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The final IMOCA race of the 2025 season gets under way from Le Havre for Martinique in the Caribbean on Sunday, and it looks set to be a thriller featuring some of the top boats and sailors in the Class ready to push hard for victory.

The numbers tell the story: 182 entries across three fleets, over 60 volunteers running operations from 18 RIBs, 15-25 knot winds with gusts to 28 knots, and substantial bay swell — the fifth ILCA National Open at Weymouth.

Tributes are being paid to a legendary Rhu yacht broker, following his death at the age of 83. Nick Stratton ran the successful Rhu Marina based boat sales company, Nick Stratton Yachts, for over 30 years.

Defending champion Johnie Berntsson, from Sweden, is the first skipper to book his spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup, finishing unbeaten for the second day running.

Defending champion Johnie Berntsson, from Sweden, is the first skipper to book his spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup, finishing unbeaten for the second day running.

Entries have closed for the 80th running of the ‘Great Race South’, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with an elite fleet set to face the starter’s cannon on Boxing Day.

Entries have closed for the 80th running of the ‘Great Race South’, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with an elite fleet set to face the starter’s cannon on Boxing Day.

I’ve become fascinated with the growing sailing scene in China. I had so many preconceptions ahead of my first visit to the country in 2024, which were blown out of the water on that trip, and this was reaffirmed at the Lake Fuxian Regatta.

I’ve become fascinated with the growing sailing scene in China. I had so many preconceptions ahead of my first visit to the country in 2024, which were blown out of the water on that trip, and this was reaffirmed at the Lake Fuxian Regatta.

If we ever needed reminding mums are super-human, Amy Mulkearns delivered living proof with a special win in last Saturday’s Port Jackson Championships.