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If you like sailing in windy weather, the Tuesday of Poole Week was a day to savour. Some love the excitement, the challenge, the satisfaction of a job well done if you get around the course, and the sense of exhilaration and relief.

On day one a strong northly wind greeted the sailors, blowing 15 knots gusting 20 knots, bringing with it large waves as they rolled in with tide.

Wescom Group’s Marine Product and Customer Services Manager Keith Bradford celebrated 40 years of working within a business that helps saves lives at sea, being presented with a personalised pack of pyrotechnics & cutting a cake with a traditional sword.

The switch of wind direction to offshore brought new challenges to both the Race Committee and the 212 sailors from 38 nations competing today, where the full race schedule was completed, bringing the event to the halfway stage.

The 2025 Apotea J/70 European Championship got under way Tuesday for 64 boats from 17 nations on the waters east of Sandhamn, Sweden.

After completing the longest leg of The Ocean Race Europe 2025, the fleet of seven IMOCA boats has set off on Leg 3, a fast and tactical sprint through the heart of the Mediterranean towards Nice, France.

Fifty-five years ago, in 1970, the Finn Gold Cup was held in Cascais, Portugal. It remains to this day the largest ever Finn Gold Cup with 160 competitors from 34 nations.

After three days of competition and six races completed, with the first discard now applied, the leaderboard of the Fireball World Championship 2025 is getting closer and more exciting.

Leg 3’s dynamic Mediterranean weather forecast means uncertainty for The Ocean Race crews as the fleet leaves Cartagena, Spain in fresh upwind conditions bound for Nice, France.

The fleet of The Ocean Race Europe left Cartagena this afternoon for Nice. Holcim-PRB will first head towards the Balearic Islands, then to the southeast of Porquerolles, and finally around the Giraglia Rock before reaching the port.