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Autumn had certainly arrived on Sunday morning with the temperature, for the first time since the Spring, in single digits at 9 degrees and a thick fog on the Lymington River. From the club pontoon it was impossible to make out the wave barrier.

2027 will see the 60th Anniversary of the birth of the International Contender, so it is only fitting that the Class will be heading back to its roots by holding their next World Championship at the famed Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club.

A truly international group of some of the best Flying 15 sailors have arrived in Palma de Mallorca for the Flying Fifteen European Championship to be sailed in the bay of Palma in Spain under host Club de Mar.

Yes, Cros and Dale certainly loved their second trip to Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, and the spectacular weather looked good for those who were not there…

The departure of decorated 13ft champions Heidi Bates and Orlando Sadlik to the 16s class has a near record fleet ready eager to fill the void and start some trophy hunting of their own.

Aspire leads as 5.5 Metre World Championship finally gets under way with three great races in 15-20 knots at Lavrion, Greece. Artemis took the opening race before Aspire won the next two.

Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll leads the 46-boat fleet after a strong opening day at the 2026 J/22 World Championship sponsored by Allstate Sugar Bowl, winning all three races to take an early eight-point lead.

James Coxon’s return to international sailing gathered momentum on day three, as the British sailor continues a remarkable journey from elite dinghy racing to record-breaking recumbent cycling and back to the water.

After seven days of strong northerlies, curtailing all training and racing, the 5.5 Metre World Championship fleet finally completed three races on Wednesday in some great conditions with 15-20 knots. Aspire of Przemek Gacek, Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Kilian Weise lead the 5.5 Metre World Championship with a 3, 1, 1 scoreline on 5 pts. Artemis…

Well, the alternate headline is nowhere near as catchy. For it simply goes, ‘Technology, AI, and the line offshore racing cannot afford to discover too late.’ So, accurate, yes. In-your-face? Definitely!