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Chichester Yacht Clubs annual Dinghy Week delivered five days of competitive racing, junior training and social events in glorious summer conditions, reaffirming its reputation as one of the most enjoyable fixtures in the harbour sailing calendar.

As the start of the 2026 Team Racing World Championship in Stockholm gets ever closer, the event is shaping up to be historic on and off the water.

Nearly two thousand race entries at Norfolk Broads Yacht Club made for an excellent Wroxham Week, with seven days of competition, glorious sunshine and a range of wind directions providing hugely enjoyable sailing.

Race 1 of the 2026 OSSC Laser Open was sailed in lovely sunshine and a gentle force 2 providing sparkling conditions for the competitors.

The RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race is measured in nautical miles, elapsed time and IRC corrected seconds, but the stories that will last are about the sailors.

Thursday’s planned start at 12.00 noon had to be delayed until the wind built over the bay and became stable, reaching 8-9 knots on the race course at 14.00, allowing the PRO Olivier de Turkheim to set his course around a 275° axis.

After the hustle and bustle of 65 Scorpions arriving into Looe the fleet were excited. With light winds forecast the race team had already posted a change to SIs to shorten the practice race to just a practice gate start.

Thirteen skippers turned up on this bright, hot sunny morning for round 9 of the IOM summer series, despite the forecast of light, variable winds.

The International RS Aero Class Association has unveiled the next three host venues and dates for the RS Aero World Championships, giving sailors around the globe the opportunity to plan their campaigns well in advance.

The event marks an important opportunity for Australia’s 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 squads to gain valuable racing experience on the waters that will host the Olympic sailing competition in 2028.