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Introducing the Women’s Race Officials Programme
Launched today, The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is proud to unveil the Women’s Race Officials Programme, a brand-new initiative designed to give women the skills, confidence, and experience to step up onto the international stage of race officiating.
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A look behind the scenes at Thetford and Spinflo
These days, the name Thetford is usually at the top of the list when you think of leisure vehicle appliances, and that’s no surprise when you consider that 99% of toilets fitted to mainstream UK leisure vehicles are by Thetford, as are 96% of cookers and 58% of fridge/freezers. Take Swift’s 2026 Kon-Tiki range, which…
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Merlin Rockets at Blithfield
Sunnier than hoped for, drier than expected and windier than any forecast, it was a good day to go sailing. Blithfield Sailing Club welcomed eighteen Merlins to the one day HD Sails Midland Circuit, Craftinsure Silver Tiller and Classic Series open.
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Maxi yacht déjà-vu at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
For day two, the 80-100 footers in Maxi 1 and the former Maxi 72s in the Maxi Grand Prix again raced windward-leewards on the Baie de Pampelonne while the smaller/slower boats in Maxi 3-5 were once more sent off on a coastal course.
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Wayfarer Inland at Northampton
The 2025 Craftinsure Wayfarer National Circuit had its penultimate round in the form of the Inland Championship hosted by Northampton Sailing Club on Pitsford Reservoir.
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Australia’s 1980 Olympic Sailing Team Reunites
It took 45 years, but the athletes who formed Australia’s 1980 Olympic sailing team have finally reunited, a gathering marked by reflection, reconciliation, and long-overdue recognition.
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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 2
At the stroke of 10 this morning in bright sunshine, the kilted crewman on Elena of London breathed life into his bagpipes to signal the Tradition yachts’ departure from the port of St Tropez.
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2025 Formula Kite Worlds Quartu Sant’Elena day 1
Jessie Kampman leads the women and Max Maeder leads the men after a four-race opening day of the Formula Kite World Championships in Sardinia.
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A weekend of two halves at Pwllheli
Pwllheli’s Challenge series has certainly been a challenge so far with storms starting to batter the west coast and 2 races cancelled. This weekend was a challenging weekend of two halves.
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Seafrigo-Sogestran wins European Trophy
It’s back-to-school time, with most Class40s setting their sights on next month’s Transat CAFE L’OR Normandie – Le Havre and others on the Rolex Middle Sea Race. But September also means the 40 Malouine – La Trinquette.