Normal service was resumed as Tom Slingsby took the Bonds Flying Roos to victory in the Rockwool Germany Sail Grand Prix. With this return to form, the Bonds Flying Roos take a 14-point lead over Los Gallos at the top of the overall 2026 Season leaderboard after nine events, with just four remaining. The Aussie…

Day 1 of the Rockwool Germany Sail Grand Prix in Sassnitz Saturday, was a record breaking day. SailGP’s all-time speed record was broken as DS Automobiles SailGP Team France hit 107.63 km/h (58 knots). The French team smashed the existing record of 103.93 km/h – set by Danish team ROCKWOOL Racing in Sassnitz last season…

Day 1 of the Rockwool Germany Sail Grand Prix opened in Sassnitz Saturday, the ninth event of the Rolex SailGP Championship 2026 Season. A grey day weather wise with the breeze around 33km/h (18 knots). The 13 F50s were racing in the two fleet format, with three races for each Group. Group A included: ESP…

The 2026 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championships is taking place in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland at the Royal St. George Yacht Club and National Yacht Club from 23 to 31 August. There are 141 entries from 45 countries. The United States fields the championship’s largest national team with ten sailors, while Australia, Spain, Great Britain and…

I had to check several times but, unlikely as it seemed, this is the first Edinburgh Cup win for the iconic Royal Dragon, Bluebottle GBR192. After receiving Bluebottle in 1948 Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) presented the Edinburgh Cup in 1949 to the British Dragon Class for the winner of the annual National Championship. After…

The Rolex SailGP Championship circuit returns from its midsummer break for a three event swing through Europe, before heading to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East for the season’s Grand Final events. The first event will be this weekend, 22-23 August, in Sassnitz, Germany on the Baltic Sea. Followed by events in Valencia,…

Only one race on day three of the 2026 Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix off Cowes, but what a race it was, with gusts of up to 30 knots, torrential rain squalls and nasty short seas. For some it was a case of survival, while others revelled in the lively conditions. At the…

Jamie Harris and Ellen Main gave it their best shot, even winning the final race, but the weeks gold-plated leaders Ian Martin and Emma Hivey were not for turning, the title was theirs. Martin and Hivey started the day with a six point lead, stretched it to an event winning advantage with a fourth in…

The 2026 Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix completed two more races in the Solent with stronger winds and some new faces at the front of the fleet. One that needs no introduction is Bluebottle, GBR192 of Graham and Julia Bailey which took a 1 and 6 in the second two races on Wednesday…

Ben Whaley and Isobel Stewart hit the front, not once but twice, to open up a late charge, while leaders Ian Martin and Emma Hivey hit the wall with a double discard day. Whaley and Stewart won the first race of day 4, ahead of Brendan Lynch and Ellen Clark (2, 8), with Jamie Harris…