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An exciting day out on Winder Boats Wednesday. Firstly because it is the Ranelagh Trophy, where the top 21 boats get “Champagne” courtesy of Winder Boats, and second because the wind was lighter than Tuesday and there wasn’t much hiking to be had.

The second day of races at the 2026 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship concluded today with both scheduled races completed, bringing the Qualifying Series to a close as planned, with five races now on the scoreboard.

Still racing in light, shifty offshore breezes Ergin Imre’s Provezza and Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon now share the lead at the top of the 13 boat fleet at the Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup.

The 2026 Star European Championship got underway today on the IJsselmeer with two highly tactical races in conditions that surprised even the most experienced competitors.

A sold out OnBoard Festival hosted by Welsh Sailing | Hwylio Cymru at Lake Bala saw 70 youth and junior competitors making the most of the sunshine for a fun weekend of racing and games with aims.

Panama is adding three new campervans for the 2027 season, including an AWD model. The brand, which is imported into the UK by Marquis Leisure, will have nine models on sale this season, with the new additions joining the likes of the P/10E, which we named the best campervan for everyday use at the Practical…

The U.S. Virgin Islands will welcome sailors from around the world to St. Croix November 4-14 for the 2026 ISCA World Championship, bringing elite international competition to the waters of one of the Caribbean’s premier sailing destinations.

The annual Champagne Challenge yacht race from Exmouth to Brixham, organised by Exe Sailing Club (ESC), will take place on Saturday 5 September 2026. It will again be sponsored by global real estate consultancy, Knight Frank.

Last year we travelled to Loch Venachar wondering if we would get afloat given the forecast for strong winds, but we did despite the wind howling down the loch. This year a dozen of us travelled with the completely opposite worry.

Embrace The Challenge will get its first opportunity to measure performance against the IMOCA fleet when Oliver Heer Ocean Racing lines up for The Ocean Race Atlantic from New York on 1 September.