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The weekend kicked off with the renowned Bassenthwaite Friday Night! With a well-stocked bar, legendary Bassenthwaite toffee vodka, and excellent live music from our very own RS200 sailor Matthew Somerville and his band.

An afternoon of high winds and rain didn’t stop four hardy teams from taking to the water on Saturday for the third instalment of the Autumn Series.

The 2026 Offshore Double Handed World Championship gets under way in Marseille, France, this week, with a highly competitive fleet of 17 teams representing 13 nations preparing to take to the water.

Thirty-two K1 sailors descended on Torbay Royal Yacht Club from 18th-20th September for the 2026 K1 National Championships, generously sponsored by Ovington Boats and Craftinsure.

On 18 September, Team Norfolk set off for the Inland National Championships at Rutland Water, with a brief overnight stop in Kettering to collect Baxter’s boat, before rolling into Rutland promptly the next morning.

British America’s Cup Challenger GB1, has sustained damage to its AC40 race boat and Dylan Fletcher sustained a minor facial injury following an incident with a Tudor Team Alinghi chase boat. The incident occurred on the racecourse as GB1 was preparing for its first practice race start of the regatta alongside nine other AC40s on…

Peter McClennen’s USA Gamecock leads the Melges 24 Worlds after a fast, shifty opening day, while Tomas Mathisen NOR Team Bagdad Prospects Helly Hansen sets the pace in the Corinthian fleet. While three teams shared the race victories, consistency decided the first overnight leader. Peter McClennen’s Gamecock posted a 3-5-2 scoreline to finish the day…

The Royal Western Yacht Club is delighted to announce that the next edition of the prestigious OSTAR and TWOSTAR races will start from Plymouth Sound on 7 May 2028.

Three regular competitors in the Australian 18 Footers League’s Sydney Harbour fleet for most of the past decade are returning after a two-year ‘break’ for family reasons and will crew The Kitchen Maker 18ft skiff in the club’s upcoming 2026-27 season.

The 44Cup World Championship Cowes is set to get off to a unique start tomorrow, Wednesday 23 September. Typically events on the 44Cup for the one design race yachts comprise four days of racing (Thursday to Sunday) with a practice day on the Wednesday.