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Grand Slam 1, 24th-25th April, hosted by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, gets the UK J/70 season under way and marks the start of the class’s seven-event Grand Slam series.

Swedish match racing skipper Theo Westerlind has been added to the line-up for the 2026 Long Beach Yacht Club Ficker Cup later this week, accepting his invitation in place of Lennard Bal of the Netherlands, who is unable to attend the event.

Nelson’s Dockyard welcomed sailors from all over the world to the Copper & Lumber Store Hotel for a weather and safety briefing ahead of Antigua Sailing Week’s 4-day round-the-island regatta.

The 44Cup owners and crews have been enjoying their first few days on the water and ashore in the build-up to the second event of their 2026 season, based out of Puntaldia on Sardinia’s northeast coast.

Emirates Team New Zealand continued their second block of testing on Wednesday in a light breeze that grew in the middle of the day into a useful 15kts with a flat sea state.

The UK Musto Skiff Class Association has made structured training a real priority for 2026, and with Noble Marine Insurance continuing their support, the class is well placed to deliver solid coaching opportunities right through the season.

Day three in Hyères brought a proper shake-up as strong breeze and rain rolled through the bay, forcing an early postponement.

After the Champagne and sunshine of Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday brought the wind and tonic to the 57th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM.

Two J Class yachts, the Swedish flagged Svea and Rainbow which will debut in the colours of her new owner, will take centre stage at the 30th anniversary of the Superyacht Cup Palma Richard Mille in late June.

Unusually for a Topper weekend at Whitstable the winds were light and the weather sunny throughout with many visitors appreciating the strength of Whitstable’s tide for the first time.