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It was virtually a game of two halves in the Investec Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships now in its 35th year and hosted by the Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club. The event was held over two weekends on Saturday 11th July and Sunday 19th July.

General recalls and subsequent black flags on the starts of both the Open and Classic fleets ratcheted up the tension amongst the frontrunners on Day 4 of the 2026 International Six Metre European Championships.

Two new IMOCAs were launched on the same day. This video from The Ocean Race takes a behind-the-scenes look as Team Malizia and DMG Mori Sailing Team pull back the curtain on their brand-new IMOCA boats.

The reigning World Champion, the reigning European Champion, the European runner-up, and the winners of the Sandberg PalmaVela and the SM La Reina Trophy will go head-to-head in one of the most competitive and unpredictable classes.

When the B14 Class Association published The Inclusive Skiff following the 2025 World Championship, the article highlighted something many sailors already knew: the B14 is a high-performance class that welcomes an extraordinary range of competitors.

The weekend of 18/19th July welcomed 23 Flying Fifteens to Bass at its glorious best. The sun was shining, the water was sparkling, the hills provided a stunning backdrop to the scenery, and the wind was blowing 5-10 mph from the Northeast.

Arriving at an Osprey open meeting is always an uplifting experience because of the greeting from fellow Osprey sailors – many have a tale to tell of something that happened the week or night before that was likely to impact their sailing performance.

At the one-day open meeting at CYC on 18th July, there was a LOT of messing about in boats. Was it worth it? Read on…

The first-ever Volkswagen Transporter plug-in hybrid is now available to order. The new van combines a 2.5-litre petrol engine with an electric motor and an 11.8kWh battery. That produces 232PS of combined power via the CVT transmission, and, depending on the exact body style, a pure electric range of up to 35 miles. The van,…

SMEG Australia’s 30-year boat-sponsoring partnership with the Australian 18 Footers League has been a wonderful association which has produced five JJ Giltinan World championships, two Australian, three NSW and seven Club championships for SMEG.