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Arriving at an Osprey open meeting is always an uplifting experience because of the greeting from fellow Osprey sailors – many have a tale to tell of something that happened the week or night before that was likely to impact their sailing performance.

The first-ever Volkswagen Transporter plug-in hybrid is now available to order. The new van combines a 2.5-litre petrol engine with an electric motor and an 11.8kWh battery. That produces 232PS of combined power via the CVT transmission, and, depending on the exact body style, a pure electric range of up to 35 miles. The van,…

At the one-day open meeting at CYC on 18th July, there was a LOT of messing about in boats. Was it worth it? Read on…

SMEG Australia’s 30-year boat-sponsoring partnership with the Australian 18 Footers League has been a wonderful association which has produced five JJ Giltinan World championships, two Australian, three NSW and seven Club championships for SMEG.

Six visitors joined the three local boats for the second leg of the North West double header of the Lightning 368 Sanders Sails Travellers Series at West Kirby Sailing Club.

The third of the Poole Bay Summer Series, run by Poole Yacht Racing Association (PYRA), was held in superb conditions on Sunday 19th July, with 15 yachts taking part.

Kicking off the annual festival of sailing that is Ramsgate Race Week, the Round the Goodwins race is also an East Anglian Offshore series (EAORA) race.

A decisive 3.5 hour delay by Race Officer Peter Saxton and his team from the Royal Yacht Squadron caused day two of British Classic Week to be held in perfect southwesterly sea breeze conditions.

The 2026 J/70 European Championship got under way Tuesday on the waters off the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona with the first two races of the series, kicking off a week of world-class competition.

Jean-Luc Petithuguenin’s Paprec team, a crew which has built something of a reputation as strong winds specialists, lead the Marina Rubicón Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week after the first two windy races.