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The Rolex Middle Sea Race offers a rare combination: an extraordinary setting and a challenge that demands everything from those who take it on. For more than half a century, sailors have been drawn to the 606-nautical-mile course around Sicily.

As the weekend approached the weather forecast suggested that the sailing was going to be tricky and it was. However, the racing turned out to be extremely close and mostly enjoyable.

First day of the spring training block for ETNZ as they rolled out of the shed at 0925hrs. Attached was the short rudder seen at the end of the last training block.

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is upon us (6-7 October), and the good news for motorhome owners is it’s an event which is giving you the chance to get a good deal on some useful touring products. I’ve been browsing the sale and if you find your kit is in need of refreshing, these…

As the editor of Practical Motorhome, I get to see and test a lot of motorhome and campervan products. By their very nature, motorhomes offer a lot of storage opportunities, so it’s all too easy to pack my ‘van to the rafters with those bits of kit – some of which are useful, but others…

The Challenger Open at Ogston SC took place on the weekend 3-4 October. The Challengers were joined by the D-Zeros. There was a rather depleted fleet of Challengers. Several usual attendees were at the 2026 World Sailing Inclusion Championships.

After a two-year gap, PEYC, once again, held the 707 Sprints Regatta on the 3-4 October: the last 707 UK Event of the year. 14 yachts booked for the event held in Inverkeithing Bay, just east of the iconic three Forth Bridges.

Every sailing weekend in Pwllheli lately seems to have consisted of two very different halves and this weekend continued that format.

The second edition of the Cannes-Malta Race and its 606-mile format is a continuation of the major international crewed offshore racing events such as the Rolex Fastnet Race, Sydney-Hobart, or the Rolex Middle Sea Race starting in Valletta (Malta).

A nervous stomach, a cautious start and a simple instruction to take the racing ‘boat by boat’ proved an unlikely recipe for a perfect opening day for Sweden’s Fia Fjelddahl at the World Sailing Inclusion Championships in Portimão, Portugal.