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With the help of a little AI magic to keep track of the chaos, nineteen Merlins arrived at Shoreham on Saturday 8th August for the final sea event before the Aspire National Championships, greeted by a gentle but very sailable 5-8 knots.

Poole Yacht Racing Association (PYRA) enjoyed two contrasting days of racing on 8-9 August, with the Royal Motor Yacht Club providing the race base for both events.

Ancasta International Boat Sales has strengthened its European presence with the opening of new offices in The Netherlands and Montenegro, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to supporting yacht owners, buyers and sellers.

Day two at Abersoch got off to a smooth start with the wind blowing from the south-west at a decent clip. The first race went on the first go, with the fleet splitting across the port and starboard sides of the course.

With a very light North Easterly and the sea breeze not forecast to appear until midday the Race Officer, Nick Hopwood, decided to postpone the race until the wind filled in a little more so the smaller boats could at least make way over the ebb tide.

One year after the landmark 2×25 Review revealed the persistent barriers preventing women from progressing across sailing and the wider marine industry, The Magenta Project is celebrating its largest graduating mentoring cohort.

Emirates Team NZ took on winter’s worst on the Hauraki Gulf on Wednesday in a four-hour sail, in winds that topped 35kts during rain squalls and an air temperature of 15°C. In a video released after the session, the team said they clocked over 50kts.

John Rousmaniere, sailor, historian, advocate for safety at sea, and 2020 National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee, whose books became essential reading for generations of sailors, died on August 8, 2026. He was 82.

Vaina Picot won all four women’s races as the 2026 Formula Wing World Championships got under way on the Bosphorus, while Italy’s Francesco Cappuzzo took the men’s overnight lead with two victories and a second place.

Tuesday dawned with a superb south easterly breeze already in place, so the fleet launched through the waves on Tenby’s north beach into a sizeable swell ready for racing.