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Sunny skies and moderate winds allowed two more races Wednesday at the Apotea J/70 European Championship, bringing the total to four out of 10.

The annual highlight of the 44Cup season gets under way tomorrow with the opening day of the World Championship for the 12 RC44 yachts. This edition will be the first time that the high performance owner-driver one designs have visited the Netherlands.

Last Saturday, the National 12 class descended on Brightlingsea Sailing Club for the most exciting championships of the summer so far. We had a fantastic week with various race courses, wind conditions and wave patterns.

The Ocean Race Europe Tracker has just had an update thanks to PredictWind, and now looks at routing for the boats, but it doesn’t yet have VMG or VMC.

The French and Swiss teams have been locked in a fierce battle for the lead during the first night at sea on Leg 3 from Cartagena, Spain to Nice, France…

Raced by people from all walks of life, including plumbers, teachers, chefs and former funeral directors, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race gets under way this Sunday 31 August from Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

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Leg 3 of The Ocean Race Europe is anything but straightforward from a meteorological point of view, and the seven boats in the fleet face an uncertain picture as they continue on their way from Cartagena in southern Spain to the French port of Nice.

The season might be ending for some and just beginning for others, but the goal is the same: finding those extra gains that separate leaders from the pack. Now’s the time to stop guessing and start repeating the fast settings that deliver results.

Despite a light forecast the fleet were released on time for a drift in the Eckernforde fjord, fortunately after a relatively short wait the fleet were sent back in by the race officer having found the wind too unstable and too soft for racing.