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James Neville’s Botin 52 Ino Veritas has taken Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Channel Race to win the Hugh Astor Trophy and the win overall under IRC to lift the Channel Challenge Cup.

The Albacore Scottish and European Championships, sponsored by Northlink Ferries and Cooke (Scotland) were hosted by the South Yell Boating Club in the Shetland Islands in what must be one of the most Northerly dinghy sailing areas.

After a relatively benign UK National Championship and Pre-Worlds, the Fireball fleet were tested to the limit on the first day of the World Championship at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club.

Gareth Ede may have won all six races to retain his National Championship title, but it was far from a walk in the park as he had to fight off challenges from John Terry and Paul Ellis.

The Explora Journeys Swiss SailGP Team continued its strong run of form in the SailGP Championship, securing a second consecutive Final appearance and a race victory at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth.

The 2026 Junior World Championships wrapped up in Medemblik with Italy winning the 49er and Nacra 17 fleets, while Poland took the 49erFX crown with a race to spare. The 49er gold fleet delivered the tightest title fight of the week, Lorenzo Pezzilli and Tobia Torroni taking the win and the 2026 49er Junior World…

Emirates GBR Driver Dylan Fletcher MBE said he was “disappointed” with the performance of his team at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth, as the Brits ended the event in 11th place.

Organizers moved the start up earlier than the rest of the week, with the first warning signal going up at 10:30 for the 49er gold fleet, the 49erFX and the 49erFX Open, all three sailing three races to close out the regatta.

Diego Botin (Los Gallos) “An amazing weekend – with the conditions we had – very windy, with a small wing, which we love. It was amazing to get the win back to back after Halifax; it felt like we were gelling as a team in every aspect.”

After two challenging races in strong wind, the top 10 teams have secured their places in tomorrow’s Medal Series at the 420 & 470 Junior European Championships.