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When she started the second leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec from Vigo last Sunday, Marie Gendron (Kereis SNCF Voyageurs) would have signed up straight away to be leading the fleet.

The Castle Cove Phantom fleet of nine were joined by three talented visitors to sail in the beautiful Portland harbour in wonderful sunshine accompanied by warm breezes in what is part of the Craftinsure Super Series.

Two of Musto’s long-standing brand ambassadors, Irish offshore racer Pamela Lee and Team Malizia co-skipper Will Harris, will team up together to take on the 2026 CIC Normandy Channel Race which starts on 31 May 2026.

Draycote hosted the second and final selector of the season, the Peter Scott Trophy, closing the World Team qualification series. Following the heavy weather seen at Grafham just three weeks earlier, Draycote delivered an entirely different challenge.

Due to the weather conditions encountered by the fleet during Leg 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, between Vigo and Pornichet, the ETA of the leading competitors is now expected from late Thursday afternoon onwards.

The third round of the Contender traveller series returned south to take place on the 9th and 10th May in Poole, warmly welcomed by Poole Yacht Club.

The 2026 Golden Globe Race will give followers something never before seen in solo around-the-world racing: a 24/7 one-way live window into selected yachts racing around the world, without giving sailors any modern communication or navigation advantage.

The forecast was not looking good to sail the Christchurch Ledge Race from some way out and so it proved. With about 3 knots and little prospect of an awful lot more, the Race Officer, Nick Hopwood, decided to delay for half an hour.

Durham Caravans and Motorhomes has become a dealer for Auto-Sleepers. Anyone visiting the dealership should therefore soon be able to see vehicles, including the Burford Duo, which won the best motorhome for couples category at our most recent Practical Motorhome Awards. The Newton Aycliffe company already has a franchise for Joa Camp, Pilote’s budget brand,…

Tough enough for the journey ahead, holdalls and luggage are must-have accessories for life on the water.