The rush is on . . . With the AC40 preliminaries done and dusted, the teams are finishing their Cup bases and trucking in the new iterations of their ‘old’ AC75s. France were the first to hit the water, and even the much debated-about GB1 boat has arrived safe and sound, with an on water…

The opening day of the Nacra 17 Cup València saw all three scheduled races completed in excellent sailing conditions. Argentina’s Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco claimed two race wins and a second place from the three races sailed to take the overall lead. Second are Sweden’s Emil Jarudd and Hanna Jonsson, tied on nine points…

The U.S. State Department has ordered nonessential government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, warning that hostilities between Houthi rebels and Saudi forces could “escalate rapidly. The U.S. Department of State issued travel advisories to protect American citizens in Saudi Arabia. They maintain a Level 3: Reconsider Travel advisory for Saudi Arabia, on…

After two lost days of sailing the SB20 World Championship at COYCH Hyères, finally completed three races on Wednesday. UAE3823 Kidzinc Youth, of William Borghesi is top if the leader board with 3, 5, 5 on 13 pts. Second is FRA 3716 the French Youth Team Socare Marbrerie of Julien Bunel with 9, 4, 1…

Tibor Pallay of Portugal took the only race possible in further light winds on Day 3 of the 2026 Finn European Masters on the Mar Menor in Spain. Filipe Silva remains in the overall lead for the third consecutive day with Valerian Lebrun now only three points behind in second. Laurent Hay is up to…

The British America’s Cup Challenger of Record, Ben Ainslie’s GB1 team, with their AC75 race boat, code-named RB4, have completed the move to Bagnoli, the America’s Cup base, situated about six miles to the west from the centre of Naples. Following an 800km, three-day journey by road from northern Italy, where it has undergone an…

Valerian Lebrun, from France, took both race wins on the second day of the 2026 Finn European Masters at Los Alcazares, on the Mar Menor in Spain. Lebrun, counting a 24 from yesterdays race, is in fourth place, eight points off the leader, Portugal’s Filipe Silva (1, 11, 6) who still leads from Laurent Hay…

The 47th Rolex Middle Sea Race has witnessed the fleet arrival back in Malta, following Black Jack 100’s dramatic Monohull Line Honours finish in the afternoon of 19 October. Since then  – Tuesday 23:00 hrs – some twenty yachts have finished in Grand Valletta Harbour. Another 80+ are still racing. Django 7X is provisional leader…

A record 152 yacht racing photographers representing 30 nations have entered this year’s Pantaenius Yacht Racing Image Award, dedicated to the sport of sailing. The seven members of the international jury have now selected the 80 best images, which are available online for the public vote. The jury’s votes will separately determine the overall winner.…

Emirates GBR have begun off-calendar training in Pensacola after SailGP’s first long-term training base opened its doors for the first time. It comes after the league’s dedicated training F50 arrived at the facility last week. Located at the state-of-the-art American Magic High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida, the base will be used as a year-round…