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Up and down, round and round: that pretty well sums up where the boats were going on the Tuesday of Poole Week, and what the wind was doing too.

After two races contested in a light, streaky offshore breeze which peaked at 12 knots, the Thai flagged Vayu of the Whitcraft family are the early leaders of the Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup.

Racing got underway today at the 2026 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship in Dún Laoghaire, with the first three races of the qualifying series completed.

Sixteen Solent Scows entered the re-scheduled Solent Scow Championship organised this year by Bembridge SC with RIB assistance from Brading Haven SC on Saturday evening.

Monday had definitely been too windy to race, which meant 3 races in the plan for Tuesday. Forecast was for an ESE average 16kts gusting 20, perfect conditions for Portland Harbour.

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…

The 2026 Men’s ILCA 7 World Championship opened in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland with three races on Dublin Bay for the 140 competitors. It is rather fitting that the leader after three races is Ireland’s own Finn Lynch, winning his first heat race and following with a second and fourth, the discard putting him top of…

The event will be hosted by the Yacht Club of Greece at Olympic Marine, close to Athens. The Yacht Club of Greece is one of the great names in Mediterranean sailing.

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 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…