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When we arrived at Brixham in the morning the weather was thunder and lighting, so we were all a bit unsure if we were going to go out. After the race briefing the club house, we all lined up to launch.

It has been a good year for sailing Contenders. Every event seems to bring sun, wind and waves, new boats and new ways to set up rigs are being explored with sailors who bring new thinking into the class.

With the clock ticking down to the start of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples in 2027, the AC75 Class Rules and Technical Regulations have been issued to all teams and published with a focus on cost containment.

It was the perfect start to what shapes as a perfect season for the Manly 13 & 16ft skiff fleets. On a beautiful early spring afternoon last Saturday, a dozen 13s and sixteen 16-footers hit the water for the traditional rust-clearing non-pointscore race.

Off Porto Cervo this afternoon, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup fleet experienced calms; a stiff 20 knot Mistral with gusts of 30; rain; no rain; an overcast sky and occasional brilliant sunshine – all within a three to four hour window.

After what could only be described as a disastrous opening day for the Japan Sailing Federation team competing in the 2025 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, the squad roared back into relevance with a fourth and a first to start Day 2.

More challenging conditions with a 20 knot breeze, low visibility and damp conditions made for an uncomfortable but exciting race conditions on Wednesday for sailors and the race management teams.

After two days of powerful north-westerlies and full-throttle racing, the men’s qualifying series has wrapped up with plenty of movement on the leaderboard. From today, the intensity rises another notch as the fleet splits into Gold and Silver groups.

George Povall brought the ILCA Women’s Coaching Programme to Parkstone on Saturday where 14 ladies attended from Poole YC, East Dorset SC, Chew Valley SC as well as the home club.

Britain’s Duncan Monaghan is 3rd after day 3 of the iQFOiL U23 World Championships