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John ‘Woody’ Winning, 50 years in the 18s
Fifty years ago, the 23-year-old Interdominion 12ft skiff champion John ‘Woody’ Winning joined the 18 footers class in a new skiff which was built by Bob McLeod and raced as Travelodge with the NSW 18 Footers League club’s 1975-76 season fleet
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Solo Northern Series at Budworth
The centre of Storm Amy had tracked to the north of the country leaving a very gusty 20 to 35kt north-westerly forecast for Budworth. As visitors arrived and rigged boats, the conditions were pretty wild with steady 30+kts on the far side of the mere.
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World Sailing Offshore Event Organisers Forum
On November 7, 2025, as part of World Sailing’s Annual Conference in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, at 1500hrs UTC to 1800hrs UTC, we will conduct the Offshore Event Organisers Forum.
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Opportunity knocks
Best grab it with both hands, then. Time with Keryn McMaster was on offer, so like, yeah, let’s do this! She’s a bit of ledge, so she fits in very well with the precursor piece we did on the Admiral’s Cup, which was entitled: The call of the mighty.
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29er Grand Prix at South Shields
Last weekend saw a small but perfectly formed 29er fleet assemble at South Shields Sailing Club for the second of this winter’s UK Grand Prix series.
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Enterprises at the Ripon double-handed open
Two Enterprises braved the stormy conditions to join in with the Ripon double-handed open meeting on Saturday the 4th of October.
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2025 European 18ft Skiff Circuit wraps up
The final leg of the 2025 European 18ft Skiff Circuit wrapped up in Plymouth on Sunday 28th September, with the Royal Western Yacht Club hosting nine boats from the UK, Germany, and Hungary for four days of fast, close racing.
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Record Ancasta autumn boat show sales
Ancasta has reported its most successful September on record, securing new boat sales in excess of €20 million (£17+ million) from the Cannes Yachting Festival and Southampton International Boat Show combined.
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RS400 Inland Championship 2025 at Grafham
Storm Amy decided she had other plans making the RS400 Inland Championship not quite the usual event. When most decided to make the wise choice to stay warm inside or off on Endeavour duties, five brave RS400s made the trip to Grafham.
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Endeavour Trophy 2025 Event Video
The Endeavour Trophy is one of the most coveted in UK sailing, gathering National Champions for each dinghy class to battle it out at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club at Burnham-on-Crouch over an October weekend.