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Melges 24 Worlds – Wah Gwan USA new leader after Day 2
Three more races at the Melges 24 Worlds in Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA, saw Anthony Kotoun and Wah Gwan (USA) take the lead. Day One leader Gamecock (USA 871), skippered by Peter McClennen, began Wednesday exactly where the team had left off, winning Race 4. Then Anthony Kotoun and Wah Gwan (USA 865) took over…
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King’s Cup awarded to RYS Commodore and Team Aqua at 44Cup VIP Charity Day at Cowes
Event host Chris Bake and his 44Cup Team Aqua, steered by RYS Commodore Robert Bicket, won the King’s Cup, at the 44Cup World Championship practice day at Cowes. For this special edition of the King’s Cup, VIP guests, including Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon and Sir Ben Ainslie, were invited to steer two…
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Dylan Fletcher injured in British America’s Cup Challenger collision at Preliminary Regatta Naples
British America’s Cup Challenger GB1, has sustained damage to its AC40 race boat and Dylan Fletcher sustained a minor facial injury following an incident with a Tudor Team Alinghi chase boat. The incident occurred on the racecourse as GB1 was preparing for its first practice race start of the regatta alongside nine other AC40s on…
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Melges 24 World Championship 2026 – Three races, three winners on Day 1
Peter McClennen’s USA Gamecock leads the Melges 24 Worlds after a fast, shifty opening day, while Tomas Mathisen NOR Team Bagdad Prospects Helly Hansen sets the pace in the Corinthian fleet. While three teams shared the race victories, consistency decided the first overnight leader. Peter McClennen’s Gamecock posted a 3-5-2 scoreline to finish the day…
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44Cup World Championship Cowes set for unique start
The 44Cup World Championship Cowes is set to get off to a unique start Wednesday with the King’s Cup being held in RC44s. Wednesday’s practice day will also include the King’s Cup, for the first time being held in RC44s at the initiative of Team Aqua owner and RC44 Class Association President Chris Bake. Taking…
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Emirates GBR poor ran continues at SailGP Geneva Grand Prix
Another frustrating weekend for Dylan Fletcher and the Emirates GBR team, sidelined by a last minute change to the SailGP Geneva Grand Prix racing programme. With even less wind for the start of second day of the Geneva Grand Prix the programme was set for one race for each Group. In their Group B race…
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38th America’s Cup 2nd Preliminary Regatta Naples begins Thursday
With the SailGP Championship going into a 10 week break before the Grand Final events in the UAE in late November, the America’s Cup picks up the baton with the second Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta (PR2) in Naples from 24 September 2026. The AC38 teams are racing in their AC40 yachts with…
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Los Gallos slam dunk Aussies in Geneva SailGP Final
It might have been slow, very slow, but the best was saved to last, the very last, at the SailGP Geneva Grand Prix. After ten slo-mo races across two days on Lake Geneva, Diago Botin and Spain’s Los Gallos left it to the final tack of the final race to snatch a winning lead, with…
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Flessati and Ammann Claim 470 Master’s Cup 2026
The 470 Open European Trophy & Master’s Cup 2026 came to a spectacular final in Portorož, Slovenia, in challenging north-easterly Bora winds and a wavy race course. After five days of intense racing, Switzerland’s Julian Flessati and Stephan Ammann claimed overall victory, while also taking the Apprentice Masters title and the Joachim Hunger Trophy. The…
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Matt Howard wins OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol
Matt Howard won the 2026 OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol after a spectacular week on the Côte d’Azur with wind, waves, sunshine and rosé. Charlie Cumbley took the final race win from Mark Jackson and Dennis Dixon. Placing Cumbley second overall with Tim Petetin third. Howard and Cumbley have clearly put a marker in…