American match racing star Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing team reclaimed the GKSS Match Cup Sweden title on Saturday, while France’s Pauline Courtois / Match in Pink successfully defended the Nordea Women’s Trophy. Poole and his Riptide Racing crew of Adam Minoprio, Mal Parker and Luke Payne defeated local favourite Sweden’s Oscar Engström and…

A brisk Meltemi breeze of 25-30 knots prompted reefed mainsails and small jibs for this year’s fleet at Sunday’s start of the 6th edition of the AEGEAN 600, organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and Olympic Marine. After a short leg upwind towards the turning mark at the foot of the cliff below…

After the Preliminary Regatta Sardinia, the Italian AC team has returned its focus to the development of the AC75 Luna Rossa, the boat with which it will compete in the 38th America’s Cup in 2027. The modified AC75 returned to the water in Cagliari a few weeks ago and after the tow test and the…

The 2026 29er World Championship opened on Friday, with all six fleets launched and racing on schedule off the Olympic Sailing Center Kiel-Schilksee. Three qualifying races were completed across three race areas. Top of the leaderboard are Argentina’s Felix Llauro and Lucas Cozar with a perfect scoreline and discaring a race win, sitting on just…

Howie Hamlin and Andy Zinn of the USA didn’t need the final race to stake their claim to the 505 Class 2026 Pre-World Regatta and UK National Championship at Hayling Island SC. Two third places on the second day were enough, together with their stunning day 1 score – 1, 1, 2 – to close-out…

The world’s top young windsurfers have arrived on Spain’s Costa Brava for the 2026 iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championships at Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre. From 3 to 10 July, a total of 399 athletes representing 36 nations will compete across eight days of racing to crown the new Under 19 and Under…

First day of the 505 Class 2026 Pre-World Regatta and UK National Championships at Hayling Island SC. When the wind finally kicked-in around midday it was a classic 10 to 15 knots from the SW, providing the 70 crews with three excellent races in Hayling Bay. Howie Hamlin and Andy Zinn of the USA wasted…

Michael Zankel of Portugal, sailing with Diogo Pereira and João Matos Rosa, is the 2026 Dragon Class European Champion. After the final race Friday, the Easy crew took a ten point victory after the final race on the waters outside Helsinki. Second were Britain’s Blue Haze of Ivan Bradbury, Lars Hendrksen and George Leonchuk, who…

La Roche-Posay Racing Team have worked-up their AC75 to full sailing mode in glorious conditions off Lorient, France, as the French campaign for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup took flight. Towing out of their new bespoke AC75 base, a fast tow out to the open waters of the Atlantic with more than a fair…

First registration day for the 90+ entries competing in 505 World Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club. Racing will start Friday 3 July with the first day of the two-day 505 UK National Championship, also the pre-worlds event. Some of those that completed registration and boat weighing early enough took the opportunity to get out…