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The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) has announced that Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA) is no longer an ILCA-approved Builder under the ILCA Class Rules. The Class Assoc has not given any specific reason for its withdrawal.

Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm (FRA) has won the third leg of The Ocean Race Europe in Nice on Friday

Firstly, this morning at the briefing, the R/O Richard Woffinden after the agreement of the committee the previous evening announced we’d be doing 4 races on the day due to the projected forecast.

Yves Mermod and Maja Siegenthaler of Switzerland are the 2025 Fireball World Champions

The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club’s annual Round Jersey race, the third to be run under leading fund management company Citco’s banner, held on Sunday, 17th August saw an all-time record of forty-one entries.

Sporty conditions challenged teams and equipment Friday at the Apotea J/70 European Championship, as two more races brought the current total to eight.

When ILCA Chairman Mark Lyttle welcomed over two hundred sailors and army of supporters to Plas Heli, he stressed that this is as much a festival of sailing as a competition.

Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm (FRA) has won the third leg after holding off Rosalin Kuiper’s Holcim – PRB (SUI) over a stormy final 24 hours at sea that saw a fierce Mediterranean storm packing howling winds up to 70 knots winds pass over the race course.

After a superb contest with second-placed Team Holcim-PRB in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race Europe, Paul Meilhat the skipper of race leader Biotherm, was able to breathe a big sigh of relief as he notched his third stage win in a row.

Sunshine and strong winds made the fleets muster all their technical skills on the 6th day of Burnham Week 2025.