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The inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 will feature two competitions: one is a transatlantic sailing race for elite offshore racing teams; the other sees those same sailors on a mission to protect our blue planet.

The 2026 Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix completed two more races in the Solent with stronger winds and some new faces at the front of the fleet. One that needs no introduction is Bluebottle, GBR192 of Graham and Julia Bailey which took a 1 and 6 in the second two races on Wednesday…

For the third year in a row, the Soak Insure Tide Ride is back at Hayling Island Sailing Club on the 26th and 27th of September 2026 for two days of exciting racing.

Some boats you sail. The ILCA, it seems, is one you keep coming back to. That’s the storyline running through the class this year, and it’s about to get its biggest chapter yet.

The Wanderer class kindly invited the Wayfarer class to share a race course, and start line, with them at their National Championships at Whitstable. The course was shared with the club racing – from Darts to Toppers.

Day 3 dawned with conditions so perfect that even the most weather-obsessed sailor couldn’t complain. Yes, really. No wind shifts, no surprise squalls, no “character-building” drizzle.

All season, people have been turning one purchase into real time on the water, swapping the shortlist for the shoreline. Get the gear, and you’re in the same boat.

Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace has been declared the overall winner under IRC for the 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race. With no remaining competitor able to better Pace’s IRC corrected time, the result gives Vincent and his crew the race’s top prize, adding overall victory to Monohull Line Honours. Pace crossed the Royal…

Ben Whaley and Isobel Stewart hit the front, not once but twice, to open up a late charge, while leaders Ian Martin and Emma Hivey hit the wall with a double discard day. Whaley and Stewart won the first race of day 4, ahead of Brendan Lynch and Ellen Clark (2, 8), with Jamie Harris…

The Royal Ocean Racing Club is delighted to confirm that Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace has been declared the overall winner under IRC for the 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race.