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The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is asking skippers and other maritime users to help inform the future affordability of Admiralty paper charts. Do you still use paper charts, and should they be more affordable? Credit: Pete Niesen/Alamy The affordability of Admiralty paper charts ’emerged as a significant concern, particularly among leisure boaters’ in a recent…

Ginevra Caracciolo ITA and Karol Krupski Teterycz ESP are the 2026 ILCA Under-21 European champions in the ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 respectively. The ILCA 7 Under-19 title went to Kutsal Güneş Kurnaz TUR, who finished seventh overall. Podium – ILCA 6 Ginevra Caracciolo ITA 53 pt Maria Vittoria Arseni ITA 59 pt Linda Dokoupilova…

To save you the time and hassle of present searching for your nautical loved one, we’ve found 14 of the best Christmas gifts for sailors – with something to excite every type of boater

After completion of the 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup Repechage stage the top four qualify to join the Third Stage Knock-out Quarter-Finals. Johnie Berntsson SWE (Berntsson Sailing) topped the Repechage leaderboard with six wins from seven matches and will go through to the Knock-out Quarter-Finals together with Pauline Courtois FRA (Match in Pink), Chris Poole USA…

After the disappointing results from the second 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples, the latest GB1 Challenger video attempts to explain their performance. Undoubtedly the British AC38 Challengers are keen to move on, and the sooner they can get their revamped AC75 in the water the better, and hopefully put this and the teams other shore…

Cobham-Ultra GB2 has confirmed the eight young sailors who will represent Great Britain at the Youth America’s Cup in Naples in 2027, with the final four racing crew to be selected from the squad ahead of the event: The British team will be looking to build on its performance at the 37th America’s Cup in…

Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a British sourced, Saudi Typhoon fighter, in a new escalation of the Middle East conflict. If confirmed, the escalation puts more pressure on sports events scheduled in Saudi Arabia and the UAE over the final months of the year. Formula 1 has already moved the Grand Prix scheduled…

2026 Bermuda Gold Cup Round Robin Stage is complete and the Repechage has begun . . . Latest reports show British skipper Christian Hamilton (Khumbu Racing) topped the Round Robin leaderboard with eight wins, in a four-way tie with Aurelien Pierroz FRA  (Match Again), Oskar Engstrom SWE (Team Libros) and Jeppe Borch DEN (Borch Matchrace).…

Fresh off the gruelling 40,000-nautical-mile Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, amateur crew members open up about the brutal demands of the 11-month journey and the strategies that carried them to the finish line writes Sue Pelling

Denmark’s Jeppe Borch (Borch Match Race Team) and Sweden’s Oscar Engström (Team Liros) made a flying start to the 2026 Bermuda King Edward VII Gold Cup. With five wins from six matches, the Scandinavian duo are the early frontrunners at the penultimate stage of the 2026 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT). British skipper Christian Hamilton…