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The weekend of 10th and 11th October saw the eagerly anticipated and hotly contested end of season championships for Micro 18 and Gem yachts on the river Stour, sailed from Manningtree.

Winsford Flash Sailing Club held the last event of the Border Counties Midweek Sailing Series on Tuesday 6th October. We were met with light winds blowing from the south to south west. The hill and clubhouse made a very good windbreak.

The Australian Sailing Team hosted a 49erFX Experience Camp at Lake Macquarie last week, giving aspiring Olympians and sailors curious about the Olympic pathway an opportunity to experience high-performance sailing.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly marked a historic milestone as visually impaired sailor Lorna Bacchus, crewed by Scarlett Hadley, represented the nation for the first time at the World Sailing Inclusion Championships in Portomeo, Portugal.

College sailing delivered a massive week of ACC qualifiers, conference championships, and coast-to-coast fleet racing that reshaped the national conversation heading into mid-October.

Forty-seven collegiate teams gathered at Larchmont Yacht Club for the Long Island Sound Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, marking the 25th anniversary of Storm Trysail Club organizing an event built around a generous idea.

The second event of the UK 29er Allen Grand Prix Series 2026/27 saw 22 teams head to Plas Heli for a weekend of challenging conditions, close racing and a complete change of pace between the two days.

The Gulf of Saint-Tropez got its first look at the record 28-boat Cape 31 Gold Cup fleet today, as teams lined up for the practice race ahead of four days of racing.

The Hamble IRC Autumn Championship, sponsored by Seldén, took place over the weekend. As always, the wind dictated events. The Saturday turned out to be quite “fruity” on the Solent, but by Sunday there wasn’t a single piece of fruit to be found anywhere.

From near-gale survival conditions to a day of ghosting zephyrs, the Fleetwood TT finale delivered two completely contrasting days of racing. Through it all, one constant remained: the remarkable dominance of John Tushingham.