The 50th anniversary edition of the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race starts from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line on Sunday 9 August. The 2026 race brings together offshore legends and the latest racing designs. All 33 boats receiving their warning signal at 13:20 BST. Life in the fast lane of the 2026 RORC Round…

A roundup of day 5 action at the 2026 North Sails Cowes Week. The glamour race of the day was for the prestigious Britannia Cup for the biggest boats in the regatta. It’s Britannia Cup big boat day, and as ever it delivers a big breeze . . . It is really by seconds. It’s…

Nine races on the Leaderboard for the 49er, 49erFX and the Nacra 17, at the San Pedro, USA Olympic Classes Regatta see some lead changes. In the mixed Nacra 17, things are not going well for Britain’s John GIMSON and Anna BURNET who suffered a DSQ in the third race Wednesday, after battling back with…

Day five was North Sails Race Day with the glamour race for the prestigious Britannia Cup, presented by King George VI in 1950 for the biggest boats in the regatta. Over the last few years, the organisers have combined IRC Class Zero, Class One and the Cape 31 class into a supergroup to compete for…

The France America’s Cup Team, La Roche-Posay Racing, have returned to the water with their AC75 (B1) in Lorient, France. They had been in the shed for almost a month for an extended repair and rebuild following water ingress that led to a battery fire, and required the systems to be stripped out of the…

Three more races completed for the 49er, 49erFX and the Nacra 17, at the San Pedro, USA Olympic Classes Regatta. In the men’s 49er after six races, Richard SCHULTHEIS and Fabian RIEGER (6, 3, 8) of Germany are tied for the lead on 23 pts with Harry PRICE and Max PAUL (5, 4, -12) of…

North Sails Cowes Week celebrated Women’s Day Tuesday with 102 women helms registering for Women’s Day. More than one third of all competitors at North Sails Cowes Week are women this week. The Women’s Day Trophy, awarded annually since 2006 during Cowes Week to recognise the outstanding contributions, commitments and achievements of women in sailing,…

The British Women’s America’s Cup Team has unveiled its new Cobham-Ultra GB2 identity, working alongside Britain’s principal America’s Cup team, GB1. The women’s team previously competed as Athena Pathway, the women’s and youth development programme founded by Sir Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills OBE in 2022. Athena Pathway remains the main talent identification and development…

The road to LA 2028 continues this week, with the final tranche of three classes, the 49er, 49erFX and the Nacra 17, at the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta. In the women’s 49erFX the discard is already in play after three races. Antonia and Georgia LEWIN-LAFRANCE of Canada take the early lead with 3 pts…

North Sails Cowes Week has remained true to its roots over 199 years, and for most boats a single longer orienting race around the Solent each day remains the preferred option. Meanwhile, some of the smaller one-designs prefer multiple short, intense races each day and the event has evolved to deliver that. Joining the list…