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The 2026 RS800 Rooster National Tour has concluded after six events spanning the south coast and inland waters of the UK, with Monique Vennis-Ozanne and Hugh Shone crowned overall champions following a remarkably consistent season.

When Race 1 of the Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship is sailed on Sydney Harbour next Sunday (October 18) it will be the first championship-style race on the way to the 2027 Giltinan World Championship, which will be conducted in March.

Race day 4 of the 2026 ILCA Under-21 European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bodrum was dominated by the weather again, with lightning, rain, strong gusts and a fading breeze all in the space of a few hours.

Recon Report – October 14, 2026 – Sailing Day 26 – Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – the 13th staging of the classic solo transatlantic race – has attracted a strong field of 22 IMOCA entries, among them the Class’s top performer over last two seasons, Sam Goodchild on board MACIF Santé Prévoyance.

The top three boats from the 2025 J/24 World Championship are entered for a rematch on Port Phillip. The Epigen J/24 World Championship 2026 will bring 202 competitors in 38 teams from 10 countries to Sandringham Yacht Club.

The 2026 RS Aero North American Championship brought together sailors from the United States, Canada and Ireland, with US-based sailors also representing Italy, Poland and Colombia, for three days of competitive racing at Cedar Point Yacht Club.

The Yachting Malta Coastal Race got under way on schedule on Wednesday 14 October, with a 30-nautical-mile course starting from Marsamxett Harbour, rounding Comino and returning to Marsamxett.

Racing at the 2026 World Sailing Inclusion Championships may have concluded in Portimão, Portugal, but plans for a new Para Inclusive Sailing Training and Development Centre in the city look set to provide a lasting legacy for the sport.

Saturday 10th October saw 10 RS200’s come to the start line for the 2026 Netley SC RS200 Club Championship. The forecast didn’t disappoint and once the clouds went through, the wind stabilised(ish) in a NW direction, getting up into the low to mid 20kts.