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George Taylor, co-founder, assistant editor and later editor of PBO has passed away in his 90th year. George Taylor, co-founder and second editor of Practical Boat Owner magazine, came from an engineering background. Credit: Image courtesy of George’s family Launching Practical Boat Owner (PBO) with Denny Desouter in 1967, George Taylor enjoyed 28 years of…

With six months to go, registration for the 2026 Youth Sailing World Championships has exceeded 400 sailors across all classes.

“We had a ball, some of the closest racing I can remember for a long time… with a wide variety of conditions to challenge everyone”, is just one in a long list of positive feedback for Bangor Regatta.

In just 10 days, 260 boats and thousands of sailors will gather on Chicago’s lakefront for the 117th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, the largest annual offshore race in the world.

Sailors and spectators alike, mark your calendars now! The Philadelphia Cup Regatta – the only sailing regatta in Center City Philadelphia – is set for Saturday, October 3, 2026.

Thirty teams converged on the Solent for the 2026 UK J/70 National Championships, creating one of the strongest domestic fleets in recent memory. The fleet split was 18 Corinthian and 12 open, including six Mixed-Plus teams and two youth entries.

What a scorcher of an event! The 2026 Dart 15 Nationals were held at Stone Sailing Club on the beautiful River Blackwater in Essex last weekend. Forty-two entrants arrived to the type of hot weather and warm water that you would expect in the Med.

Thousands of coastguard rescue officers (CROs) will no longer be paid for emergency call outs or for undertaking training exercises, from September 2026, following a decision by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Coastguard Rescue Officers who leave their jobs at a moment’s notice to serve, have long been able to claim around £11 an…

The Sail Racing ORC A class will once again be one of the highlights of the 44th Copa del Rey Mapfre, featuring a world-class fleet led by the reigning ORC World Champion and the reigning European Champion.

The winner of the ORC classification at this year’s AGORA direct Midsummer Sail is the X-382 named X-WING.