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All smiles on day 3 of the Aspire Merlin Rocket National Championship as they get back on track at WPNSA with three races. After five races, three in Portland Harbour Tuesday, and with the discard in play, the new leader is Andy Davis and Becky Caiger (3, -10, 1) taking a four point lead from…

Whatever you sail, your boat, rig, and sails represent a financial investment. Beyond the initial purchase, the cost of maintenance, insurance premiums and repair or replacement when damage occurs can make equipment failure an expensive proposition.

The VX Air is a high performance two-person, single-trapeze dinghy designed by Brian Bennett, Ross Weene, and Mackay Boats. The hull is 4.78 metres long, that’s 15 foot 8 inches, and has a beam of 1.74 metres, or 5 foot 9 inches.

Flying Fifteens Connemara hosted a cracking Western Championships. On Friday evening the visiting sailors were invited to race a pair of legendary Galway Hookers setting up a weekend of tight racing and good company.

The International 14 World Championship taking place in Canada out of Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, has suffered some unavoidable delays. After completing the practice race and the first two championship races, Sunday 23 and Monday 24 August have produced ‘boat-breaking’ conditions on the bay, so no further racing has taken place. This will mean the lay-day…

Bas de Waal, from The Netherlands, has taken the overall lead after Leg 5 of the 2026 Word Tour for Finns Grand Slam. 44 Finns ventured to the Varberg Grand Slam in Sweden for seven races in a range of conditions from 5 to 25 knots.

World titles will be decided in two disciplines at the GKA Kite World Cup Sylt, with the season’s final Kite-Surf showdown taking place alongside a one-off Hydrofoil Big Air World Championship.

Ocean Pro is the most advanced offshore system on the water, shaped by years of development and a close partnership with two-time IMOCA Champion Sam Goodchild. It’s been proven in some of the world’s harshest oceans.

Writing on Monday, August 24th, we have reached Race Day 4 of the 2026 International 14 World Championship, hosted in legendary style by the Canadian I14 fleet and CORK/Sail Kingston.

When it comes to appendages, we’ve had so many letters of the alphabet already; C, T, L, J etc. The U rudders have always intrigued me. The answer lies in the higher flight of Gitana 18, meaning the rudders too are a half to one metre longer