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The Fastnet Race is meant to be a test of skill and endurance – a prestigious offshore race on one of the sport’s toughest courses. To this day, it remains a bucket list challenge for many. In 1979, it became a tragedy that reshaped safety at sea.

Macif announces the continuation of its commitment to ocean racing with an ambitious project that will begin in 2027 and end in 2030. The IMOCA MACIF will be on the starting line of the Vendée Globe 2028-2029.

This past weekend saw the first round of the Solent Super Series, now in its third year. The four round, max four crew format, will visit Yarmouth and Lymington before finishing with the final round in Gosport in late November.

Great spectating and close racing, with the outcome decided on the final beat of the fifth race!

Designed specifically for Optimist sailors, the Opti Sheet Block arrangement is a ready-to-use, no-fuss sheeting system that’s both efficient and easy to install.

Designed specifically for Optimist sailors, the Opti Sheet Block arrangement is a ready-to-use, no-fuss sheeting system that’s both efficient and easy to install.

With almost no wind forecast for Saturday’s ROTTERS the stress levels were high in the organising team, though this did at least mean there was no need to plan for an early start in the morning.

With almost no wind forecast for Saturday’s ROTTERS the stress levels were high in the organising team, though this did at least mean there was no need to plan for an early start in the morning.

Bryon Ehrhart’s Lucky has claimed line honours and broken the race record in the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race (S2A) earlier this morning, crossing the finish line at 9.20.27.26am AEDT finishing the race in 2d 20h 27 minutes 7 seconds.

It would be hard to find two more enthusiastic and committed offshore sailors than South Australians, Mary Ann Harvey and Andrew Lloyd, co-owners and “equal skippers” of the Sydney 38, Clockwork, from the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia.