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Storm Amy did its thing over the weekend, and gave the annual legendary Clive Hand Memorial Trophy and its 30-strong fleet some very exciting racing indeed.

The K1 fleet descended upon Loch Lomond Sailing Club for their Scottish National Championship over the weekend of October 4th-5th, 2025, as part of the club’s annual Keelboat Weekend.

2025 was shaping up to be one of Tom Dolan’s most promising seasons yet. With a packed calendar that spanned from the thrills of the Rolex Fastnet Race aboard an IMOCA 60 Charal to the relentless solo intensity of La Solitaire du Figaro

Fifty years ago, the 23-year-old Interdominion 12ft skiff champion John ‘Woody’ Winning joined the 18 footers class in a new skiff which was built by Bob McLeod and raced as Travelodge with the NSW 18 Footers League club’s 1975-76 season fleet

The centre of Storm Amy had tracked to the north of the country leaving a very gusty 20 to 35kt north-westerly forecast for Budworth. As visitors arrived and rigged boats, the conditions were pretty wild with steady 30+kts on the far side of the mere.

On November 7, 2025, as part of World Sailing’s Annual Conference in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, at 1500hrs UTC to 1800hrs UTC, we will conduct the Offshore Event Organisers Forum.

Best grab it with both hands, then. Time with Keryn McMaster was on offer, so like, yeah, let’s do this! She’s a bit of ledge, so she fits in very well with the precursor piece we did on the Admiral’s Cup, which was entitled: The call of the mighty.

Last weekend saw a small but perfectly formed 29er fleet assemble at South Shields Sailing Club for the second of this winter’s UK Grand Prix series.

Two Enterprises braved the stormy conditions to join in with the Ripon double-handed open meeting on Saturday the 4th of October.

The final leg of the 2025 European 18ft Skiff Circuit wrapped up in Plymouth on Sunday 28th September, with the Royal Western Yacht Club hosting nine boats from the UK, Germany, and Hungary for four days of fast, close racing.