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In the 21 July 2026 World Sailing Rankings, Britain has 3 No.1 World Ranked competitors: John Gimson and Anna Burnet in the Nacra 17, Emma Wilson in the iQFoil, and Micky Beckett in the ILCA 7. Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris retain 2nd in the 470, James Grummett and Rhos Hawes move to 2nd in…

The wind and fun started before Cadet week proper even got under way with the serious young racers getting plenty of practice in on the previous Sunday. It was windy and challenging but with a broken mast to report on a Club boat, it was good practice.

In the past, load sensing has only been available to race teams and super-yachts, but with our latest technology combining precise and easy-to-install load sensors with a rig management system, load data can be accessed and used on any yacht.

As the start of the 2026 Team Racing World Championship in Stockholm gets ever closer, the event is shaping up to be historic on and off the water.

Chichester Yacht Clubs annual Dinghy Week delivered five days of competitive racing, junior training and social events in glorious summer conditions, reaffirming its reputation as one of the most enjoyable fixtures in the harbour sailing calendar.

Nearly two thousand race entries at Norfolk Broads Yacht Club made for an excellent Wroxham Week, with seven days of competition, glorious sunshine and a range of wind directions providing hugely enjoyable sailing.

Race 1 of the 2026 OSSC Laser Open was sailed in lovely sunshine and a gentle force 2 providing sparkling conditions for the competitors.

The RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race is measured in nautical miles, elapsed time and IRC corrected seconds, but the stories that will last are about the sailors.

During the recent successful SailGP event in Portsmouth with 20,000 ticketed spectators, Andy Rice spoke with SailGP CEO Russell Coutts for this week’s episode of The Foil Podcast. Russell explains how SailGP intends to scale into one of the world’s leading sports properties. By 2030, SailGP is aiming to reach more than 30 million dedicated…

Thursday’s planned start at 12.00 noon had to be delayed until the wind built over the bay and became stable, reaching 8-9 knots on the race course at 14.00, allowing the PRO Olivier de Turkheim to set his course around a 275° axis.