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The international 505 Euro Cup series continues this month with one of its most anticipated events — the upcoming regatta at Lake Garda, widely regarded as one of the world’s great sailing venues and a true mecca for competitive dinghy racing.

The Formula Kite World Championships have arrived in Portugal for the first time, with Viana do Castelo, just north of Porto, hosting kitefoiling’s biggest event of the year.

Few offshore sailing races in the world can claim to offer skippers the opportunity to measure themselves against the very highest level of competition in real-life conditions.

The Formula Kite World Championships have opened in Portugal at Viana do Castelo, just north of Porto

As all sailors know, good socials are just as important as the actual sailing for a successful sailing championship. For the 2026 Fireball World Championships a full social programme is being put together, including a Fireball Legends night.

Surrounded by the stunning Pennine hills boats gathered for the annual Dovestone Flying Fifteen open meeting. On Saturday, using the fleet PY handicaps, three races were sailed back-to-back.

New Zealand will host an Olympic-class sailing world championship for the first time in almost a decade when Auckland stages the Women’s ILCA 6 and Men’s ILCA 7 World Championship in early 2028.

The opening event of the 2026 Phantom Eastern Series also doubled as a Craftinsure Super Series event and attracted a strong fleet of fifteen boats to Stone Sailing Club over the weekend of 9th-10th May.

Paignton supplied sunshine, 8-10 knots of north-easterly winds reducing over the day for Saturday, and the prospect of rough weather on Sunday. The RO planned 4 races for the Saturday but 3 were achieved due to dropping wind.

The RS21 UK & IE Cup returned to the Royal Southern Yacht Club for Round 2 of the 2026 series, 8-10 May, delivering three days of racing as part of the club’s prestigious May Regatta.