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Festivities marking the 40th anniversary of Hamilton Island Race Week presented by AMEX are about to get under way, with the fleet of more than 155 entrants making final preparations for racing to commence tomorrow, Sunday August 17.

The Seafarers Pennant is one of four races held at Overy Staithe sailing Club that is decided using a combination of the standard Portsmouth Yardstick handicaps for the boat being sailed and the helms performance in the previous year.

There was drama in Sassnitz during SailGP practice racing as firstly the French SailGP Team’s starboard rudder broke off during a windward mark bear away, and then on the same leg Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team nose dived, with the main crossbeam collapsing.

Dramatic start to SailGP’s debut in Germany as Mubadala Brazil and France suffered damage during practice racing

Day three of the Audi 2025 WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkiye delivered high drama and punishing conditions. The men’s fleet was split into gold and silver with the aim of securing a top-nine position for automatic entry into Sunday’s medal series.

The Race Officer, Francis Marshall (an old misspent-youth mucker from one of your correspondents’ Mirror days) displayed amazing patience and skill across the week such that by Thursday night we already had 9 races completed.

Patrick van Raalte and Jeroen Kool of the Netherlands are the 2025 European Sharpie Champions

The Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team will not compete after a stunning incident in practice. The front beam of the team’s F50 collapsed in a high-impact nosedive – no crew were injured as an investigation into the incident continues.

The Swiss Offshore Team crew, 5th in Portsmouth, had a great first leg and are building up maximum confidence for the rest of the race.

Cowes is a wrap but what a week it was! Max helmed ‘Palaver’ for the first time at Cowes Week alongside experienced bowman and crew Felipe and Zhayne, plus coaches Nick Cherry and Martin Evans lending their support.