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Show news Spanish Cup of Classic Sailing 2025 awarded
Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona hosts the award ceremony
Posted on 13 Jul
19th Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona overall
A yacht that won regattas 100 years ago repeats its victory in the Big Boat category
Posted on 12 Jul
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez preparation under way
Organisation built on proven experience and a constant attention to detail
Posted on 11 Jul
Cork Week 2026 Day 3
Harbour race takes centre stage, after eerie blanket of thick fog
Posted on 9 Jul
QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta Preview
The Gaffers Return to Moreton Bay
Posted on 6 Jul
GYC Centenary Trophy celebrates 15th anniversary
Centenarian yachts return for a truly unique regatta
Posted on 5 Jul
25th Argentario Sailing Week Overall
The epic conclusion and results
Posted on 29 Jun
25th Argentario Sailing Week Day 3
Close to 50 yachts battle it out on Argentario Gulf, 1 day closer to finale still all to be written.
Posted on 28 Jun
25th Argentario Sailing Week Day 2
A celebration of yachting history and top-tier sailing
Posted on 27 Jun
25th Argentario Sailing Week Day 1
Close to 3,500 years of sailing history represented by 50 iconic yachts
Posted on 26 Jun
7th Annual Noosa Gaff Rig Regatta
Raising funds for the club's charity, a Sailability program
Posted on 24 Jun
25th Argentario Sailing Week preview
Porto Santo Stefano to host the Miramis Trophy starting tomorrow
Posted on 23 Jun
19th Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona preview
Catalan coastline will once again become an international showcase for classic sailing
Posted on 21 Jun
Outstanding entries for 24th British Classic Week
Every yacht in the fleet has its own lengthy and illustrious history - here are a few
Posted on 12 Jun
Southend Barge Match at Thorpe Bay
The weather could not have been better
Posted on 3 Jun
Breaking new ground at British Classic Week
Talking with Regatta Chairman, Giovanni Belgrano
Posted on 26 May
7th Annual Noosa Gaff Rig Regatta Preview
Taking place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2026
Posted on 25 Mar
Fundraising to restore an East Coast sailing smack
One of the last of its kind will become a sail training vessel for disadvantaged children
Posted on 12 Feb
Entries now open for Suffolk's classic regatta
Firmly established as a highlight of the East Coast sailing calendar, in June
Posted on 10 Feb
Mersea Week 2026 preview
Last year, more than 150 boats of every description took to the estuary
Posted on 7 Feb
West Country Classic Series 2025
Saltash SC hosts prize-giving sponsored by Hattiers Rum
Posted on 27 Nov 2025
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - A superlative edition
The anemometer readings were no joke this morning in the port of St Tropez
Posted on 5 Oct 2025
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 6
A finale filled with contrasts
Posted on 5 Oct 2025
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 5
Sun, spray and suspense
Posted on 3 Oct 2025
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 4
Challenges and regulars take centre stage
Posted on 2 Oct 2025
Leonore wins the 14th GYC Centenary Trophy
18 centenarian yachts took part in the Gstaad Yacht Club event at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
Posted on 2 Oct 2025
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 3
An on-the-water celebration at Les Voiles
Posted on 2 Oct 2025
Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy returns
Nearly twenty centenarian yachts, true floating gems, will set off in a one-of-a-kind regatta
Posted on 1 Oct 2025
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 2
One hundred years of naval architecture
Posted on 30 Sep 2025
Half Way Stage of the Autumn League at Howth
Action in the Puppeteer 22, Howth 17 and Squib classes, plus handicap fleets
Posted on 30 Sep 2025
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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
© Gilles Martin-Raget / www.martin-raget.com
Cork Week 2026 Day 3 - Harbour Race
© Rick Tomlinson / RCYC
Graduates of the Boat Building Academy joyously launch their new boats on hottest June day ever
© BNPS
Finn dinghy modified with a timber gaff rig racing at Noosa
© Ian Martin
Class 3 Gaffers - Cowes Spring Classics 2026
© Chris Brown / www.chrisbrownphotography.co.uk
Adieu, Marjorie, Niagara & Edith May during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Adieu at the finish line during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Edith May during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Niagara at the finish line during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Niagara, Edith May at the windward mark during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Ironsides at the finish line during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Marjorie coming away from West Shoebury buoy, Adieu on her way towards West Shoebury buoy during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Niagara, Edith May and Marjorie approach the leeward buoy during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Adieu and Niagara on the start line during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Edith May passes the City of Southend-on-sea pier during the Thames Barge Race on the Thames Estuary, hosted by Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
City of Edinboro (built 1884) - one of the last East Coast sailing smacks
© Excelsior Trust
City of Edinboro (built 1884) - one of the last East Coast sailing smacks
© Excelsior Trust
City of Edinboro (built 1884) - one of the last East Coast sailing smacks
© Excelsior Trust
City of Edinboro (built 1884) - one of the last East Coast sailing smacks
© Excelsior Trust
CK318 'Alberta' the top-rated Smack - Mersea Week
© Chrissie Westgate
The highly competitive Mersea Fishermen's Open Boat class - Mersea Week
© Chrissie Westgate
Gaff cutter 'Nesta' on her way to a class win - Mersea Week
© Chrissie Westgate
The mighty Fife-designed 'Kismet' - Mersea Week
© Chrissie Westgate
BBA graduate boat builder Katherine Briggs (right) leads her boat 'Campion' to Lyme Regis harbour
© Debbie Granville
Autumn Passage Race at Horning
© Holly Hancock
Autumn Passage Race at Horning
© Holly Hancock
Falmouth Working Boats rounding the MarkSetBot
© aerial Tom @ Altitude Works
Howth 17 class - Autumn League at Howth
© Susanne Cruise
Howth 17 class - Autumn League at Howth
© Judith Malcolm
Howth 17 class - Autumn League at Howth
© Judith Malcolm