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Day 1 back-to-back wins for North Star III at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
On her first ever competitive outing Peter Dubens’ new North Star III took Back-to-Back race wins on the first day of racing in Porto Cervo for the 36th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. North Star III comfortably won Monday’s first Maxi Grand Prix class race by 1:44 under IRC corrected time from Filip…
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2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship – Charlotte Rose and Emma Plasschaert lead Day 1
Charlotte Rose of the USA leads the first day of the 2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, tied on three points with Emma Plasschaert of Belgium. Rose and Plasschaert both won their first flight races, Rose ahead of Matilda Nicholls GBR, and Plasschaert ahead of Hannah Snellgrove GBR. In the second flight races Maxime Jonker…
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Musto iQFOiL World Championships – Steinberg and Van Opzeeland Day 1 Leaders
Day 1 of the the 2026 Musto iQFOiL World Championships at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. In the women, European Champion Tamar Steinberg ISR opened her scoring with four race wins to take a six point lead from Stella Bilger AUS with 9 pts and Maya Gysler NOR with 10 pts. Britain’s Islay…
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ILCA6 Women’s World Championships open in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
The ILCA6 Women’s World Championships open Monday in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland with a fleet of 105 competitors from 44 countries racing on Dublin Bay. The event follows on from the successful men’s ILCA 7 event and will follow the same format, with 5 days of the Qualifying Series before the final day sees two Final…
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The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 – United and 11th Hour battle for the lead
At 23:00 UTC Sunday – and as the leading group reached the halfway point in the race in terms of mileage – United by the Ocean and Team Francesca Clapcich powered by 11th Hour Racing continue to battle for the lead of the fleet. Team Francesca Clapcich powered by 11th Hour Racing is in second, and DMG…
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US SailGP snatch Valencia Grand Prix victory with final mark shut-out
The day did not bode well for the second day of the SailGP Valencia Grand Prix, with the first starts delayed for some breeze to arrive. But in the end the errant breeze provided its own jeopardy to both the two Group fleet races and an even more Topsy-turvy Final. The Final between Bonds Flying Roos,…
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Batchelor and Pascoe clean sweep of storm bound Hornet Nationals at Shoreham
Nathan Batchelor and Sam Pascoe led from start to finish with a clean sweep 7 pts from 8 races of the 2026 Hornet National Championships at Shoreham SC. This left a tight battle for the other podium places, with Terry Curtis and Gavin Poullion taking second with a final race third place edging out locals…
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Mavros and Parianos win the 2026 Tornado European Championship
A decisive overtake on the final day decided the title of the 2026 Tornado European Championship. The Greek crew of Nikolaos Mavros and Polydoros Parianos took overall victory after a thrilling battle with their fellow countrymen Konstantinos Trigonis and Konstantinos Kazantzis. Mavros and Parianos finished with 30 pts, just one point ahead of Trigonis-Kazantzis in…
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SailGP Valencia – Sunshine and Light Breezes for the Opening day
Day 1 in Valencia was a difficult day wind-wise, the conditions weakening through the races, the last two particularly featuring some critical foiling-non foiling incidents. Diego Botin and Spain’s Los Gallos turned in a top class performance for the home crowd, finishing the first day leading Group B with two wins and a second for…
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Ocean Race Atlantic – Team Francesca Clapcich take lead Race Day 4
Team Francesca Clapcich powered by 11th Hour Racing has taken the lead, ahead of United by the Ocean in second and DMG MORI Sailing Team in third. 11th Hour Racing, positioned 75 nautical miles further south than Team Malizia moves to the front of the six-boat pack Saturday (5 Sep) with 2,155 nautical miles [2,479…