Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace has been declared the overall winner under IRC for the 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race. With no remaining competitor able to better Pace’s IRC corrected time, the result gives Vincent and his crew the race’s top prize, adding overall victory to Monohull Line Honours. Pace crossed the Royal…

Pierre Le Boucher’s Class40 Penfret crossed the Round Britain finish line first . . . but at a Protest Hearing, Penfret was deemed to have not sailed the course. Penfret crossed the finish line first in an elapsed time of 9 days 29 mins and 40 secs. They still celebrated, even though they knew a…

The 2026 Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix opened with two tough races in shifty and at times very wet conditions in the Solent. With its biggest fleet in 30 years, the 2026 Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix got underway off Cowes with the first two of eight windward-leeward races completed in…

Ian Martin and Emma Hivey are building a strong lead at the 2026 Noble Marine RS200 UK Nationals after six races. The Burghfield SC pair took their lead from 5 to 17 pts with first and second place finishes on day 3 in Torbay. Rory Odell and Henry Jameson (5, -14) hang on in second…

Emirates Team New Zealand wrapped up a two-week-long test block in Auckland for the winter on Saturday 15 August The America’s Cup defenders completed 21 sailing days out of their 45-day quota and have put their AC75 ‘Taihoro’ away until October, when they will roll out in Spring conditions to complete more sailing days from…

Two more races on day 2 of the 2026 Noble Marine RS200 UK Nationals where  Ian Martin and Emma Hivey maintain their lead. Martin and Hivey (2, 2) have still not won a race, but they have the most consistent scoreline, two more second place finishes and a 3 pt discard  giving them a 5…

Following the Line Honours victory for Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace on Sunday, second to finish was Jens Kellinghusen and the crew of VARUNA 6. They finished the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race on 17 August at 13:37:19, completing the 1,805-mile course in an elapsed time of 8d 00h 07m 19s. After IRC time…

Britain’s Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris are 2026 470 World Champions. Silver went to the German team of Theresa Löffler and Christopher Hoerr, tied on 57 pts with  Spain’s Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona, who took Bronze. Wrigley and Harris won the final medal race after a seventh place in the first race, to finish…

After two races on day 1 of the 2026 Noble Marine RS200 UK Nationals leaders are Ian Martin and Emma Hivey (3 2) on 5 points. Second are Brendan Lynch and Ellen Clark (2 9) with 11 pts, and third Rory Odell and Henry Jameson (10 3) with 13 pts. Winner of the first race…

Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron finish line in Cowes on Sunday 16 August at 04:17:31 BST. Pace completed the 1,805-nautical-mile race in an elapsed time of 6 Days 14 Hrs 47 Mins 31 Secs to claim 2026 Round Britain and Ireland Race Line Honours. Pace Crew: Johnny Vincent, Al Fraser,…