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Flying Fifteens Connemara hosted a cracking Western Championships. On Friday evening the visiting sailors were invited to race a pair of legendary Galway Hookers setting up a weekend of tight racing and good company.

Arkas Sailing Team claimed first place in ORC Overall, ORC Group 1 and IRC at Palermo-Montecarlo 2026, one of the Mediterranean’s most prestigious offshore races.

Ocean Pro is the most advanced offshore system on the water, shaped by years of development and a close partnership with two-time IMOCA Champion Sam Goodchild. It’s been proven in some of the world’s harshest oceans.

Writing on Monday, August 24th, we have reached Race Day 4 of the 2026 International 14 World Championship, hosted in legendary style by the Canadian I14 fleet and CORK/Sail Kingston.

When it comes to appendages, we’ve had so many letters of the alphabet already; C, T, L, J etc. The U rudders have always intrigued me. The answer lies in the higher flight of Gitana 18, meaning the rudders too are a half to one metre longer

Monday 24th August, day 2 of the Aspire Merlin Rocket National Championships and Barton Marine Race Day!

For a while on Monday morning, it looked as though any racing would be unlikely on Day 2 of Poole Week. Eurus (the god of the east wind) was letting rip.

It’s easy in ILCA-land to focus mainly or entirely on the racing. Who’s done what and where with ILCA 4 and 6 Youth Worlds recently finished in Aarhus and ILCA 6 and 7 Senior Worlds about to kick off in Dun Laoghaire there has been a lot to shout about.

All-day sun protection starts with a good rashie. Vaikobi’s rashie range is lightweight, UPF50+ and built to move, with full arm and neck coverage that won’t restrict your stroke whether you’re paddling, surfing, sailing or foiling.

Conditions for this week’s Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup look set to be much more manageable than last month’s high winds, edge of control, regatta which was contested about 20kms west on Lanzarote’s south coast.