Now, with the fleet preparing for the Osmotech UK Alderney Race on 26 June, it feels like a good moment to pause and look back.

A spectacular start and a challenging night of light airs, the Seldén St Vaast Race delivered a true Channel crossing test.

A strong showing from the JOG fleet, with a testing Cherbourg offshore followed by a big 78-boat turnout for Weymouth & Portland Race

JOG’s 2026 season opened with a strong turnout and challenging light winds, delivering close racing, tactical decisions, and class wins across the fleet.

A strong opening entry, new initiatives, and a full racing calendar set the tone for the 2026 season.

The first race of the JOG Yacht Racing season starts this weekend — Racing Manager Martin Evans shares key changes, entry tips, and essential pre-race checks.

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Race report written by Richard Newsom, Javelin – Sunday Race winners.

The 2025 JOG season concluded under shifting skies and light airs at the Henri-Lloyd Cowes–Lymington weekend, offering one last test for crews and a reminder of the fine margins in tidal racing.

Strong winds kept the Stoneways Marine Insurance Cowes–Poole Race Weekend in the Solent, but ‘Plan B’ served up two days of tough, tactical racing, with plenty of place-changing, drama and determination across the fleet.

The TeamO Cowes–Cherbourg Offshore, organised by JOG in partnership with RORC, delivered a thrilling offshore contest for sailors of all ages, with JOG yachts featuring prominently across the leaderboard.

24 entrants from both sides of the Channel set off in light winds, necessitating just a 15-minute postponement, giving a chance for all classes to get away cleanly through the Solent Forts and past Bembridge to a finishing line at La Semoy buoy, close to the harbour approaches at Deauville.