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The modern Beneteau First performance sailboat line has been a great success – we interviewed Andraž Mihelin, one of the driving forces behind it’s revitalisation

The Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth takes place over the weekend of the 25-26 July 2026. Friday saw some of the top crew members giving their view of the upcoming eighth event of the season, the first for the 13 teams back in Europe after the early season Swing through Australia, New…

Cockwells, Dragonfly, Saffier, Najad and Highfield will be among the boatbuilders launching boats at this year’s Southampton Boat Show The Dragonfly 40 Carbon, Windy SR40, the Highfield ADV9 and the Najad 451 AC will all be featured at 2026 Southampton Boat Show Boat launches at next month’s Southampton Boat Show have been announced with over…

Slightly easier conditions for day 2 at Medemblik for the 49er, 49erFX, FX Open and Nacra 17 Junior World Championships. The 49er fleet, have now completed eight races. Italy’s Lorenzo Pezzilli and Tobia Torroni posted 2, 1, 2, to take the lead on 8 pts. Second are Germany’s Simon Heindl and Conrad Jacobs with 11…

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

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,…

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…

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…

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…

The release Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey turns the spotlight back on mythical Ithaca. Sam Jefferson takes a tour of some of Odysseus’ haunts