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Last weekend saw an enthusiastic fleet of 42 boats assemble at Warsash Sailing Club for the fifth (and penultimate) of this winter’s UK Grand Prix series, and the last racing for the fleet ahead of Easter’s RYA Youth Nationals.

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and SailGP have announced the launch of JUMP – the Junior Upskill Mentor Programme, a new work-shadowing initiative for young women aged 16–25.

The traditional Invitation Race got the JJ Giltinan Trophy under way in a 8-10 knot SE breeze on Sydney Harbour today and produced an absorbing contest which wasn’t decided until the final one hundred metres of the long South-East course.

Cayard holds a strong grip on the fleet at the 99th Bacardi Cup. Robert Scheidt and Austin Sperry won Race Four at the 99th Bacardi Cup, snapping Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen’s run of race victories, but not quite loosening their grip overall.

It was a dramatic start to the first day of racing as teams made their way to the start areas in Simpson Bay and Cole Bay this morning to kick off the 46th edition of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.

2024 Olympic Gold Medalists in the 49er class, and 2025 SailGP champions, Diego Botín and Florian Trittel (ESP), have suspended their 2028 Olympic program, and will sail with the French team K-Challenge for the 2027 America’s Cup in Naples.

The 15th Superyacht Challenge Antigua is officially under way. On Wednesday 4 March, at the historic Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua, sailors gathered on the Race Office balcony for the Pre-Regatta Briefing.

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After slipping quietly out of Victoria Harbour, the boats sailed straight into a potent easterly flow and building seas, transforming the race from a gentle start into a full-throttle push across open water.

The largest event in British Keelboat League history will take place on the waters of Queen Mary Reservoir this weekend, 7th & 8th February. Twenty-two teams representing thirteen Schools will compete in the Royal Thames Yacht Club’s Sonars.