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Sunday 12 April 2026 saw the traditional season opener at Maidenhead Sailing Club. Albacore sailors from eight visiting clubs joined nine local boats for a demanding and competitive day’s racing, with a good dose of spring sunshine and breeze.

Spring sunshine and a pleasant 8 to 12 kts from the South-West greeted the Scorpion fleet for a weekend of sprint racing at Staunton Harold S.C. The breeze was perfect for windward leeward courses with plenty of shifts.

On Saturday 16th May over 50 participants new to sailing enjoyed a 30 minute sail on the stunning beauty spot Dovestone Reservoir. This was part of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Discover Sailing initiative and is an annual event.

Somewhat down on the usual numbers owing to many helms either competing or helping at the IOM Worlds; ten hardy souls still turned out on what was a cold and grey Sunday.

The 2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships have concluded in Quiberon, France, with the regatta delivering everything from marginal winds and shifty conditions to brutal survival racing.

Sails of Change 10 claimed their first TF35 Grand Prix victory in Nyon after a weekend in which the fleet spent as much time chasing breeze as each other.

New Zealand’s Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have become the youngest 49er world champions in history after producing a nerve-shredding comeback to win the world title overnight in Quiberon, France (NZ time).

Like, did we ever leave? Not really… Ever since Sir Frank Packer KBE kicked it off, we’ve been there, or thereabouts. For instance, Grant Simmer OAM has been involved with every one of them since winning it in 1983.

The Mirror fleet returned to Netley, after a very successful Nations. The big home fleet helped boost the entry to 28 boats. Most were looking forward to slightly less than the 25knots every day at the Nationals!

There were three world titles up for grabs at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, and at the end of Sunday’s medal racing there were three brand new world champions.