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After a Monday that was called off early due to the Storm Floris, today’s racing in Tenby featured seriously breezy weather, with some lumpy gusts for good measure. Some folks decided (perhaps wisely) to stay ashore.

This year’s Yachting World Dayboat week was held from 26th to 31st July and was hosted by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth.

After a day of rest the X boaters were back at it again today for day 4 of Cowes Week. With the wind a tricky North Westerly with some punchy gusts at times, the heavily biased start line was awkward.

The final day of the 2025 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships delivered a full spectrum of sailing conditions — from nearly glassy waters to full hiking breeze — giving sailors one last challenge before the titles were claimed.

With three mini-series concluding today, lively winds and brilliant sunshine, there was plenty of action on the fourth day of Cowes Week 2025.

Hot on the heels of the biggest and most successful Cadet Nationals in over a decade — and with the World Team and promotional fleet heading off to Lipno for the World Championships — you’d be forgiven for thinking things might quieten down. Not a chance!

Port Dinorwic was a new venue for the Tuesday Club seeing 31 boats on the water with some of the sailors having not sailed in tidal waters it was looking like an interesting day with a steep learning curve (keep an eye on the locals!)

As always, we can rely on Ingrid Abery to capture fantastic images on the water, and this time it’s Ladies Day at Cowes Week.

Few dinghy classes can boast such a long and fascinating history as the Sharpie. Designed in 1931 by the German Kruger brothers, they won a design competition for a fast sailing dinghy under 6M, capable of being used for camping.

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