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On Tuesday, at a well-attended meeting of the 56th Offshore Racing Congress (ORC), with 31 Congress members from 19 countries in attendance, several important features of this system were reported.

Thanks to a group of forward-thinking ladies with connections to Manly 16ft Skiff Club, a proposal mapped out over a few bottles of wine, seafood and a cheese plate at Peats Bite on the Hawkesbury morphed into one of the great initiatives of recent times.

Thanks to a group of forward-thinking ladies with connections to Manly 16ft Skiff Club, a proposal mapped out over a few bottles of wine, seafood and a cheese plate at Peats Bite on the Hawkesbury morphed into one of the great initiatives of recent times.

So American Magic has withdrawn, Alinghi probably too, we don’t see new challenges arriving; how do you explain this and should we worry about the future of the Cup?

The team behind the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival reports that expressions of Interest are flowing in from a wide variety of wooden boat owners in Auckland and further afield for the next Auckland Wooden Boat Festival on 13-15 March 2026.

New Zealand’s sailing fleet is in a great position to find and report marine pests this summer, as Clean Below? Good to Go launches its ‘all eyes on the water’ campaign to help boat owners and ocean lovers understand what marine pests look like.

The realities of shorter days and cooler temperatures might be sweeping over most of North America these days, but that hasn’t stopped a flurry of offshore-racing news of late.

Made with PrimaLoft® Evolve – an insulation that mimics animal fur – the EVO Therm Jacket adapts to your activity level and environment. The result is thermo-regulation of core body temperature, whatever the elements throw at you.

Made with PrimaLoft® Evolve – an insulation that mimics animal fur – the EVO Therm Jacket adapts to your activity level and environment. The result is thermo-regulation of core body temperature, whatever the elements throw at you.

A change of venue for the Streaker End of Season Championships didn’t prevent Staunton Harold’s home favourite, Peter Gray, from taking the Freddy Bear trophy at the head of a 25-strong fleet at Northampton Sailing Club.