Sail GP is back in Portsmouth
Watch Sail GP races- 25 & 26th July from the water off Portsmouth
On July 25 and 26, 2026, the world’s fastest sail racing returns to the Solent for the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix.
We will be right on the water, on the periphery of the race course to watch the action as it unfolds.
Races are from 1600 - 1730 on both days and there are three fleet races each day, back to back.
Follow > for Sail GP information about the Portsmouth races.
There will be 6 places aboard Brisbane Star - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Arrive Friday and leave the boat on Sunday. Cost is £30 per day.
Note that official grandstand onshore tickets are £120 for the 2 days.
WESTWARD HO in 2026!
For thist year’s Brisbane Star adventures, we start with a cruise to the West Country, offering the chance to spend a week or more on the boat, with a mix of long coastal passages and shorter day-sails, and weekend crew changes.
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Because of the Sail GP event, we are setting off a little later than originally planned - so, say, Tuesday 28th July and overnighting in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, then taking the ebb tide west down the Needles Channel.
The south -west is a brilliantly varied area – big harbours (Plymouth and Falmouth), rivers large and small, odd nooks and crannies for anchoring (Helford, Bigbury, Hope Cove), marinas for showers, for example Dartmouth and Falmouth. The plan would be to take two weeks sailing down to and around Cornwall.
First week would take us to Dartmouth. Based in the river, we could explore nearby – Exmouth,
Second week we’d sail down to Falmouth and work out from there. Weather permitting, we might even get to the Isles of Scilly.
We could then take another two weeks sailing back up the coast to Gosport, hopefully enjoying good south-westerlies for spinnaker/cruising chute runs.
Best is if people can do a week. Both Dartmouth and Falmouth are accessible by train from London, so there would be scope for joining or leaving there.
Check your dates, and let me know for what/when/where you could sign up. Novices who want to try offshore sailing are welcome, as well as more experienced people of all levels. There will be passage-planning, mile-building, night sailing, watch-keeping. We’ll take the dinghy for getting ashore in remote anchorages, and (optimistically) fishing gear for fresh supper.
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