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While sailing in 36th position off the coast of Île de Ré, American skipper Erica Lush notified Race Direction of her retirement at 6:49 a.m. this Tuesday morning, following the tearing of her mainsail.

Greenwich Yacht Club’s third annual fundraising cruiser race took place on Sunday May 10. 15 boats raced to Erith Reach and back in favourable conditions of a north-east wind.

After a challenging exit from the Solent, but a magnificent spectacle at sunrise, which could have trapped a good portion of the fleet, the Class40s were able to begin their descent down the southwest coast of England towards Land’s End.

The Dragon class is preparing for another strong showing at the 2026 Cowes Classics Regatta, with 15 and counting Dragons entered for this year’s event, the largest fleet among the 21 classes taking part.

Twelve IOM skippers from across Scotland and one from south of the border assembled at Barshaw Park, Paisley for the second round of the 2026 MYA Scottish District’s IOM Travellers series.

In quite the contrast to last year, the RS700 fleet descended on Mersea Island with the promise of sunshine, big tides and a favourable wind forecast.

The lightest of zephyrs from the unreliable north, and as it was only a few days after a busy bank holiday, meant that there were no Redwing takers for Saturday’s racing.

Jonathan Lister from the home club, after a 3 year medical lay off came back on form to win the 2026 championship. He joined boats from London and four from Scotland to enjoy the fabulous sunshine and force 3-5 all weekend.

Everything is ready in Porto Cervo for the grand return of the Range Rover Sardinia Cup. After a 14-year hiatus, one of the regattas that shaped the history of the YC Costa Smeralda returns with a new club-team format, featuring two boats per team.

Having sailed single-handed dinghies since the age of six – working my way through the Optimist and ILCA fleets and even representing GBR at the ILCA 4 Europeans in Slovenia – I’m no stranger to competitive racing.