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Macnamara’s Bowl shines again with a star-studded international line-up in women’s sailing – Dubai Offshore Sailing Club’s Charlotte Borghesi wins the revived Dubarry ‘Mac’s Bowl’.

Macnamara’s Bowl shines again with a star-studded international line-up in women’s sailing – Dubai Offshore Sailing Club’s Charlotte Borghesi wins the revived Dubarry ‘Mac’s Bowl’.

Two weeks before the Etchells World Championship, the fleet got exactly what it needed: changing pressure, difficult starts, and five races where every point carried weight.

Team racing sailing is an exciting part of the sport where sailors work in a team of boats with the goal of the lowest overall score. It’s been a popular sport for school teams around the country for many years with schools lining up against each other.

Antigua Sailing Week 2026 delivered a regatta defined by variety, resilience, and tight contests, as sailing crews navigated everything from Atlantic swell to light conditions over four days of competition around the island.

Antigua Sailing Week 2026 delivered a regatta defined by variety, resilience, and tight contests, as sailing crews navigated everything from Atlantic swell to light conditions over four days of competition around the island.

A steady stream of competitors arrived and rigged up, some even keen enough to arrive on the Friday afternoon. As the start time approached it was with some trepidation that the competitors looked out over the lake.

A steady stream of competitors arrived and rigged up, some even keen enough to arrive on the Friday afternoon. As the start time approached it was with some trepidation that the competitors looked out over the lake.

The global marine industry is facing an unprecedented materials crisis. Right now, an estimated 35 to 40 million fibreglass boats worldwide are reaching their end of life.

In these times it’s all too easy to fall back on old adages about sailing, saying the costs are too high, it’s elitist and things are in decline, but there are some incredible bright spots which blow preconceptions about sailing out of the water.