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No races were completed on the opening day of the International Six Metre Swiss Championships, due to light and unstable winds left in the wake of a thunderstorm cell that moved through the region in the early afternoon, bringing squalls and heavy rain.

This would be one of those events where imperfect regatta organising collides with perfect weather, the result, a Championship that will last long in the memory of the few sailors that attended.

The New York Yacht Club (NYYC) will host its inaugural Women’s International Championship, bringing together 20 elite female led teams from around the world.

“Now is the time for action” –  the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is calling for legislation to introduce drink-drive limits for non-professional mariners, following a fatal rigid inflatable boat (RIB) crash in Portsmouth. The Peaky Blinder rigid inflatable boat was in allision with a navigation beacon in Portsmouth Harbour, England, resulting in two fatalities…

Warm weather and clear skies greeted the 30 keen Topper sailors at Stokes Bay on Saturday the 11th of June for the last Southern Traveller open in the series for 2026.

Ripon Sailing Club held its MidSummer Medley over the 11th & 12th July, providing racing for a massive range of ages and experience levels across the weekend.

French skipper Paul Meilhat and Portuguese co-skipper Mariana Lobato have launched the IMOCA boat they will race in The Ocean Race Atlantic (2026) and The Ocean Race around the world (2027) today in Lorient, France.

Across Britain, Fireball sailors are beginning to point their cars towards Devon for the Fireball Worlds that start next week. The roads into Torbay are already filling with trailers, roof racks, and people failing to reverse a trailer.

The latest (and probably the last) response in the ongoing legal spat between Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Ben Ainslie, has just been released by the UK Admiralty Court. The situation appears to be a legal stalemate.

She represented Thailand at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Now, Sophia Montgomery is determined to do it again. The 23-year-old Thai ILCA 6 sailor is now based in Los Angeles and is fresh off the 2026 North American Championships.