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One of the Clyde’s favourite sailing events is making a welcome return as the Titan Spirits Clyde One Design Regatta prepares to bring competitive racing, spectacular scenery and a vibrant sailing community back to Gourock this weekend.

Burton SC at Foremark Reservoir were delighted to host the Merlin rocket open meeting last Sunday. As well as providing our legendary welcome and hospitality, we were also able to offer the 17 crews who made the journey a good wind of 12 to 15 knots.

Our happy sailing story must begin with the sad tale of the storm, the south easterly & the smashing rollers; a combination of chaos which rampaged along our southwest coastline last January culminating in the total obliteration of the Porthpean slipway.

18 boats from local clubs Margate YC and Downs SC and visitors as faraway as Up River YC joined a growing fleet of Broadstairs SC, Streakers for a steamy hot weekend in the popular coastal town of Broadstairs on the Kent coast.

The third AC75 to be relaunched by a team competing in the America’s Cup, the La Roche-Posay Racing Team’s boat – now resplendent in the azure blue and white colours of its title sponsor – returned to the water for its first sail since leaving Barcelona.

WYC’s annual festival of Laser/ILCA racing took place over the weekend June 27/28 – the objective being to activate as many as possible of the 80+ Lasers stored on the beach and invite friends from other clubs to join the fun.

Sailing to prove what climate change has already cost us, one explorer sets off on a voyage that should not be possible

The weekend of 19th-21st June was the start of the heatwave that hit the UK, and on the Friday the fleet were greeted with a warm southerly breeze that started out at around 10 knots but gradually built throughout the day.

Ancasta’s Summer Blast customer boating event has raised over £6000 for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, adding to their long-standing partnership, while bringing together owners, friends and families for a memorable weekend on and off the water.

Following a successful debut year in 2025, an expanded Wooden Boat Stage will be returning to the Southampton International Boat Show (SIBS) from 18 to 27 September 2026. Last year’s talks and demonstrations on the Wooden Boat Stage were a highlight of the Southampton International Boat Show. Credit: British Marine Last year, the inaugural Wooden…