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Show news 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 Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 1 Ingrid Abery Gallery
She knew just where to be to catch the autumn light on the stunning yachts
Posted on 30 Sep 2025 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Day 1
A dazzling start in light airs and glorious sunshine
Posted on 29 Sep 2025 The Gulf of St Tropez in her Sunday best
Racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez starts tomorrow
Posted on 28 Sep 2025 Sunshine vibes at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
The Village des Voiles opened its doors this morning
Posted on 27 Sep 2025 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez starts tomorrow
245 competitors vying for 19 trophies
Posted on 26 Sep 2025 Exceptional Line-Up for Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
Over 240 remarkable yachts will take to the waters of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez
Posted on 18 Sep 2025 Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy returns
Gstaad Yacht Club will also kick off the festivities on land with "Swiss Night"
Posted on 18 Sep 2025 10th Hamble Classics Regatta
Big breeze and big fun in the Solent
Posted on 12 Sep 2025 OGA Gaffling Championship at Ullswater
Entry level gaff dinghoes race on Bank Holiday Monday
Posted on 1 Sep 2025 Falmouth Sailing Week 2025
111 boats racing in the Carrick Roads and 61 in Falmouth Bay
Posted on 20 Aug 2025 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez preview
Here, there is no prize money - only the pursuit of glory
Posted on 19 Aug 2025 51st Mersea Week
An excellent total entry of 125 boats
Posted on 17 Aug 2025 18th Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona summary
Yachts from over 10 countries and around 400 sailors competed off the coast of Barcelona
Posted on 16 Jul 2025 18th Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona overall
Some of the most celebrated gems of classic yachting in the waters off Barcelona
Posted on 12 Jul 2025 18th Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona day 1
Opening victories and nautical splendor
Posted on 11 Jul 2025 British Classic Week day 4
It was a classic Solent day in Cowes for the OneSails inshore race
Posted on 10 Jul 2025 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez preview
An exceptional fleet of grand classics are preparing
Posted on 10 Jul 2025
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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 Howth 17 class - Autumn League at Howth
© Judith Malcolm Ruby and Runaway – Romilly 23 gaff riggers - 10th Hamble Classics Regatta
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com Charm – Reuben Powell – Concours Authencity winner - 10th Hamble Classics Regatta
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com Ivy Green / Richard Jacobs and Charm / Reuben Powel - 10th Hamble Classics Regatta
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com Howth 17 fleet - Women at the Helm 2025 at Howth
© Karolina Kernan Howth 17 fleet - Women at the Helm 2025 at Howth
© Karolina Kernan Howth 17 fleet - Women at the Helm 2025 at Howth
© Karolina Kernan Six boats in line on a broad reach during the Gaffling Dinghy Championship at Ullswater
© Mary Gibbs Winners (l-r) Beverley Yates, Peter Elliston and Jermey Lambert at the Gaffling Dinghy Championship at Ullswater
© Steve Yates Jabberwocky (red hull) and Tunstall Tide during the Gaffling Dinghy Championship at Ullswater
© Mary Gibbs Mark rounding during the Gaffling Dinghy Championship at Ullswater
© Mary Gibbs Scallywag, Andy Platt, won the overall Gaffer class series - Falmouth Sailing Week 2025
© Ross Freebon A trio of Smacks - 51st Mersea Week
© Chrissie Westgate The Dinghy Fleet - 51st Mersea Week
© Chrissie Westgate Thames barges - Whitstable Week 2025
© Steve Gray
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