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

The 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race started with cannon fire from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes, marking the start of one of offshore sailing’s greatest challenges.

It was heartening to hear that many of the more mature sailors had picked up or agitated old injuries, after all, why should I be the only one suffering.

The 2026 National Solo Championship, hosted by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, attracted an entry of 80 with a full range of age groups, from youth through to Veteran. The Solo class, designed by Jack Holt in 1956 continues its steady growth rate, with sail numbers now over 6100 and competition as keen as ever.…

The wait is over. After three years of preparation, the Klaipeda ORC European Championship 2026 has officially opened, bringing leading offshore racing teams from across Europe to Lithuania’s port city.

Emsworth Sailing Club is delighted to announce that its 2026 Junior Regatta has been awarded Platinum Clean Regattas accreditation through the Sailors for the Sea programme, the highest level of recognition for environmentally responsible sailing events.

In dinghy sailing, friction is the enemy of control. Trying to muscle an ILCA downhaul in 27 knots using an old, unloved club boat’s 2:1 system is a losing battle; the physical resistance simply blocks the sailor from depowering the rig.

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sailing Association is celebrating an impressive performance by young sailors Scarlett Hadley and Kai Marks Dasent, who proudly represented the nation in the i420 Class at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Greenwich Yacht Club has made a payment of £1,800 to Tower Lifeboat Station, the proceeds of a fundraising yacht race held on the River Thames in May 2026 in aid of the RNLI.

The Marine Megafauna in Sailing Guidelines, co-authored by World Sailing and the Marine Mammal Advisory Group (MMAG), have been shortlisted for the 2026 Sport Positive Awards in the Biodiversity category.