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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.

The first solo race of the 2026 season, the 1000 Race (Port-la-Forêt – Fastnet Rock – Concarneau), will set sail on May 3rd from Port-la-Forêt, with qualification for the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe (starting November 1st) as the ultimate goal.

World Sailing looking at proposals for Olympic Keelboats, Foiling dinghies and Wing Foils

Team Nika win the first ever edition of 44Cup Puntaldia

Horning Sailing Club, based in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, will be holding a Try Sailing Day as part of the Horning Boat Show on Saturday, 2nd May from 10am-4pm. It is a brilliant opportunity to try sailing.

Saturday the 25th marked the start of the Salcombe Yacht Club Sailing Club Series, and what better conditions for the 18-strong Yawl fleet than a Force 3 easterly, high tide, and wall-to-wall sunshine.

The 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was the first ever sailing race around the world. Nine started and only one finished.

Better than forecast breeze arrived from the southeast as the final leg of Antigua Sailing Week got off to a 10 kt start after departing Ffryes Beach on Sunday morning.

Artemis (NOR 57 Kristian Nergaard, Trond Solli-Saether, Anders Pedersen) won the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Riva after two final races were sailed on Saturday afternoon to end a perfect event on Lake Garda.