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‘One of the Best Dinghy Sailing Revival Success Stories’ – Racing Bargain Basement Dinghies Under £313.51 at the FM Sailing Colander Cup 2026
There is one simple rule criteria to enter the FM Sailing Colander Cup – the maximum overall cost of the boat should not exceed £313.51. Sue Pelling reports
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San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta – Pavlos Kontides leads ILCA 7, Brits lead ILCA 6 and 470
Something of a shakeup for the ILCA classes at the 2026 Sailing Grand Slam series at San Pedro, with good and not so good news for the Brits. In the ILCA 7 men, Britain’s Micky Beckett had a day to forget, after five gold fleet races completed, Beckett sits down in ninth place (7, 1,…
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SailGP move to split race format at Portsmouth Sail Grand Prix
In a major change to the SailGP race format, SailGP CEO Russell Coutts has changed tack, announcing that all racing in the Qualifying Rounds will be conducted on a “Group Racing” basis for the rest of 2026. With the increase in race numbers (13 teams now) the two Group format avoids the big pack push-and-shove…
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49er, 49erFX, FX Open and Nacra 17 Junior World Championships – Day 1
The 2026 Junior World Championship got underway in Medemblik, with all four fleets, the 49er, 49erFX, FX Open and Nacra 17, completing a full three races apiece. A strong breeze made for a physical day on the water, with the typical Medemblik short chop conditions causing some capsizes along the way, but the racing itself…
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International Six Metre Europeans – Change of leaders on Day 4
A second consecutive race win for Eric Monnin on SUI100 Duclop has given him the overall lead after Day 4 of the International Six Metre European Championship. While in the Classic Championship Violeta Alvarez on GBR57 Erica fought back from outside the top ten at the final mark to take her fourth consecutive third place in the…
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Sailing the Modern-Day Destinations of The Odyssey – A Cruisers Guide to Sailing Ithaca while Following the Footsteps of Odysseus
The release Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey turns the spotlight back on mythical Ithaca. Sam Jefferson takes a tour of some of Odysseus’ haunts
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San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta – New leaders in the ILCA gold fleets
Day 3 of the 2026 Sailing Grand Slam series at San Pedro, host venue for the 2028 Olympic Games. The two ILCA class fleets move to their gold fleet stage with considerable place changing . . . now counting their carried forward total plus the first two gold fleet races. In the ILCA 7 men,…
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Hugh Jackman & Ryan Reynolds Reunite for Disney+ SailGP Docuseries – An Inside View of the Elites Competing at the Highest Level of Sailing
Hooked on SailGP? This new Disney+ SailGP docuseries is set to take us behind the scenes and bring us the next ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
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2026 J/70 European Championship – Sweden’s Lexie of John De Champs is day 1 leader
The 2026 J/70 European Championship got under way Tuesday 21 July on the waters off the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona. After two races, Sweden’s Lexie of John De Champs leads with 10 pts, second is the Empeiria of John Heaton USA with 13 pts and third Denizcik of Gulboy Guryel TUR on 15 pts.…
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Everything You Need to Know About the 38th Louis Vuitton Cup – Naples Dates and New Race Format Announced
The 38th Louis Vuitton Cup will be one for the history books, with a brand new race format. Here’s the key dates, and everything you need to know