An overview of the 115 solo skippers set to line up Sunday 1st November at 13:02hrs off Saint-Malo in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2026. Among the Ultim class, technical teams have been working tirelessly in recent months to ensure maximum reliability for their maxi-trimarans, every team has implemented major technical modifications. But…

Tudor Team Alinghi has announced that Italian helmsman Francesco Bruni will join the Swiss challenger for the 38th America’s Cup. Bruni comes from Luna Rossa and will take the role of helmsman and skipper. A seven-time world champion in various classes, he helmed Luna Rossa in Barcelona in 2024. He then moved into a coaching…

World Sailing has announced the finalists for this year’s male and female Rolex World Sailor of the Year, male and female Young World Sailor of the Year, World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Impact Award and Team of the Year. This year’s awards will be announced at a live ceremony on Wednesday 18 November 2026 in…

The clocks have gone back . . . Time to get your Winter Frostbite Series lined-up. In the UK that means the Sailjuice Winter Series, which embarks on Season 18 with Navigators & General as its new title sponsor. The 2026/27 edition returns to a seven-event calendar with Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash, at Draycote Water…

Almost 300 young sailors from 31 nations have gathered in Varkiza, Greece, for a week of iQFOiL Youth & Junior European Championship racing hosted by the Nautical Club of Vari-Varkiza. The opening day required patience, with light winds delaying the start of racing on the waters off the Greek coast. In the U19 Men’s fleet,…

SailGP’s 2026 Championship Season features a huge $12.8 million total prize purse. On a standard weekend each of the  events on the global calendar features an absolute dog fight for an $800,000 (£598,153) total event purse. The winning team walks away with $400,000 (£299,076) Then second place secures $240,000 (£179,445) And third takes away $160,000…

Develop your fitness, strength and endurance, and improve your flexibility and agility to deliver your best consistently on the race course with this practical guide. Fitness To Win – Michael Blackburn Fernhurst Books Limited This is the Swiss Army Knife of sailing fitness, strength and endurance, with the aim of preparing you to deliver your…

The complete absence of wind prevented the final Nacra 17 race scheduled for Saturday from taking place, final standings are based on the ten races completed. Argentina’s Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco take the title with 27 points, one ahead of Sweden’s Emil Järudd and Hanna Jonsson, while New Zealand’s Micah Wilkinson and Kate Stewart…

William Borghesi of the UAE’s Kidzink Youth was crowned 2026 SB20 World Champion, becoming the youngest skipper in the SB20 Class to win the title. Borghesi was sailing with Matteo Barison, Federico Zampiccoli and Goncalo Lopes. The final day race was abandoned Friday after 32 knots of mistral winds from the west arrived at COYCH…

Gales, calms, equipment failures and now a major South Atlantic storm reshape the race as the fleet races towards the Southern Ocean challenge. A severe South Atlantic storm system is developing in the path of the Golden Globe Race fleet, with the first major impacts expected from Sunday, 25 October. Race leader Damien Guillou, currently…