Bas de Waal of the Netherlands moves into the lead at the Finn Europeans in Gdynia after one light wind race on Wednesday. Bas de Waal led all the way to win the single race and take the overall lead. Day 1 leader Poland’s Michal Krasodomski drops to second with John Greenwood, from Britain in…

The 49er, 49erFX, ILCA 6 and 7, and Nacra 17 Olympic class fleets completed their Kieler Woche 2026 racing Wednesday. Another day of light breeze to close out the Olympic Classes racing. The 49er and 49erFX top ten teams raced a Final Series of two races after their cumulative scores were ‘Adjusted’ to the World Sailing…

Day Three of the Optimist World Championship fleet racing in Morocco was dominated by light and unstable winds with only one race per fleet completed. At the top of the standings, Cengiz Eren GUVENC of Turkey continued his remarkable consistency, maintaining his position as overall leader with 7 pts, after another strong performance. Second is…

Michal Krasodomski, from Poland, is the early leader after the opening day of the 2026 Open and U29 European Championship in Gdynia, Poland. Krasodomski has a 1 – 5 scoreline for 6 pts. Britain’s John Greenwood is second with 5 – 8 on 13 pts. Bas de Waal, from The Netherlands is third with a…

With red and amber weather warnings in place for extreme heat across much of the UK, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging people heading to the coast to remember and share essential water safety advice, which could save lives. While the air temperature is very warm, water temperatures are still cold, so cold…

The fastest of the 2026 Bermuda Race Fleet have arrived and the Finish Line will be busy Tuesday Hamilton Harbor began to fill in Monday as the largest and fastest boats of the fleet finished the 636 miles of the Newport Bermuda Race. Sunday afternoon and evening saw the arrival of Space Monkey, Denali4, OC86,…

Day 2 of Kiel Week and continuing light winds meant constantly changing plans to get some races for the Olympic Classes completed. In the Nacra 17, John GIMSON and Anna BURNET GBR now have four race wins from their five races, giving them a ten point lead from Emil JÄRUDD and Hanna JONSSON SWE. In…

After three days of equipment inspection and registration, 103 Finns from 17 countries are ready to compete for the 2026 Open and U29 European Championship, part of the LOTTO Gdynia Sailing Days. On Monday the practice race was followed by the opening ceremony in the evening. Racing is scheduled to get underway on Tuesday at…

While you bask in another unexpected heatwave, to help keep your cool, spare a thought for your Winter Series of Choice. Top of the pile for the keen ‘frostbiter’ is the Sailjuice Winter Series, which enters Season 18 with a new title sponsor – Navigators & General – and seven events on the handicap racing…

Day 2 of Kieler Woche 2026 saw the Olympic Classes in action after the loss of racing on the opening day. The racing for the Olympic Classes in Kiel Week counts as part of the Sailing Grand Slam series and has attracted large entries. The light weather conditions have been difficult for the opening days…