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It came as no surprise to the competitors in the 2026 505 World Championships, sponsored by WIP, Ovington Boats and Allen, to wake on the final morning to find the weather hot and sunny, and with a stiff breeze across Chichester Harbour.

Sunday morning coming down, after the England win in Miami – not pretty but got the job done – the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championship competitors return to the water to face two races for each class to decide the Titles The final day in Eckernförde, Germany, may not have the trauma of…

As many wake up a little later than usual on Sunday morning after watching the England vs. Norway football match, here are some stunning images by Tom Hicks of the fleet enjoying the superb conditions.

The leaderboards were shaken in every class, the jury had a busy evening, and Sunday’s Finals — just two races, with all scores now adjusted so that no boat carries a gap bigger than 9 points — promise a genuinely open fight for every title.

Day 2 of the Noble Marine Streaker National Championship at Sunderland YC began with an overcast sky. Light winds were forecast all day and races 2 and 3 of the championship were completed before the breeze switched off completely.

If Friday was fantastic, then Saturday was stunning, as Portland Harbour put the calms of Thursday into distant memory with a cracking 12 knot breeze, gusting up to 14 in the afternoon.

This year’s ‘exceptional’ Round the Island Race has been hailed as one of the best in years. Over 800 boats gathered at the Royal Yacht Squadron line this morning (Saturday) for the 95th edition of the iconic race.

Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany are the 2026 505 World Champions. Hofmann and Brockerhoff won the World title with with a day and two races still to go, something that the IOC frowns apon as not providing enough Jeopardy on the final day, so just as well that they have no involvement in…

The 2026 470 Junior World Championship will take place in Gdynia, Poland, from 11 to 17 July 2026 as part of Gdynia Sailing Days, the largest sailing festival in the Baltic region and Northern Europe.

As we all know, this was far from Tom and Rachael’s first rodeo. If there’s one thing we’ve learnt from watching them race throughout the week, it’s their remarkable ability to remain calm and composed, whatever the conditions or whatever unfolds.