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Forecasts of 30-40 knot gusts, weren’t good. Just the opposite to September when we had to abandon our first try for lack of wind but, by the end of the week it looked promising and, arriving at Rutland on Saturday morning, the wind was only 5-10 knots.

At 10:00 local time on Reunion Island, the two formidable duellists of this 2nd edition of the GLOBE40 are separated by only a few 0.3 miles, even though they are 820 miles from the finish line this morning in St. Paul Bay on the west coast of the island.

Some say a week is a long time in politics but spare a thought for the boats preparing for the 2025 M2D Yacht Race with Australia’s wild spring weather flicking around faster than a rubber band in a classroom, testing even the most seasoned navigators

Noel Butler & Mark Greer have won the Fireball End of Season Championship at Howth Yacht Club over the weekend (25 & 26 October). The National Yacht Club pair prevailed over locals Conor Twohig & Matthew Cotter.

For the first time in class history, the J/70 World Championship is being held in South America. The 2025 edition runs October 28 to November 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted by Yacht Club Argentino.

The Eastern Seaboard Youth Regatta kicked off at the Royal Varuna YC, marking an exciting start to the regatta season. With 140 boats representing 11 countries, sailors under 19 gathered to compete in one of the region’s most dynamic youth sailing events.

Shoreham Sailing Club, a registered charity and long-standing community organisation, is calling on the Environment Agency (EA) to urgently resolve the flood defence issues at Soldiers’ Point – a site now at serious risk of flooding.

The 2025 Pittwater Sail Expo, held from 24 to 26 October at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in Sydney, was a resounding success.

Markets opened the week confidently, in what promises to be a very productive week, following last week’s gains. The US inflation number was cool enough, to ensure a Fed rate cut this week.

On the first day of Gold fleet racing at the 29er EuroCup Finals best placed British pair are Jac Bailey and Ben Sinfield in 7th overall