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Today at 07:02:51, Marseille-based skipper Mathieu Claveau and his co-skipper François Verdier, aboard their Class40 No. 142, crossed the second “gate” of the rankings in the Strait of Bonifacio in first place.

As the 18 Squibs gathered for the briefing of the Haymans of London sponsored 2026 Squib Gold Cup hosted at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, the wind was light and patchy and very sensibly the Race Officer decided to postpone a few hours.

The GP14 O’Tiarnaigh Challenge held at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club in Cultra on the 25th and 26th April provided an excellent opportunity for the class to get used to the waters in which the World Championship will be held this coming August.

A healthy group of Lark sailors once again joined with the Scorpion fleet to journey down to Rock S&WSC in Cornwall for our annual dose of Doom Bar bitter, Cornish ice cream, pasties and sun, sea, sand and close racing on epic waves out in Polzeath Bay.

A cold northerly greeted the 17 boats competing in the two races for the Goakes Trophy. There was also the rare occurrence of a general recall in the first race and general mumblings from the race committee that we might have to get a black flag board.

The 2026 Yorkshire Cup delivered an outstanding weekend of competitive sailing, with near-perfect conditions and a strong fleet of 17 boats competing in the season’s first major regatta.

Monday’s formal announcement of the Auckland stopover for the 2027 edition of The Ocean Race underscored the diminishing presence of New Zealand sailors in a race that has long been part of the Kiwi sailing culture.

A perfect start in Torbole for the iQFOiL International Games Youth & Junior, which began today on Lake Garda Trentino and will run through Saturday, May 9th.

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The last weekend of April saw 17 boats turn out in Swansea Bay for the Bristol Channel Yacht Club’s Swansea Bay Lord Mayor’s Regatta supported by the City & County of Swansea.