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The RORC Cowes Offshore Series brings together a season of accessible, high quality RORC racing from the Solent, giving crews the chance to build experience, test themselves offshore and take on some of the most rewarding races in the RORC calendar.

The offshore race of the 22nd Sandberg PalmaVela comes to an end this Monday with victories for Tilakkhana II in IRC, Intrigue in ORC 0, Caro in ORC 1, Kine in ORC 2-3, Hydra-HM Hospitales in ORC A2 and Ginjol in Mini 6.50.

The GWA returned to Leucate, France for the 29th edition of the Mondial du Vent — the opening Surf-Freestyle stop of the 2026 season.

Eight boats arrived early for the training run by Rob Cook our class chair ably assisted by Super Coach Ian Escritt and Clive Harries on the camera.

We all agreed that it was kind of the weather gods to allow us all to enjoy day 1 by soaking up the rays with a couple (or more) cold beers in hand, chatting as we usually do. Well that’s the write up for day 1 covered!

World Sailing is pleased to announce that the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship will be hosted by St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California, USA, from 30 September-4 October 2026.

I swore off rivers many years ago, after an open meeting at Cookham Reach. At some point in my hitherto-not-that-long-a-life, I lost patience with light, shifty winds, quite an achievement, given I learned to sail on a pond.

The International Switch Class has welcomed a recent proposal submitted by the Swedish Sailing Federation under World Sailing Regulation 11.5, which explores the introduction of a single-handed foiling dinghy event within the Olympic programme.

The Plymouth racing season kicked off this month with the Plymouth Gin Spring Series. 4 April Sundays with a variety of courses from the Plym Yacht Club line.

On arrival at Barnt Green Sailing Club, competitors were greeted by a flat, calm, mirror-like lake. However, after speaking with Race Officer Andy Bownes, he was confident there would be sufficient breeze to get racing under way.