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Swallow National Championship 2026
The 2026 Swallow National Championship hosted by Seaview YC on the Isle of Wight, featured fourteen Swallows from the Fleet home club Itchenor SC. Championship Winners were: Carolyn Brigg, Oliver Sloper and David Sloper sailing Marengo (S82). Second were Charles Peacock, Andy Gasser and Mike Ewart-Smith in Buccaneer (S66) and third Mike Wigmore, Charles Hyatt…
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ILCAs at Notts County
A lovely sunny warm day greeted the 23 ILCA sailors on Saturday the 4th July 2026. The wind forecast was the same as it has been recently which left a few sailors sitting at home thinking it was too windy and a few sailors changing down to smaller rigs.
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2026 505 Worlds at Hayling Island Day 1
Good sailors have to understand wind patterns and shifts but sometimes the essential source of their boat’s power is so capricious that it can foil the best of them.
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2026 Six Metre Europeans at Lake Geneva Preview
A record-setting fleet of 52 International Six Metre class yachts will compete on Switzerland’s Lake Geneva later this month at the 2026 European Championships, hosted by the Société Nautique de Genève.
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49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Europeans Underway
The 2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championship is officially underway. The event opened this evening with the Opening Ceremony at 6:00 PM in the boat park, where sailors, race officials and the entire organizing committee came together.
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2026 29er World Championship Kiel day 3
A rainy day in Kiel set the tone for a demanding but fully completed racing program. The early morning began with a 08:30 delta and a 10:00 start for the six fleets, split across the three race areas: Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie.
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Salcombe Merlin Rocket Week 2026 Days 1 & 2
Start line action and interviews from Helly Hansen Merlin Rocket Week 2026 at Salcombe Yacht Club in Devon, UK where over 100 dinghies are racing in morning and afternoon flights due to the width of the Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary.
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505 Class World Championship – Day 1 at Hayling Island
Day 1 of the 505 Class 2026 World Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club. Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany are the early leaders after two races, with a 4, 2 scoreline for a three point advantage ahead of Mike Holt and Carl Smit of the USA with a 3 and 6 score. In…
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Investec Channel Islands Hobie Cat Champs Preview
St. Aubin’s Bay promises to be a splash of colour and racing action this weekend when teams launch their Hobie Cats in the Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships.
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Sir Ben Ainslie Inspires the Next Generation
Sir Ben Ainslie returned to Portsmouth to inspire the next generation for 1851 Trust’s STEM Crew Live event, held from 29 June to 2 July, ahead of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix.