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Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller at Shoreham
With the help of a little AI magic to keep track of the chaos, nineteen Merlins arrived at Shoreham on Saturday 8th August for the final sea event before the Aspire National Championships, greeted by a gentle but very sailable 5-8 knots.
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Cruiser Racer series at Lymington Town race 9
With a very light North Easterly and the sea breeze not forecast to appear until midday the Race Officer, Nick Hopwood, decided to postpone the race until the wind filled in a little more so the smaller boats could at least make way over the ebb tide.
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Miracle Nationals at Abersoch day 2
Day two at Abersoch got off to a smooth start with the wind blowing from the south-west at a decent clip. The first race went on the first go, with the fleet splitting across the port and starboard sides of the course.
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470 World Championships Open in Enoshima
On the opening day in Enoshima, Japan, the rain arrived but the wind did not. The fleet will be hoping for a very different forecast tomorrow. The first day of the 470 World Championships in Enoshima did not go quite as planned. After several days of fantastic sailing conditions before the first day of World…
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The Magenta Project Largest Mentoring Graduation
One year after the landmark 2×25 Review revealed the persistent barriers preventing women from progressing across sailing and the wider marine industry, The Magenta Project is celebrating its largest graduating mentoring cohort.
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Kiwis hit 50kts on a bleak mid-winter’s day
Emirates Team NZ took on winter’s worst on the Hauraki Gulf on Wednesday in a four-hour sail, in winds that topped 35kts during rain squalls and an air temperature of 15°C. In a video released after the session, the team said they clocked over 50kts.
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Noted sailor, historian and author dead at 82yrs
John Rousmaniere, sailor, historian, advocate for safety at sea, and 2020 National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee, whose books became essential reading for generations of sailors, died on August 8, 2026. He was 82.
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Navigators & General Bass Week
Navigators & General Bass Week 2026 delivered another memorable week of racing on Bassenthwaite Lake, combining superb champagne sailing, competitive racing and the family atmosphere that has become synonymous with the event.
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What exactly is AI doing in the America’s Cup and how far has it gone
What exactly is AI doing in America’s Cup sailing, and is it already taking over from the sailors? Inside America’s Cup Podcast host Niall Myant-Best talks with Nick Holroyd, Head of Design at the British America’s Cup challenge GB1. Holroyd outlines the technical side of how this transformative technology is already changing the game. And…
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80th Anniversary Firefly Nationals at Tenby Day 3
Tuesday dawned with a superb south easterly breeze already in place, so the fleet launched through the waves on Tenby’s north beach into a sizeable swell ready for racing.