Phantoms at Queen Mary Phantoms at Queen Mary 11 Phantoms walk into a reservoir... Eleven bold (some say foolish) Phantoms descended upon QMSC, riding in on a fresh breeze — though some were fresher than others, thanks to last week's unfortunate wildlife encounter. But I digress. by Alex Spurgeon Posted 19 Jun 08:32 BST Gill Optimist Early Summer Championships Gill Optimist Early Summer Championships Brightlingsea delivered a thrilling test of skill and adaptability The IOCA Early Summer Championships at Brightlingsea SC delivered a thrilling test of skill and adaptability for the Optimist Fleet, with sailors battling extreme variations in wind speed and direction over two days of racing. by IOCA (UK) Posted 19 Jun 07:15 BST Gitana 18, a new off the wall work Gitana 18, a new off the wall work A 32-metre long and 23-metre wide flying carbon giant is taking shape For the past eighteen months, a new Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, a 32-metre long and 23-metre wide flying carbon giant, has been taking shape hidden from view behind the doors of the CDK Keroman shed in Lorient. by Gitana Team Posted 19 Jun 07:00 BST The Nations League Swan One Design Worlds day 1 The Nations League Swan One Design Worlds day 1 Spectacular racing off Porto Cervo The Nations League - Swan One Design Worlds, a regatta organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda together with ClubSwan Racing, got under way on schedule this morning at 12 midday CEST. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 18 Jun 23:41 BST Competitors readying for epic battle Competitors readying for epic battle Distance racing is inherently an uncomfortable sport Enjoying a spectacular evening cocktail reception overlooking Newport Harbor, one competitor in the upcoming Transatlantic Race 2025, which starts tomorrow off Castle Hill Lighthouse just after 1 pm. by Stuart Streuli Posted 18 Jun 23:11 BST Finn World Masters in Medemblik day 3 Finn World Masters in Medemblik day 3 Pieter-Jan Postma continues to lead after 5 races Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, continues to dominate the Finn World Masters in Medemblik, The Netherlands, after a fifth race was sailed on Wednesday in a north-westerly breeze building from 8-12 knots during the afternoon. by Robert Deaves Posted 18 Jun 22:48 BST Falmouth Classics 2025 Falmouth Classics 2025 A high proportion of the 159 boats were built before 1950 An eclectic fleet of classic vessels gathered on Thursday 12th June in Falmouth Harbour for the 2025 Falmouth Classics Regatta. Vessels ranged from the 48m Dutch Brig Morgenster to Teuk a 3.8m West Mersea oyster smack's tender. by Don Garman Posted 18 Jun 20:06 BST BSDRA Schools Week preview BSDRA Schools Week preview Itchenor host 300 students for the National Schools Championships this month With a bumper entry of 160+ boats, next week's Schools Week Sponsored by Magic Marine promises thrilling racing and, with luck, some favourable June weather. This year's Championships are expected to draw around 300 students. by Simon Lovesey Posted 18 Jun 19:59 BST Alan Roura to compete in The Ocean Race Europe Alan Roura to compete in The Ocean Race Europe He has partnered with AMAALA and has 3 months to the race start Alan Roura, the Swiss offshore sailor, has partnered with AMAALA to compete in The Ocean Race Europe, 2025. With less than three months to go before the race start in Kiel, Germany, the team will begin their intensive training when the boat is launched. by Team AMAALA Posted 18 Jun 19:23 BST Junior Sailors Set To Compete on World Stage Junior Sailors Set To Compete on World Stage South Cerney SC rightfully proud of their Cadet team going to the Worlds South Cerney Sailing Club are delighted to announce that eight of our junior sailors have been selected to be part of Team GB competing at the Cadet World Championships at Cerna Yacht Club in Czechia from August 1st to 8th 2025. by Paul Kimmens Posted 18 Jun 18:08 BST 24th Argentario Sailing Week day 0 24th Argentario Sailing Week day 0 Historic boats from 9 nations have gathered in Porto Santo Stefano Historic boats have gathered in Porto Santo Stefano to take on the 24th edition of the prestigious Argentario Sailing Week, organised by the Yacht Club Santo Stefano with the tangible support of the Monte Argentario Municipal Council. by Joseph Sawyer Posted 18 Jun 17:58 BST 29th Superyacht Cup Palma fleet is ready to go 29th Superyacht Cup Palma fleet is ready to go Crews are now able to size-up the competition in their respective classes The owners, captains and crews of the spectacular array of yachts gathered for the 29th edition of the Superyacht Cup Palma are making their final preparations ahead of the start of racing next Thursday. by The Superyacht Cup Palma Posted 18 Jun 16:42 BST Fireball Inland Championship at Chew Fireball Inland Championship at Chew Race team did an excellent job of keeping the race track away from weed After a lively Nationals at Looe the fleet were looking to enjoy some freshwater sailing on some flatter water. The forecast was for a moderate breeze on Saturday with and increasing wind on Sunday. by Dave Hall Posted 18 Jun 16:23 BST XOD Benson Platter at Itchenor XOD Benson Platter at Itchenor 2 visiting boats from Hamble swell the local fleet Itchenor Keelboat Week (IKW) was sponsored by Soak Insurance and sailed in mostly light to medium shifty winds with occasional torrential rain and some sunshine. by Steve Dover Posted 18 Jun 15:39 BST Behind Rooster Kit: Designed by Women, for Women Behind Rooster Kit: Designed by Women, for Women Introducing the Women's Technical Shorts 2.0 Our 2025 collection brings a host of new innovations - but this one marks a real shift. Introducing the Women's Technical Shorts 2.0 — the first women-specific technical shorts in the Rooster range. by Rooster Posted 18 Jun 14:30 BST 2025 Suzuki ILCA Master Europeans day 2 2025 Suzuki ILCA Master Europeans day 2 2-hour postponement on shore due to lack of wind The second day of racing successfully concluded at the 2025 Suzuki ILCA Master European Championships in Hayling Island, Great Britain. by Agustín Argüelles Posted 18 Jun 13:48 BST Cambridgeshire Youth League at Grafham Water Cambridgeshire Youth League at Grafham Water 33 sailors took part in windy conditions The second leg of the Cambridgeshire Youth Sailing League took place at Grafham Water Sailing Club on Saturday 14th June. Despite the forecast for strong winds, 33 intrepid young sailors set sail in gusty conditions. by Hilary Talbot Posted 18 Jun 12:56 BST Flying Fifteen Southern Travellers at Middle Nene Flying Fifteen Southern Travellers at Middle Nene The weather forecast of a lively weekend was spot-on A strong fleet of 16 boats (six visitors, ten local) arrived at the start line for the traditional Flying 15 Open Meeting at Middle Nene SC, which was held on 14th/15th June as part of the Southern Traveller Series. by Wilf Kunze Posted 18 Jun 12:02 BST Swan One Design Worlds kicks off Swan One Design Worlds kicks off Practice race and opening ceremony in Costa Smeralda The crystal waters of the Costa Smeralda once again set the stage for one of the most anticipated events in the international racing calendar: the 2025 Swan One Design Worlds, hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with ClubSwan Racing. by ClubSwan Racing Posted 18 Jun 11:09 BST Merlin Rocket Craftinsure Silver Tiller at Hampton Merlin Rocket Craftinsure Silver Tiller at Hampton On arrival competitors and the duty team were provided with bacon rolls Following on from the Silver Tiller at Queen Mary Reservoir on Saturday, the double-header continued on Sunday at Hampton Sailing Club on the River Thames, with an entry of twelve boats including visitors from Midland, Parkstone and Plymouth. by Stuart Jenkins & Nicola Scaddan Posted 18 Jun 08:12 BST Class40 top guns enter Rolex Fastnet Race Class40 top guns enter Rolex Fastnet Race One of the most successful genre of offshore race boat ever Now 20+ years old, the Class40 has proved itself one of the most successful genre of offshore race boat ever. by James Boyd / RORC Posted 18 Jun 07:45 BST GP14 Southern Travellers at Frensham GP14 Southern Travellers at Frensham Flag etiquette blunder shocks fleet With a good forecast of 10-17 knots and promise of blue skies the GP14 Southern Travellers travelled to Frensham to join a strong local fleet. This was the first time that Frensham have held a GP14 Open during the summer months. by David Innes Posted 17 Jun 22:05 BST The Nations League Swan One Design Worlds day 0 The Nations League Swan One Design Worlds day 0 A practice race was held for all classes today The Nations League - Swan One Design Worlds, a regatta organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with ClubSwan Racing, will get under way tomorrow, 18 June, with the first warning signal for racing scheduled for 12 noon. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 17 Jun 21:45 BST Finn World Masters in Medemblik Day 2 Finn World Masters in Medemblik Day 2 Pieter-Jan Postma leads after the second day of racing in The Netherlands Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, is leading the fleet of 307 Finns from 27 countries after everyone sailed two more races at the 2025 Finn World Masters in Medemblik. France's Laurent Hay is second with Germany's Fabian Lemmel in third. by Robert Deaves Posted 17 Jun 21:12 BST Cape 31 UK National Championships starts soon Cape 31 UK National Championships starts soon Fleet returns to Cowes this weekend The 2025 Cape 31 UK National Championships, presented by Hamble Yacht Services (HYS), kick off this weekend (Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd June) at the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes. by Victoria Tomlinson Cheney Posted 17 Jun 19:33 BST World Sailing launches the World Sailing Academy World Sailing launches the World Sailing Academy A new online learning platform for the global sailing community World Sailing officially launched the World Sailing Academy, an innovative new online learning platform designed to provide comprehensive educational resources and training to sailors, coaches, officials, administrators, and the global sailing community. by World Sailing Posted 17 Jun 18:13 BST Kestrel Scottish Championship Kestrel Scottish Championship The Tay dished up two days of contrasting conditions for this year's event The Tay dished up two days of contrasting conditions for this year's event. Saturday dawned with a yellow weather warning for the east of Scotland threatening torrential rain, thunder and lightening all day. by Stewart Murdoch Posted 17 Jun 15:21 BST JOG OneSails Yarmouth Racing Weekend JOG OneSails Yarmouth Racing Weekend It's not every weekend that sees sunshine and great sailing June is always a busy month in the Solent with multiple regattas in play so the "passage race", in JOG Yacht Racing style, provided a great opportunity in a good breeze and sunshine to experience a different taste to "round the cans" events. by Martin Banfield Posted 17 Jun 14:12 BST Solo class Midlands Area event at Shustoke Solo class Midlands Area event at Shustoke Would bringing the event forward a month change their wind fortunes? It had been 11 months since the last Solo class open meeting at Shustoke SC which saw very light and at times non existent wind. Would bringing the event forward a month change our wind fortunes? by Olly Saunders Posted 17 Jun 13:03 BST Amateur Boating Photographer Competition Opens Amateur Boating Photographer Competition Opens Stoneways Marine Insurance exciting to announce the theme as being 'Joy on the water' Stoneways Marine Insurance are excited to open their annual photography competition with this year's theme being 'Joy on the water'. The judges would like to see what brings you happiness on the water - it's a free pass to let your creativity run wild. by Keith Lovett Posted 17 Jun 12:00 BST RS Aero Open at Broadwater Sailiong Club RS Aero Open at Broadwater Sailiong Club The keen local RS Aero fleet fielded helms Sunshine and a good strong breeze provided excellent conditions for the sixteen boats competing in Broadwater's novel pursuit race format RS Aero Open. by Andrew Cooney Posted 17 Jun 11:31 BST Folkboat Nationals at Lymington Folkboat Nationals at Lymington 15 boats on the start line from 6 clubs across the Solent So here I sit Monday afternoon reflecting on a fantastic weekend of racing at the Folkboat Nationals hosted by the Royal Lymington YC and sponsored by North Sails. 15 boats on the start line from 6 clubs across the Solent, many with dreams of the title. by Cy Grisley Posted 17 Jun 11:15 BST Norfolk Punt Club Yare & Bure & Keelboat Open Norfolk Punt Club Yare & Bure & Keelboat Open The Yare and Bure OD is perhaps the quintessential Norfolk Brods racing class Over the last century the Norfolk Broads has been the spawning round for numerous small keelboat classes including the Yare & Bure One Design, Broads One Design, Waveney One Design, Yarmouth One Design, Rebel and Yeoman/Kinsman. by Rachel Clayton Posted 17 Jun 10:55 BST 2025 South Coast Dragon Championship 2025 South Coast Dragon Championship Classic rivalries and conditions at the Royal Thames Yacht Club 250th Anniversary Regatta The Dragon South Coast Championship 2025 was a spectacular sailing showcase, hosted in Cowes as part of the Royal Thames Yacht Club's prestigious 250th anniversary regatta. by British Dragon Association Posted 17 Jun 10:44 BST Smart Sailing for Day Trips Smart Sailing for Day Trips Simple, Reliable Gear from Marine Products Direct When you're heading out for a sail over the weekend or a quick coastal hop, your gear needs to be as dependable and fuss-free as your boat. by Marine Products Direct Posted 17 Jun 09:30 BST 2025 Suzuki ILCA Master Europeans Day 1 2025 Suzuki ILCA Master Europeans Day 1 Ideal sailing conditions at Hayling Island, UK The 2025 Suzuki ILCA Master European Championships officially kicked off on Monday in Hayling Island, Great Britain. With ideal sailing conditions, both of the scheduled races were completed in the afternoon. by Agustín Argüelles Posted 17 Jun 07:17 BST Merlin Rockets at Queen Mary Merlin Rockets at Queen Mary Double black diamond descent in the Craftinsure Silver Tiller Series A keen fleet of Merlin Rocket crews descended upon the Queen Mary reservoir on Saturday 14th June for another episode of the exciting event in the ever hotly contested Craftinsure Silver Tiller series. by Matt Shorrock Posted 17 Jun 05:35 BST Scorpion Inlands at Chew Valley Lake Scorpion Inlands at Chew Valley Lake A needless scramble to find lifting rudders for the occasion 38 Scorpion sailors assembled in the sunshine at Chew Valley ready for the 2025 Inland Championship. After viewing the weed islands in some corners of the lake there was a scramble to find lifting rudders for the occasion. by Tom Jeffercoate Posted 17 Jun 05:13 BST Finn World Masters in Medemblik Day 1 Finn World Masters in Medemblik Day 1 Eight races over two course areas in four groups with four different winners Racing at the 2025 Finn World Masters began in Medemblik, The Netherlands, on Monday with eight races over two course areas in four groups. by Robert Deaves Posted 16 Jun 22:29 BST Youth Sailors Take on MKBYSA Regatta at Stewartby Youth Sailors Take on MKBYSA Regatta at Stewartby Sailors aged 10 to 18 from all over Milton Keynes and Bucks came together Saturday 14th June saw perfect sailing weather at Stewartby Water Sports Club: warm, sunny, and windy just the way we like it! Sailors aged 10 to 18 from all over Milton Keynes and Bucks came together for three exciting races. by Adam Fox Posted 16 Jun 21:54 BST Firefly Craftinsure Vines series at South Staffs Firefly Craftinsure Vines series at South Staffs Numbers for the last race were reduced as Birmingham Uni students held back Six visitors joined a four-strong 'local legends' fleet for the South Staffs Firefly Open on 14th June, part of the 2025 Craftinsure Vines series. The fleet was greeted with sunshine and a gusty force 3-4 SW breeze. by Jenny Smallwood Posted 16 Jun 21:35 BST K1 Midland Area Championship at Bartley K1 Midland Area Championship at Bartley Beat Your Predicted Place scheme awards prizes Bartley Sailing Club hosted the K1 Midland Area Championship on Sunday, June 15, 2025, an event shared with the Streaker Class and proudly sponsored by Ovington Boats. by Ian Duke Posted 16 Jun 21:16 BST Summer Series at Royal Temple YC race 1 Summer Series at Royal Temple YC race 1 A scrum and a kerfuffle off Ramsgate A running start was set by OOD Simon Northrop in 9-13 knots, leading to a scrum at the North Quern Buoy before a short fetch to Stonar and long run North East to the Broadstairs Knoll buoy off Viking Bay. by Peter Jackson Posted 16 Jun 20:52 BST Færderseilasen 2025 Færderseilasen 2025 Henri-Lloyd is honoured to have supported one of the world's most iconic overnight sailing races As proud title sponsor of the 2025 Færderseilasen, Henri-Lloyd is honoured to have supported one of the world's most iconic overnight sailing races. This year, the vibrant coastal city of Moss in Østfold served as the beating heart of the regatta. by Henri-Lloyd Posted 16 Jun 19:45 BST Squibs at the Royal Norfolk & Suffolk June Regatta Squibs at the Royal Norfolk & Suffolk June Regatta A wonderful summer's day greeted the fleet A wonderful summer's day greeted the nine Squibs at RN&SYC (the UK's most Easterly Yacht Club) for the annual June Regatta weekend. The wind was forecast to pick up to 30 knots during the afternoon, so two races were planned for the morning, back to back. by Chris Jordan Posted 16 Jun 19:20 BST Isle of Wight WASZP GP Isle of Wight WASZP GP Nineteen WASZPs converged on the Royal Victoria Yacht Club over the weekend Nineteen WASZPs converged on the Royal Victoria Yacht Club this weekend for the Isle of Wight WASZP Grand Prix, drawing sailors from as far away as Edinburgh and Cumbria for what turned out to be a weekend of excellent Solent sailing and close racing. by Nici Hoyle Posted 16 Jun 18:18 BST Salcombe Yacht Club Summer Series Race 1 Salcombe Yacht Club Summer Series Race 1 More classic Salcombe conditions on Saturday kicked off the series in style More classic Salcombe conditions on Saturday kicked off the Summer Series in style. Plenty of sunshine and a 15-knot south-westerly saw Race Officer Simon Dobson set the course: 1-7-1-3-2-3. by J.Burn & G.Cranford-Smith Posted 16 Jun 17:59 BST Snipe Open at Bough Beech Snipe Open at Bough Beech 23 entries and fantastic positive momentum in the fleet 23 Snipes met at Bough Beech SC for the 2025 Open Meeting on the 14th and 15th of June. We have had fantastic positive momentum in the fleet over the last few years with Nationals and Open attendance constantly growing. by Matt Wolstenholme Posted 16 Jun 17:09 BST