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The final weekend 10-11 October of the Blackwater Sailing Club’s Grand Prix series delivered everything members could have hoped for with gusting winds, spectacular racing and several overall series positions decided by the narrowest of margins.

How’s that for conjecture? Talk about long-range forecasting! You know, there is something rather intriguing, and decidedly attractive about the prospect of a record-breaking El Niño presiding over the 2026 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Twenty-seven WASZPs made the trip to Chichester Harbour for the Itchenor GP, with bright autumn sunshine, a strong flood tide and the first real touch of winter in the air.

Emirates Team New Zealand designers talk about various aspects of developing the repurposed AC75 – and finding the significant seconds.

This year’s Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, which sets sail from St Malo on November 1st, includes four non-French flagged boats, three of which could make the podium in the 3,540-nautical mile sprint across the Atlantic.

Beach access began on Thursday. With an early high tide, competitors started arriving around midday, ready to make the most of the falling tide and the expanding expanse of sand.

UAE Kidzinc Youth is top if the leader board after the first 3 races. William Borghese at the helm, finished 3rd /5th /5th today. He said it “was high level sailing against Olympians and champions”.

Tibor Pallay took the only race possible in further light winds on Day 3 of the 2026 Finn European Masters at Los Alcazares, on the Mar Menor in Spain.

The Nacra Cup València got under way today with three races completed in the waters of the Gulf of València, in winds of 10 to 12 knots from a direction between 220° and 240°.

The final event of the Rooster RS600 National Tour was held on 17th-18th October at Notts County Sailing Club, the event also serving as the Inland Championships.