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On Saturday 16th May over 50 participants new to sailing enjoyed a 30 minute sail on the stunning beauty spot Dovestone Reservoir. This was part of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Discover Sailing initiative and is an annual event.

Sunday 12 April 2026 saw the traditional season opener at Maidenhead Sailing Club. Albacore sailors from eight visiting clubs joined nine local boats for a demanding and competitive day’s racing, with a good dose of spring sunshine and breeze.

Somewhat down on the usual numbers owing to many helms either competing or helping at the IOM Worlds; ten hardy souls still turned out on what was a cold and grey Sunday.

Patience was the order of the day in Kaštela, Croatia, for competitors at the 2026 ILCA Senior European Championships

Diederik Forma’s Dutch JPK 1030 Jetpack, racing double-handed with Martijn Graafmans, secured overall victory in the 2026 North Sea Race

Like, did we ever leave? Not really… Ever since Sir Frank Packer KBE kicked it off, we’ve been there, or thereabouts. For instance, Grant Simmer OAM has been involved with every one of them since winning it in 1983.

The Mirror fleet returned to Netley, after a very successful Nations. The big home fleet helped boost the entry to 28 boats. Most were looking forward to slightly less than the 25knots every day at the Nationals!

There were three world titles up for grabs at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, and at the end of Sunday’s medal racing there were three brand new world champions.

After all the preparation, measuring and behind the scenes organisation, it was go time at Datchet. The breeze built, the clouds parted, the qualifying heat allocations were made and the skippers launched for this vital stage.

There were three world titles up for grabs at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds, and at the end of medal racing there were three brand new world champions