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The 2026 NSSA National Youth Sailing Championships continued to gather momentum at Downs Sailing Club as two contrasting days of racing tested competitors with everything from tactical fleet racing to fast-paced team competition.

Tuesday’s (21st July) race, the second of the five race series, was very much like Monday’s race for most with the same gentle benign northerly wind with a south going tide, and the same winners in each class.

The two-day event on Stewartby Lake tested the single-handed fleet with highly tactical inland conditions. The wind was notionally from the NNE but appeared to swing around from a number of other directions.

Race crews, family and friends are welcome at the RORC Cowes Clubhouse on Friday 24 July with the RORC Channel Race pre-race supper forming part of the Club’s Cowes Offshore Series social programme. Booking is strongly recommended.

SailGP CEO Russell Coutts has just announced that all racing in the Qualifying Rounds will be conducted on a “Group Racing” basis for the rest of Season 6.

For a third day, racing at British Classic Week was wisely delayed by the Royal Yacht Squadron race committee led by Peter Saxton in order for the southwesterly sea breeze to establish.

The J/70 European Championship saw a change at the top of the leaderboard on Wednesday as HSN Sailing Team delivered an outstanding performance to take the overall lead after four races. Barcelona again provided excellent sailing conditions.

After storms and heavy winds kept the fleet ashore for Tuesday’s scheduled opening races, the 2026 J/80 World Championship got under way Wednesday on the waters of Lake Ontario, where 34 teams were greeted by gusty conditions averaging about 20 knots.

The UK Open Challenger Championship took place on 17-19 July. The event was part of the Inclusive Games held at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) in conjunction with RYA Sailability and Chesil Sailabllity.

Racing finally got going in Medemblik today, and the wind did not disappoint. All four fleets completed a full three races apiece right on schedule, with no delays despite a breeze that pushed toward the top end of the forecast.