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Day 3 of the SB20 European Championships in Ostend delivered another bruising test for the fleet with three races in 18-22 knots and a rough sea state that had crews working hard.

A well-travelled Englishman, who these days calls Australia home, is among the entries in the 1250 nautical mile Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race (S2A) sponsored by Harken, which starts on 11 October on Sydney Harbour at 1pm.

The RBNZ cut rates 25 basis points, in line with expectations, but the associated commentary was extremely bearish. The RBNZ noted the economy was struggling and that further rates cuts were more than likely required.

It was an earlier start for the fleet on P&B Race Day at the Flying Fifteen Worlds, headline sponsored by PRO-SET Epoxy and Ovington Boats, with the aim of completing three races to bring the event back on schedule.

The WKT Mk II delivers an incredibly broad range of performance for riders at every stage of progression from beginner to advanced. “We took what we loved in the original and made it better” says Armstrong Foils founder Armie Armstrong.

The National 12 fleet return to Brightlingsea Sailing Club this year for their national championships, having previously visited in 2016 and 2011. The whole event is sponsored by Allen.

Ten D-Zeros and four Hadrons lined up on the beach for the first day of CHRW – known to many as Fed Week – one of the biggest and best, in my opinion, dinghy regattas on the UK’s South Coast.

Two out of three race wins on the penultimate day took Graham Vials and Chris Turner within a whisker of their 6th Flying 15 World Championship title.

Takashi Okura’s Sled move into second place on the 12 boat leaderboard some five points behind Andy Soriano’s regatta leaders Alegre which took a well earned second in the only contest to be sailed today.

Paul Meilhat’s streak continues, while the fleet pushes hard behind. Just three hours to regroup in Porto before the leg resumes toward Cartagena.