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The Centre Nautique Biscarrosse Olympique hosted the Europe Class European Championship from 2 to 8 August 2026. Among 118 competitors from ten nations, it was French sailor Cyril Richard who was crowned European Champion.

Burghfield sailing club hosted the sixth event in the 2026 Hadron H2 calendar last weekend, sharing the blue inland waters of BSC with the Streaker Class. Meteorologists among you may recall that the Azores high was still omnipresent.

For the first time in more than a decade, the New York Yacht Club emerged victorious at the Morgan Cup Team Race.

Eleni Triantou and Leo Gosling emerged as the big winners as 448 young sailors wrapped up the 2026 ILCA 4 Youth World Championship in Aarhus after a demanding week of strong winds, sunshine and intense racing on Aarhus Bay.

The 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race started from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes on Sunday 9 August. In bright sunshine, the 32 competing boats, crewed by 182 sailors from five continents, made a clean start, beating to windward in a light easterly breeze, and the fleet was soon racing east out…

The Firefly class is on the up, with a host of younger sailors joining the class having been introduced to the boat through university team racing, as well as some who started sailing with their parents, and are now campaigning their own boats.

Abersoch Dinghy Week 2026 delivered everything we love about this event: big fleets, big winds, big socials, and only a sprinkling of rain that we will continue to describe as “character-building”.

The opening day of racing at the 2026 GP14 World Championships on Belfast Lough delivered a stern test for competitors and race officials alike, as rapidly changing weather conditions forced organisers to abandon the first championship race.

Day 3 of the Noble Marine Comet Trio Nationals beckoned with all to play for. The race officer delayed the start waiting for the wind to change direction and settle in. A much appreciated decision as the competitors had a lovely time.

A fabulous week with fourteen Swallows enjoying mostly benign breezes, the usual tidal current challenges, sunshine-soaked days and a full-on social programme!