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The Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship is always competitive. However, this year there will be a number of matches that will be intriguing to watch and especially important to the competitors involved.

As predicted, Day 3 brought a very different Eckernförde. The big breeze of the opening days gave way to much lighter, shifty conditions that turned the racing technical and demanding — a day for patience, lane management and reading the water.

Five years after the hugely successful 2021 Finn World Masters, the Finn fleet will return to the Mar Menor, in Murcia, Spain, this October for the 2026 Finn European Masters.

South African Speaker, Author and Ocean Pioneer, Chris Bertish, has announced that he is officially calling off his much-anticipated TransCat Expedition 2026, a solo trans-Pacific beach catamaran crossing, after extensive testing, consultation.

Parkstone Yacht Club put on a wonderful event: top-class racing, two days in the bay and one in the harbour, fabulous food, incredibly friendly members, and all set against the extraordinary backdrop of Poole Harbour.

The week is all about Junior racing, plus fun sailing races and social activities for competitors and their families. We have Race Coaches who will be on the water helping you with racing tips and advice. Why not have a go?

After setting the first round-the-world record with an all-female crew for the Jules Verne Trophy, French woman Alexia Barrier is extending her horizons once again by entering the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe at the helm of IDEC SPORT – CIC.

There are several newcomers this year and finding out their route into the foiling Moth class is fascinating. Amongst them is Grant Blake from Oxford Sailing Club, who has bought a second-hand Exocet and added some great looking graphics to the boat.

The Hunts Mirror Weekend gave us two contrasting days of a lot of wind and very little! With a smaller fleet than usual due to some missing regulars, five boats overall braved the gusts on Saturday and practised starts, short races and windy conditions.

As part of ILCA’s “30 Years of Olympic ILCA Sailing” series, we speak with sailors who competed in the class’s Olympic debut and reflect on what that experience means three decades on.