The 90 strong 505 World Championship fleet are taking a well deserved Lay Day at Hayling Island SC before the final two days with four races scheduled. Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany (Image) are top of the leaderboard after six races with 10 pts. Second are Howard Hamlin and Andy Zinn of the…

Another day on the Costa Del Solent with two more races dominated by Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany, with a 1 and 2 to extend to an eleven point lead after six races of the 505 World Championships at Hayling Island. Hofmann and Brockerhoff won the first race of the day, ahead of…

La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsized their AC75 off the coast of Lorient on Tuesday, 7 July. The team reported on social media that they experienced system issues, causing the boat to capsize. All crew members are okay.   Conditions were flat sea and light breeze when the incident occurred off Lorient during a practice session.…

The first finishers of the AEGEAN 600 arrive in near-record time. Claudio Demartis’s Reichel/Pugh 90 PROSECCO DOC SHOCKWAVE 3 (ITA) is crowned First to Finish with an elapsed time of 2D 0H 8M 27S, just 3 hours off the course record set in 2023 by the Farr 100 LEOPARD 3 (MON). Two minutes later George…

Another sun soaked day, with a 10+ knot breeze that we have become used to in Hayling Bay for this 505 World Championship. Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany retain their lead after two more races, posting their first win and a fourth place to see their three point lead reduced to one. The…

The 29er World Championship Race Committee successfully completed the full qualification series after three intense days at Kiel, Germany. The 276-boat 29er fleet will be split into Gold, Silver, Bronze, Emerald, Purple and White fleets for the final series from Tuesday. Top of the overall standings, are the Swedish team of Henric Wigforss and William…

The brisk Meltemi has continued to persist into the second day of the AEGEAN 600 with the breeze at 15-20 knots, giving all teams fast reaching and downwind rides throughout the first half of the 605-mile race. Race leaders in elapsed time – Claudio Demartis’s Reichel/Pugh 90 PROSECCO DOC SHOCKWAVE 3 (ITA) and George Procopiou’s…

The 2026 Swallow National Championship hosted by Seaview YC on the Isle of Wight, featured fourteen Swallows from the Fleet home club Itchenor SC. Championship Winners were: Carolyn Brigg, Oliver Sloper and David Sloper sailing Marengo (S82). Second were Charles Peacock, Andy Gasser and Mike Ewart-Smith in Buccaneer (S66) and third Mike Wigmore, Charles Hyatt…

Day 1 of the 505 Class 2026 World Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club. Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany are the early leaders after two races, with a 4, 2 scoreline for a three point advantage ahead of Mike Holt and Carl Smit of the USA with a 3 and 6 score. In…

Overall winner of the 2026 RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race under IRC, claiming the historic King Edward VII Challenge Cup, was the French J/133 Sun Hill IV, skippered by François Charles. Line Honours went to Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace. Second overall was James Neville’s Botin 52 Ino Veritas, which also won IRC Zero. Completing the…