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SSL Gold Cup 2026 Qualifying Series line-up
With 255 days to go until the second edition of the SSL Gold Cup, described as the Football World Cup in Sailing, the final qualification events are taking shape.
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9 Hour Race at Henley Midmar, South Africa
Nearly 50 colourful craft took to the water to compete in this year’s Henley Midmar Yacht Club’s 9 Hour Race.
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Allen Solo Winter Championship 2026
If you did not follow the action via the Solo reporting WhatsApp group then this report, embellished with exaggerations and imagination will try and do justice to the event.
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Brassed Off Cup returns to Howth YC
Howth Yacht Club’s much-loved Brassed Off Cup is back and set to sail in just a few weeks on Good Friday. The event promises the perfect spring shake-off for Optimist sailors, kicking off the season with energy, excitement, and friendly rivalry.
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Growing concern for missing 75-year-old sailor David Fretwell
Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for information about David Fretwell, whose boat Green Goddess was found washed up in the Hayle area on Friday, 6 March 2026. Police are appealing for information about missing sailor, 75 year-old David Fretwell, whose boat, Green Goddess washed up in the Hayle area of Cornwall on 6 March…
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Inside Henri-Lloyd Ocean Pro
Ocean Pro is the result of 11,520 hours of engineering and 50,000 nautical miles at sea — developed alongside elite sailors and tested in the harshest conditions.
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EurILCA Team Racing European Championship preview
We are proud to announce that the 2026 EurILCA Team Racing European Championship will be held in Athens, Greece from 10-13 December 2026, once again co-organised with the Yacht Club of Greece.
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JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 lay day
Race 2 of the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff World Championship was a wild day with incredible conditions ranging from a start in 20-plus knots of Southerly wind to finishing in blindingly heavy rain and no wind for the winner, Yandoo.
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What is S-100 and how will it affect the future of electronic charts?
“S-100 is indeed a great step forward. However, it does not promise any new chart data in the areas where leisure boaters frequent”, says the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) Small Craft Group chairman Paul Bryans. From January 2029, retrofits must also be S-100 compatible. Credit: UK Hydrographic Office S-100 “is already the foundation for…
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2026 Marlay Point Overnight Race
The 2026 Marlay Point Overnight Race was successfully held over the weekend of 7-8 March, attracting 114 entrants from across Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and South Australia.