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The 9th of May saw the second running of the FM Sailing Colander Cup. From the moment you entered the gates of Northampton Sailing Club, the buzz of the event was unmistakable.

Emirates Team New Zealand continued on their second day of testing, in their winter program, scoring a perfect day, after several days of inclement weather.

Barton’s Point Coastal Park proved an inspired choice for the DF65 National Championship. With its expansive car park, on site café, proper facilities, secure motorhome area and most importantly a lake offering clean wind, the venue ticked every box.

Together they organised Spinnaker’s Firefly fleet from the mid-1980s onwards, when the class was, frankly, dying. Open house after training; Tiggy fed everyone, and Greg fixed everyone’s boats.

After three days at sea, Francesca has her IMOCA, 11th Hour Racing, in a strong position in the fleet ranking, holding fourth place about 123 nautical miles behind the leader, Sam Goodchild on MACIF Santé Prévoyance.

An Essex-based campervan conversion company was named the National Service Excellence Award Winner at the HSBC UK Small Business Growth Awards last week. The Award was presented to the campervan converter by Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies MBE at an event held at the Savoy on 4th June. Vanlife Conversions is a campervan conversion company…

The 2026 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship is set to get under way in Athens, Greece, bringing together 86 sailors from 20 countries for a week of competitive racing in one of the world’s most iconic sailing venues.

Early June marked a significant milestone in the history of the WASZP Class with the official formation of the WASZP International Class Association (WICA).

The annual regatta at East Lothian YC took place on June 6&7. The Saturday was a late addition to the Scottish Streaker traveller series though we all stayed for both days.

The Rooster RS600 Warsash open event got off to an ominous start with an announcement on Friday evening that all racing on Saturday was cancelled due to the heavy forecast. With peak wind speeds recorded on Saturday of 43.5 knots.