New Year's Day morning saw the dinghy and keelboat fleets afloat at Howth Yacht Club in Dublin, Ireland as the hardier sailors took the opportunity to get the 2026 racing season under way.

The challenge is to sail along the sacred river Ganges, then on the Thames at Greenwich, and at the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait - all locations that fit the theme of Time.

With this current cold snap warmer weather can seem far away, but now is the time to start planning your sailing for 2026. We are delighted to be providing our New Year update on the 2026 Ramsgate ...