International News
China Coast Regatta 2026 – Day 1
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s premier big boat event, the China Coast Regatta, got underway today with an excellent opening day of racing on Hong Kong’s southern waters.
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International News
World Match Racing Tour // Gold Cup Heavyweights Fight Back to Secure Final Eight Spots
The big fish in the Bermuda Gold Cup repechage pond all made it through to the quarter-finals on day three of competition in Hamilton Harbour.
Middle Sea Race
Rolex Middle Sea Race 2026 – A Race Against the Weather
For the 107 yachts and around 940 sailors preparing for the 47th Rolex Middle Sea Race, the waiting is almost over.
Middle Sea Race
Nautor Swan Fleet Ready for the 47th Rolex Middle Sea Race as the Brand Celebrates its 60th Anniversary
Eight Swan yachts line up for the 606-nautical-mile Mediterranean classic, with the final events of the Nautor Swan Med and Maxi Series adding further competitive interest.
International News
World Match Racing Tour // Bermuda Gold Cup Newcomers Thrive to Make Quarter-Finals
Inexperience proved no barrier to success as the first four skippers sailed into the quarter-finals of the World Match Racing Tour’s Bermuda Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour.
New Zealand
Zephyr Sailing: The Good Kind of Pain
It’s taken me a while to put fingertips to keyboard and write about the latest outing for Julie and me in the wonderful world of Zephyr sailing. Firstly, because my fingertips have only just recovered. Secondly, because I’m slightly embarrassed.
Middle Sea Race
Spirit of Malta – Champions, Challengers and a New Generation
With around 80 Maltese sailors competing in the 47th Rolex Middle Sea Race, the home fleet brings former overall winners, ambitious challengers and generations…
International News
World Match Racing Tour // Scandinavian Duo Shine on Opening Day of Bermuda Gold Cup
enmark’s Jeppe Borch (Borch Match Race Team) and Sweden’s Oscar Engström (Team Liros) made a flying start to the 2026 Bermuda Gold..
International News
China Coast Regatta 2026
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s premier big boat event, the China Coast Regatta 2026….
Rolex Middle Sea Race
Balthasar Powers to Victory in Yachting Malta Coastal Race
The Yachting Malta Coastal Race got underway on schedule on Wednesday 14 October, with a 30-nautical-mile course starting from Marsamxett Harbour…
Rolex Middle Sea Race
Rolex Middle Sea Race 2026: The Battle for Line Honours
Black Jack 100 returns to defend her title against seven former round-the-world racing yachts while, as always, the unpredictable Mediterranean weather…
International News
Pacific Rally Celebrates New Caledonia Adventures and Strengthens Links with Australian Marinas
Pacific Rally crews have celebrated a memorable cruising season with cultural welcomes, island adventures and events connecting sailors with marine services in New Caledonia and Australia.
International News
Golden Globe Race // Atlantic Starts Playing for Keeps as Leaders Break Clear
The storm has gone. The Doldrums have not. The dreams are challenged!
International News
RORC Caribbean 600 // Trade Winds, Warm Seas and Serious Racing
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Antigua Yacht Club, the 18th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 will start in Antigua on Monday 22 February 2027.
New Zealand
The Zephyr Equation for Being on the Wrong Side of the Shift
Have you ever found yourself sailing upwind while running a scientific equation through your mind, analysing lift, righting moment, velocity, and the water molecules circling your centreboard?
International News
PredictWind Launches Man Overboard App: Automatic Crew Alerts the Moment Someone Goes Overboard
New DataHub Pro app detects a crew member’s separation from the boat within seconds, marks their position, and escalates alerts to crew, chartplotter and shore contacts
International News
World Match Racing Tour // Szczecin Match Race Under Starters Orders
This coming weekend, October 8-11, the Szczecin Match Race 2026 will take place on Lake Dabie in Szczecin – Stage 15 of the 2026 World Match Racing Tour championship…
International News
Antigua Racing Cup // Caribbean Racing with an Ocean Edge
Trade winds, ocean swell, technical courses and proper competition. The second edition of the performance-focused regatta aims to become a regular stop for serious Caribbean campaigns.
International News
A new Atlantic home for The Ocean Race: Landmark Porto partnership runs through 2040
The Ocean Race headquarters, major ocean racing events and a new programme for ocean health, science and education will be based in Porto beginning in 2028
International News
Olympic champion Lijia “Lily” Xu to team up with young Japanese sailors for Japan’s national match racing championship
First overseas Olympic gold-medal-winning skipper in approximately 30 years—and the first female Olympic champion—to compete in a match racing event in Japan
International News
Pauline Courtois Wins 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship
San Francisco Bay may have a reputation as a stern teacher, but skipper Pauline Courtois (FRA) and her Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team proved to be quick studies at the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship…
49er
Naples Was Won by 49er and Nacra 17 Sailors
Luna Rossa won the second Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta on the Bay of Naples, 25 to 27 September.
International News
Jeemin Ha KOR And Sophia Montgomery THA Win The First Olympic Spots For LA28
Jeemin Ha of South Korea and Sophia Montgomery of Thailand have won the first Olympic places for Los Angeles 2028.
International News
What to Expect When 12 Top Teams Converge in San Francisco for the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship
World-class tactics, strong tides, big breezes, and the pressures of a world championship regatta are converging this week on San Francisco Bay for the 2026 World Sailing Women’s..