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The 2026 RORC offshore season reaches its final chapter on Friday 4 September with the Nautical Cloud Cherbourg Race (with JOG), an intense 75-nautical-mile sprint across the English Channel with three championship storylines running through the fleet.

Get your boat ready for the season ahead. Whether you’re replacing a tired sail, chasing more speed or upgrading your setup, now is the time to get sorted.

Welshman Micky Beckett secured his third world championship medal with bronze in Dublin Bay, as the British Sailing Team placed three athletes in the top 10 in a standout display of depth at the 2026 ILCA 7 world championships.

In a posting on their respective social media pages, Royal NZ Yacht Squadron and Royal Yacht Squadron say they welcome the query by the New York Yacht Club to the New York Attorney General relating to compliance with the Deed of Gift.

As the summer of 26 starts to draw to a close and we have finally heard the last of the comparisons to 76 (of which some of the OK fleet remember well), it’s time for one last record-breaking event this summer.

Day 4 of SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) was a 22nm Magnetic Island & Bay Rock Race for most, except SeaLink Spinnaker Divisions 3 and 4, the Non-Spinnaker and Multihull divisions did the slightly shorter Round Magnetic Island Race.

The participants’ enthusiasm has rubbed off on the organisers: “a magnificent regatta”, “a demanding and varied course”, “a challenge we can only recommend” were the comments from the sailors at the finish line.

Solway Yacht Club’s Open Meeting for ILCA dinghies was held over the weekend of 29th and 30th August 2026. On Saturday young sailors from all over Scotland and the north of England joined ten ILCA sailors from SYC to comprise a highly competitive fleet.

Following a superb 90th Anniversary Burton dinner at the Sussex Yacht Club, and with squally weather overnight, crews arrived ready for another day of exciting sailing.

The Northern ILCA circuit’s Grand Prix series returned to Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club for the Northern Championship, sailed as part of the club’s regatta weekend on Pennington Flash.