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Construction has begun for Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth
Construction has begun on Southsea seafront on huge stands for the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix which takes place in Portsmouth on 25-26 July. This will be a full 13 team event and the British team are now tied for second overall on the Circuit with Spain’s Los Gallos, behind overall leader Tom Slingsby…
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International Moth UK Nationals – Henry Wetherell saves the best for last
Henry Wetherell defended his UK International Moth title by the narrowest of margins at the WPNSA over the weekend. Wetherell finished with back-to-back race wins on the final day, his final win clinching the title by one point. Just missing out on the podium top spot was Kyle Stoneham, with Alex Hughes in third .…
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Flying Fifteen National Championship – Cadwallader and Graham 2026 Champions
Ian Cadwallader and Steve Graham of Chew Valley Lake SC are the 2026 UK Flying Fifteen National Champions. They finished the championship, hosted by the Tees & Hartlepool YC, with 13 pts including two race wins. Second were Steve Goacher and Tim Harper of the Chew Valley SC with 23 pts, and third Andy and…
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49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Europeans – Baltic refuses to play along for final day
The final day of the 2026 European Championship turned out to be the hardest of the whole regatta, and in the end it was the one day the Baltic refused to play along. After much trying all racing was abandoned and Final results were as Saturday for all three Olympic classes. 2026 Nacra 17 European…
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Sunday morning coming down . . . 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Europeans final stage
Sunday morning coming down, after the England win in Miami – not pretty but got the job done – the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championship competitors return to the water to face two races for each class to decide the Titles The final day in Eckernförde, Germany, may not have the trauma of…
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505 Class World Championship – Hofmann and Brockerhoff are 2026 Champions
Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany are the 2026 505 World Champions. Hofmann and Brockerhoff won the World title with with a day and two races still to go, something that the IOC frowns apon as not providing enough Jeopardy on the final day, so just as well that they have no involvement in…
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Fleet of over 800 yachts set off from Cowes for the 2026 Round the Island Race
A fleet of over 800 yachts set off Saturday morning from Cowes for the 2026 Round the Island Race, with the first start at 7am for a fantastic day on the water. The first finisher – the Volvo Open 70 Pace of Johnny Vincent – of the Round the Island Race 2026 crossed the finish…
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Emirates GBR SailGP Stu Bithell on family, Fletcher and life after Olympic Gold
Stu Bithell will tell you he’s just a simple man from the north of England. Just ask him what drives him, and the answer comes quickly: his family, and a burning desire to be the best. Nothing more complicated than that. It’s an honest bit of self-assessment from a sailor who’s spent the 2026 Season…
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505 Class World Championship 2026 – Hofmann and Brockerhoff set scene for final day victory
Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany will go into the final day (Saturday) of the 2026 505 World Championship with a 15 point lead after eight races completed. Hofmann and Brockerhoff continued to dominate the championship, adding a 2 and 1 Friday, and now discarding two fourth place finishes to post a total of…
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29er World Championship – Final overall results
Alexandre Mostini and Raphael Allain of France are the 2026 29er World Champions. Mostini and Allain moved from fourth at the end of the qualification series to finish the Final series with 42 pts, and 19pts clear of second placed Swedish team of Henric Wigforss and William Drakenberg. Third overall were Argentinians Felix Llauro and…