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Ten Comets contested the Silver Wing Open on 2nd May 2026 for the Silverwing Comet Trophy, an old, and very heavy DeHavilland Heron propeller hub.

After nearly 48 hours at sea and her second night onboard 11th Hour Racing, the Italian-American sailor Francesca Clapcich has moved up from sixth position to fifth in the seven-strong 1000 Race IMOCA fleet as the leaders approach the Fastnet Rock.

The 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Olympic Classes are now gathered in Quiberon, France, for their 2026 World Championships from 9–17 May

Today at 07:02:51, Marseille-based skipper Mathieu Claveau and his co-skipper François Verdier, aboard their Class40 No. 142, crossed the second “gate” of the rankings in the Strait of Bonifacio in first place.

The 2026 Yorkshire Cup delivered an outstanding weekend of competitive sailing, with near-perfect conditions and a strong fleet of 17 boats competing in the season’s first major regatta.

As the 18 Squibs gathered for the briefing of the Haymans of London sponsored 2026 Squib Gold Cup hosted at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, the wind was light and patchy and very sensibly the Race Officer decided to postpone a few hours.

The GP14 O’Tiarnaigh Challenge held at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club in Cultra on the 25th and 26th April provided an excellent opportunity for the class to get used to the waters in which the World Championship will be held this coming August.

A healthy group of Lark sailors once again joined with the Scorpion fleet to journey down to Rock S&WSC in Cornwall for our annual dose of Doom Bar bitter, Cornish ice cream, pasties and sun, sea, sand and close racing on epic waves out in Polzeath Bay.

A cold northerly greeted the 17 boats competing in the two races for the Goakes Trophy. There was also the rare occurrence of a general recall in the first race and general mumblings from the race committee that we might have to get a black flag board.

Monday’s formal announcement of the Auckland stopover for the 2027 edition of The Ocean Race underscored the diminishing presence of New Zealand sailors in a race that has long been part of the Kiwi sailing culture.