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Paul Meilhat reflects on an “incredible battle”
After a superb contest with second-placed Team Holcim-PRB in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race Europe, Paul Meilhat the skipper of race leader Biotherm, was able to breathe a big sigh of relief as he notched his third stage win in a row.
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Burnham Week 2025 Day 6
Sunshine and strong winds made the fleets muster all their technical skills on the 6th day of Burnham Week 2025.
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The fridge wouldn’t ignite the gas in this motorhome – but it turned out a broken ignition lead was only one of the faults
Finding faults in motorhomes can sometimes be a nightmare, especially if there happens to be more than one fault affecting the equipment in question. I recently had a vehicle in the workshop with a motorhome fridge that wouldn’t ignite the gas. On removal of the fridge (that lower vent was too high to access the…
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International 14 Europeans at Eckernförde Day 4
Another light wind day for day 4 of the Europeans in Germany. It was tight at the top between 2 British boats, Glen Truswell & Ed FitzGerald leading Andy Shaw & Rob Struckett by 1 point.
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Netley Sailing Club August Bank Holiday Regatta
A total of 86 boats competed in racing over the three days. A mixture of 25 different dinghy classes sailed in the two handicap fleets with sailors young and old revelling in the champagne sailing conditions.
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Poole Week 2025 day 5
As ways go to earn yourself a pint (the day’s sponsor was Hall & Woodhouse), racing on the Thursday of Poole Week in 2025 was probably among the harder ones.
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44Cup Worlds at Scheveningen Day 1
With the start of the RC44 World Championship today off Scheveningen, the Netherlands lived up to its reputation for being able to offer four seasons in one day. The start of racing was first delayed by an hour waiting for the wind to fill in.
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Free Rashie with Flexforce this weekend
Don’t miss out on your FREE Vaikobi UPF50+ Rash Top this weekend (29-31 August).
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2025 ILCA Under-21 Worlds at Dún Laoghaire Day 5
Despite further tricky conditions with the offshore breeze on Dublin Bay today, racing got off to a smooth start though there were plenty of upsets in both the ILCA 6 Women and ILCA 7 Men’s events, leaving just two races on Friday to secure best outcomes.
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J/70 Europeans in Sweden Day 3
With six races now in the books as of the middle day of the Apotea J/70 European Championship, a new leader has emerged: Luis Martin Cabiedes’s Noticia of Spain.