once again bring together the sport’s leading personalities from around the world for two days of conferences, networking and business.
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AC Recon: Aug 26 – “Significant bow-up trim”
On one of these, the new rudder ventilated and stalled during the bear-away. The boat trimmed bow-up significantly, broaching the water and crashing hullborne.