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Many were hoping to claim victory in the opening leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, but the honours went to Alexis Loison (Groupe REEL), who took the win with a race time of 3 days, 18 hours, 55 minutes, and 26 seconds.

The latest America’s Cup AC75 Class Rules and Technical Regulations have been published and issued to all teams.

With a new fleet of seven RS Elites, all added over the previous year, 2025 has seen a great season of RS Elite racing at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, culminating in the hosting of the Irish Championship on the weekend of September 6th and 7th.

On Sunday 7 September 2025 the sixth Rooster Southern Traveller took place at Hill Head Sailing Club, attracting a fairly event split of 17 5.3 and 16 4.2 Topper sailors.

Craftinsure Silver Tiller, HD Sails Midland Circuit, Classis Series and Youth Championships all in one day. 18 Merlin Rockets gathered at Bartley in anticipation of a strong wind event only to find gentle breeze, threatening to wane further.

The TeamO Cowes-Cherbourg Offshore, organised by JOG in partnership with RORC, delivered a thrilling offshore contest for sailors of all ages, with JOG yachts featuring prominently across the leaderboard.

When we arrived at Brixham in the morning the weather was thunder and lighting, so we were all a bit unsure if we were going to go out. After the race briefing the club house, we all lined up to launch.

It has been a good year for sailing Contenders. Every event seems to bring sun, wind and waves, new boats and new ways to set up rigs are being explored with sailors who bring new thinking into the class.

With the clock ticking down to the start of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples in 2027, the AC75 Class Rules and Technical Regulations have been issued to all teams and published with a focus on cost containment.

It was the perfect start to what shapes as a perfect season for the Manly 13 & 16ft skiff fleets. On a beautiful early spring afternoon last Saturday, a dozen 13s and sixteen 16-footers hit the water for the traditional rust-clearing non-pointscore race.