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…

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…

A light weather opening on Lake Geneva for the first day of the Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix. This was another almost total non-foiling day and was cut-short as the wind gradually died through the day. Group A only managed to complete two of their three scheduled races, Group B completed all three of their…

SailGP returns to Lake Geneva this weekend as teams prepare for one of the final tests of the 2026 Season that has been thrown wide-open with injuries, last minute crew changes and a light winds forecast all in the mix. Lisa Darmanin grabs the attention of various team members after Fridays press conference for some…

Matt Howard took three from three on the third day of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol. A win in the first race of the day for Howard, courtesy of a UFD for Charlie Cumbley, then a line to line win in the second race as the breeze built during the day. In the…

Matt Howard has taken a three point lead at the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol, France, after three races were held Thursday. Tim Petetin FRA is down to second tied on 7 pts with Charlie Cumbley in third. With racing held well within the bay and using its whole width, the races were short…

Martine Grael has been confirmed as the U.S. team’s new driver for this weekend’s Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix in Geneva. The confirmation comes just days after she announced her immediate departure from the Brazilian SailGP team, where Paul Goodison has taken over as Driver. The U.S. team was hit by a double injury blow…

The 2026 World Championship for the RC44s will take place on the Solent, out of Cowes, hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron and Team Aqua owner Chris Bake. This is racing not to be missed . . . Racing will take place on the Solent over 24-27 September. It will be preceded on Wednesday 23…

Tim Petetin of France won the only race on the opening day of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol, in epic conditions with big wind and big waves. Britain’s Matt Howard crossed second, James Downer third and Charlie Cumbley in fourth. Howard held the early lead but headed to the wrong leeward mark, along…

What do you do when your premier event is located in a war zone ? This is the situation for the SailGP Championship with its 2026 ‘Race to Abu Dhabi’ with eleven of 13 SailGP teams still mathematically in contention for the $2 million prize, barring penalties. The remaining three events on the calendar –…