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Sunny skies, warm temperatures, and a steady 8-10 knots of breeze (a little lighter than forecasted), the stage was set for an exciting final day, expertly delivered by PRO Carol Ewing and her race management team.

Jono Ridler departed from Te Hawere-a-Maki Goat Island Marine Reserve north of Auckland Monday morning at 10:55am as his epic Swim4TheOcean continues to track down the east coast of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.

World Sailing is running a Test Event in Fortaleza, Brazil, one year prior to the 2027 World Sailing Championships

The Eighth Horning Boat Show is to take place on Saturday 2nd May 2026 starting at 10.00am until 4.00pm.

This course is designed to prepare you for survival offshore in on-the-water emergencies. What you learn may save your life and the lives of others.

A mild east south easterly wind greeted the sailors on this Sunday, almost as it was the previous weekend. Whilst the wind was predominantly F3 in strength it did vary between patches of soft F2 to pleasantly forceful F4 throughout the morning.

When the crew of The Famous Project CIC crossed the starting line of the Jules Verne Trophy near Ushant on 28 November, they were acutely aware of the monumental record set in 2017 by the IDEC Sport maxi trimaran: 40 days and 23 hours.

The fourth round of the Bough Beech Icicle Series proved to be another testing day for the race team, led on this occasion by Richard Bone.

The SE wind was ESE and down at 11 knots. The majority of the six starters chose the B rig. Roger Gibb was out to have the power to take the fleet apart with his A rig looking huge against the diminutive B rig.

Easterlies, apart from sea breezes, are relatively unusual on the east coast, and the wind for Sunday’s (25th January) Howth Yacht Club Dinghy Frostbites gave evidence to the saying about what’s seldom is wonderful.