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This event is unique to Poole Yacht Club consisting of two races around the harbour islands on Saturday and a conventional open meeting on the Sunday with four races around the cans. It was attended by ten GP14s including six visiting boats.

Nine visitors joined three local boats as the Lightning Fleet decamped south for a double header on the Thames for the next leg of the Lightning 368 Sanders Sails Travellers Series.

An independent antifouling study on seven types of leisure boat coatings has found that biocide-free silicone paint worked best, and a paint marketed as environmentally friendly was ‘extremely toxic’. After six months – sections where no paint was applied show the most growth. Credit: Ann Larsson/University of Gothenburg Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in…

Yesterday, James Hayhoe (AUS) commented that in this year’s 59th Governor’s Cup every match is tough — often a bit of a cliché. However, on Day 3 of this five-day championship virtually all the matches were hotly contested.

In line with the key objectives identified in World Sailing’s strategy Ready for the Future and Navigating Offshore, World Sailing’s plan to support offshore sailing, a new system has been established to enhance the development of the OSR.

With Wing Foiling confirmed as an invited class for the 2027 World Sailing Championships and the international racing circuit continuing to expand, Australian Sailing’s High Performance Pathway Program hosted a Wing Foiling Camp in Townsville.

Italian Challenger Luna Rossa has resumed training in their AC75 off Cagliari and had an eventful day. Skipper got caught out of his cockpit as the AC75 nosedived unexpectedly

When presented with a forecast that is a bit ‘iffy’, it’s vital to grab the stable wind when it’s there and make use of it. Read the wind, have the buoys ready, and press the go button when you can.

At the halfway point of the season, Maria Behrens sits at the top of the World Wave Rankings after an outstanding first half of the year.

ILCA sailors lined up at Bartley Sailing Club for the Midland Grand Prix, contesting three races with the best two scores to count. A shifty north-westerly of 10-12 knots, gusting into the high 20s and touching 30, made for a properly challenging day,.