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Day 1 of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix Portsmouth opened in blazing sunshine and a decent seabreeze over a Mediterranean cloured sea. With the press conference dispatched without anything revealed that startled the media, and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal having given the British team her seal of approval . . .…

From 7-15 August 2026, Klaipeda, Lithuania, will host the ORC European Championship for the first time, welcoming one of the strongest offshore racing fleets in Europe.

After yesterday’s washout, today more than made up for it. Conditions in Medemblik were close to perfect, champagne sailing as some of the sailors called it, even if the breeze stayed shifty and gusty through the day.

We were expecting a low turnout for this event due to the forecast of barely a hint of wind however 25 boats turned up in the hope the weather people got it wrong, sadly they didn’t.

St. Croix will welcome sailors from around the world this November as the island hosts the 55th Annual International Sunfish Class Association (ISCA) Youth, Women’s, Masters & Open World Championships.

The committee boat set up off Sandwich bay for another light wind day but now with very little tide. The IRC classes did two short windward- leeward courses for the QEII Cup, the only trophy the late Queen ever presented for yacht racing.

Action at the 420 & 470 Junior Europeans in Nida, Lithuania, is coming to an important stage. The sailors have two more fleet races tomorrow, while on Monday the top 10 teams will compete in the Medal Series and the rest of the fleet in the Last Race.

As a regatta of such size and magnitude, we want to use our platform for good. Cowes Week has always welcomed sailors from all walks of life and, with crews that are truly intergenerational, we feel well placed to help support the next gen of sailors.

The countdown is on to North Sails Cowes Week next week (Friday 31 July – Saturday 8 August) and the East Cowes-based Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is proud to be the Official Charity on the event’s 200th anniversary.

Registration is now open on the official Barcolana website for the third edition of the Barcolana Solaris Adriatic Cup, the event dedicated to the Solaris fleet and organised by the Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano and the Yacht Club Portopiccolo.