A second place to Sir Peter Ogden’s 77ft Jethou in Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez’s Maxi 1 class was enough to hand Karel Komárek’s 100ft V the IMA’s coveted Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge (MMIC) title for 2026. Starting the day level on points with V, Jethou prevailed in the coastal race for Maxi 1 (including both…

Miles Julien and his international crew are the 2026 M32 World Champions, completing a season that saw YoungBlood rise from perennial challenger to the team to beat. YoungBlood comprising; Miles Julian, tactician Carlos Robles, Bernardo Freitas, Moritz Spitzauer and Leonard Takahashi, won its first-ever regatta in January, then continued on to win the Miami Winter Series,…

Aimee Bright of New Zealand and Leonardo Tomasini of Italy are the 2026 iQFOiL U23 World Champions after a dramatic final day on the Bay of Puck, Poland. In the iQFOiL medal races series after quarter and semi finals two join the two overall leaders for a four board, first to two wins, winner-takes-all Final.…

The event is set for Saturday’s iQFOiL U23 World Championships Medal Series, when the top ten men and women will return to the water for their medal series, comprising Quarter, Semi Final and four board Final. In the men,  Federico Alan Pilloni (ITA) completes the Qualification Series in first place, with Leonardo Tomasini (ITA) second…

Henri-Lloyd has introduced two new collections that take a very different approach to traditional polyester technical layers: Meet the new Merino Core 160. Crafted from premium 160g Merino wool for natural comfort, timeless style and everyday versatility. Lightweight and breathable, wear it alone in warmer weather or as the foundation of a layering system when…

SailGP season leaders, Bonds Flying Roos have won USD $2,720,000 to date and are on course to win a further USD $3,200,000, taking their total season prize money to just under USD $6 million. With two events left to go, the Australians have the chance to win a further USD $3,200,000, taking their total season…

The 98th Scandinavian Gold Cup opened on Wednesday evening at Olympic Marine, in Lavrion, Greece, but due to extreme weather conditions, all racing has been abandoned for at least the first two days. All 5.5 Metre challenging for the Cup were in the water ready for the scheduled start of racing on Thursday . .…

Four more Slalom races completed at the iQFOiL U23 World Championships in changing conditions. In the Women’s fleet, New Zealander Aimee Bright added four more race wins to her scorecard to retain the overall lead with 21 pts after three days of competition. Maya Gysler NOR remains close behind in second with 29 pts, while…

With the 2nd America’s Cup preliminary event wrapped-up, the spotlight swings onto the SailGP US$2 million winner-takes-all, Championship-deciding Grand Final in Abu Dahbi. Russell Coutts has been quiet regarding whether the Dubai and Abu Dhabi SailGP season ending events will take place – continuing ticket promotions for both – but must be weighing up whether…

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez’s record-sized maxi fleet of 51 for a second day saw Maxi 1 and the J Class racing windward-leewards from the Baie de Pampelonne, while Maxi 3, 4 and 5 were dispatched southwest on a 28 mile coastal course to a mark off Cavalaire-sur-Mer. In the 13-strong Maxi 1 racing for the…