SB20 UK Blog
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Sunderland Yacht Club welcomed the competitors to the 2026 SB20 Northern Area Championship on 9th -10th May. With most visitors lifted in and safely moored in Sunderland marina on Friday afternoon the fleet of seven boats was rigged and ready to sail on Saturday morning. For many crews it was the first SB20 sail of the year with some crews sailing the SB20 together for the first time. Including the all female crew on ‘Chaotic’ sailed by the Sunderland Yacht Club commodore Mr

The 2026 sailing season for our Class started at the Henri-Lloyd Warsash Spring Championship in sunny, skilful, sometimes soggy style. After a long winter wait, the SB20 UK fleet officially burst back onto the Solent this April for the reimagined Henri-Lloyd Warsash Spring Championship. The 2026 season brought a fresh energy to the traditional series, moving away from the old six-week slog in favour of a condensed, high-intensity format that proved a hit with local and trave

The SB20 UK fleet has enjoyed a standout year in 2025, marked by fleet growth, fiercely competitive racing and the kind of memorable socials that define this welcoming one-design community.

The SB20s returned to Ullswater on 6–7 September for the 2025 Inland Championships held as part of the Ullswater Regatta. Although the...