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Team Racing Worlds underway in Newport, RI
Tricky conditions & challenging 2v2 format tests the fleet
© Paul Todd / OUTSIDEIMAGES.COM
America's Cup crew line-up changes
Historic changes proposed in Final Draft of the Protocol
© Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com / nz
The appeal of offshore
Is there still appeal? Have we made it too onerous? Why would someone take it up now?
© Kurt Arrigo / Rolex
ILCA World Championships concludes
The northern wind arrives - Qingdao's final challenge
© Kong XiangJing / ILCA
Italy to host 38th America's Cup
The fight for the Auld Mug will take place in Naples
© MMNRT
Rooster - Supporting Women in Sailing
Rooster - Supporting Women in Sailing
Here to amplify women's voices, create better gear, and help shape a more inclusive future
At Rooster, we're proud to be part of a movement that's putting women at the forefront of sailing - not just on race day, but every day.
by Rooster
Posted 30 May 01:00 PDT
5.5 Metre German Open in Warnemunde day 1
5.5 Metre German Open in Warnemunde day 1
Race wins go Beta Crucis and New Moon III
New Moon III (BAH 25, Christoph Burger, Kim Chabani, Peter Vlasov) is the early leader after two races in great conditions at the 2025 5.5 Metre German Open in Warnemunde.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 30 May 00:59 PDT
Casa Vela Cup 2025 at St Francis Yacht Club Day 2
Casa Vela Cup 2025 at St Francis Yacht Club Day 2
Another flawless day for top-ranked French skipper Pauline Courtois and her team
Another thrilling day of racing with top-ranked French skipper Pauline Courtois and her Match in Pink Normandy Elite Team continuing their unbeaten streak with fifteen straight wins in the qualifying round robin stage, asserting a dominant lead.
by Women's WMRT
Posted 29 May 22:18 PDT
XR41 shines at Fyn Rundt with 1st and 2nd in class
XR41 shines at Fyn Rundt with 1st and 2nd in class
Formula X and Xbox dominate prestigious Danish regatta under new conditions
In a weekend of challenging conditions and fierce competition,the high-performance racer secured 1st and 2nd in its class, and 4th and 5th overall out of 220 boats at the prestigious Fyn Cup, a 145-nautical-mile regatta around Denmark's island of Funen.
by X-Yachts
Posted 29 May 21:20 PDT
Team Racing Worlds at Newport, RI, Day 1
Team Racing Worlds at Newport, RI, Day 1
Tricky conditions & challenging 2v2 format tests Team Racing fleet
Gray skies, intermittent rain and shifty light winds were not enough to dampen the energy and enthusiasm on Narragansett Bay for Day 1 of the Team Racing World Championship under way at Harbour Court.
by Michelle Slade
Posted 29 May 20:02 PDT
16th 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar preview
16th 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar preview
Registered entries for the race now total 229
This will be the fourth event in the International Maxi Association's 2024-25 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge, which began with last October's Rolex Middle Sea Race.
by James Boyd / International Maxi Association
Posted 29 May 15:36 PDT
Sailors look ahead to 20th Ida Lewis Distance Race
Sailors look ahead to 20th Ida Lewis Distance Race
PHRF will have its own share of excitement this year
Set for its 20th running in 2025, the annual Ida Lewis Distance Race has solidified its reputation as a well-organized, competitively challenging overnight offshore event.
by Barby MacGowan
Posted 29 May 14:33 PDT
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta day 2
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta day 2
Moat and Gelliceaux are class leaders
The second day of racing at the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta and Southern Wind RendezVous was characterised by a light northerly breeze, which went on to drop below an initial 10 knots and swing slightly to the east.
by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
Posted 29 May 14:22 PDT
76th Wilson Trophy at West Kirby
76th Wilson Trophy at West Kirby
24 teams included five from the USA and four from Ireland
Thirty-four of the best teams in the world competed over two and a half days for the coveted Wilson Trophy, including five teams from the USA and four from Ireland. The event used a Swiss League round robin format followed by the knockout stages.
by Tony Marston
Posted 29 May 12:31 PDT
America's Cup fillibustered by Challengers
America's Cup fillibustered by Challengers
A Cup in turmoil - Protocol is unsigned - with entries due to open on Sunday.
Updated story: America's Cup got underway in Rome on Monday, with Round 2 of the official welcoming ceremonies on Wednesday in Naples. However three teams are working in collusion and have again issued statements within minutes of each other.
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ
Posted 29 May 11:07 PDT
2025 Offshore Double Handed Worlds preview
2025 Offshore Double Handed Worlds preview
Global competition and an iconic venue
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), in collaboration with Cap-Regatta and supported by Lorient Grand Large, The Yacht Club de France and Jeanneau, is proud to host the 2025 Offshore Double Handed World Championship.
by Royal Ocean Racing Club
Posted 29 May 10:49 PDT
Emirates Team New Zealand statement
Emirates Team New Zealand statement
The Defender remains committed to work with the teams to create a partnership
The Defender, as per the Deed of Gift has the right and responsibility to choose the venue and the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Challenger of Record at the conclusion of the 37th America's Cup also gives that right to the Defender.
by Emirates Team New Zealand
Posted 29 May 09:14 PDT
American Magic statement
American Magic statement
Team will not yet commit to participation
American Magic would like to put on record its support for the issues raised today by former America's Cup winner Alinghi regarding the governance and administration of Team New Zealand for the 38th edition of the America's Cup.
by American Magic
Posted 29 May 08:17 PDT
Athena Racing statement
Athena Racing statement
Team still has serious concerns regarding several key clauses proposed
The ongoing lack of transparency surrounding the recent announcement of the Host City for the America's Cup in 2027 and the impact this is having on negotiating a fair sporting protocol are yet to be addressed by the Defender, Team New Zealand.
by Athena Racing
Posted 29 May 08:14 PDT
Alinghi Red Bull Racing statement
Alinghi Red Bull Racing statement
A team has "sold something they do not own the rights to"
When Alinghi Red Bull Racing withdrew in April from consideration for the 38th America's Cup, we did so because we had serious concerns about the administration and governance of the Cup by the Defender, Team New Zealand.
by Alinghi Red Bull Racing
Posted 29 May 08:09 PDT
Galicia 52 Super Series Royal Cup preview
Galicia 52 Super Series Royal Cup preview
Next regatta should yield stronger winds
With the programme shortened to just four races by very light winds at the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week earlier this month, owners and crews are hoping that the move out into the Atlantic for the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP.
by 52 Super Series
Posted 29 May 07:26 PDT
Admiral's Cup: La Dolce Vita meets the Haka
Admiral's Cup: La Dolce Vita meets the Haka
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda launches assault for the Admiral's Cup
Giovanni Lombardi Stronati has entered two boats for the 2025 Admiral's Cup that will be competing under the burgee of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS).
by Louay Habib / RORC
Posted 29 May 05:05 PDT
Southern Wind Rendezvous Day 1
Southern Wind Rendezvous Day 1
The weather gods blessed us from sunrise to sunset
The weather gods blessed us from sunrise to sunset with an evening that couldn't have been better. A soft sunset light illuminated the rugged, warm-blooded rocky hills of Sardinia as owners and teams eagerly arrived at the village of San Pantaleo.
by Southern Wind Yachts
Posted 29 May 04:50 PDT
Coaching with Data
Coaching with Data
Inside an Optimist training session with 2025 GB Worlds sailors
Join Charlie Holland and Finn Ramus - freshly selected for the 2025 GB Optimist Worlds Team - as they analyse their sprit load data using Cyclops Marine's real time load sensors.
by Cyclops Marine
Posted 29 May 04:00 PDT
RORC Transatlantic Race 2026 - NoR published
RORC Transatlantic Race 2026 - NoR published
Charting a new course west to a spectacular finish in Antigua, West Indies
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), in association with the International Maxi Association and Yacht Club de France, is delighted to announce the publication of the Notice of Race and the opening of online entry for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race.
by Louay Habib / RORC
Posted 29 May 00:53 PDT
Casa Vela Cup 2025 at St Francis Yacht Club Day 1
Casa Vela Cup 2025 at St Francis Yacht Club Day 1
San Francisco turns it on for opening day of Women's Match Racing
The opening day of the Casa Vela Cup 2025 hosted by the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco kicked off the 2025 Women's World Match Racing Tour in spectacular fashion with ten of the world's top all-female match racing teams
by Women's WMRT
Posted 29 May 00:50 PDT
Summer Youth Olympic Games equipment confirmed
Summer Youth Olympic Games equipment confirmed
Dakar 2026 will feature 2 sailing events in the Techno293
World Sailing is pleased to announce the selection of Techno293 as the equipment used in competition at the upcoming Summer Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026, being held from 31 October to 13 November 2026.
by World Sailing
Posted 28 May 23:08 PDT
All set at the 2025 Team Racing Worlds
All set at the 2025 Team Racing Worlds
12 teams ready to battle it out at New York Yacht Club
Last time Pete Levesque raced in a Team Racing World Championship was 2011, in Schull, Ireland, when he was a skipper on Team Extreme representing the New York Yacht Club.
by New York Yacht Club
Posted 28 May 16:33 PDT
Superyacht Cup Palma 2025 count down begins
Superyacht Cup Palma 2025 count down begins
New entries and a new home base location at the prestigious Club de Mar-Mallorca
The countdown has begun for Europe's longest running superyacht regatta, with a new-look Superyacht Cup Palma 2025 all set for a spectacular 29th edition from 25-28 June.
by The Superyacht Cup Palma
Posted 28 May 14:20 PDT
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta day 1
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta day 1
Ideal conditions for starting the Southern Wind RendezVous and Trophy
The 2025 edition of the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, organised by the YCCS with the support of title sponsor Giorgio Armani, got under way right on time today, 28 May 2025 at 11.30 a.m. on the waters off Porto Cervo.
by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
Posted 28 May 13:24 PDT
The international entries taking on Transpac
The international entries taking on Transpac
Aloha to competitors from outside the USA
Transpac's reputation as one of the premier offshore regattas always draws a contingent of sailors from all over the world.
by Transpacific Yacht Club
Posted 28 May 12:07 PDT
America's Cup Power Plays
America's Cup Power Plays
And Growing Sailing Through Learning
There's always so much speculation and intrigue in-between each edition of the America's Cup. Everyone wants to know what is happening behind closed doors, inside the teams, and when the Challengers meet with the Defender.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 28 May 10:00 PDT
2025 is going to be a huge season for IMOCA
2025 is going to be a huge season for IMOCA
Antoine Mermod talks about the season ahead
Over the next four years the most exciting monohull class in world offshore ocean racing will take on no less than 17 races, covering tens of thousands of miles of the world's oceans.
by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series
Posted 28 May 07:48 PDT
America's Cup enthusiastically received in Naples
America's Cup enthusiastically received in Naples
The Castel dell'Ovo, was the venue for the arrival of the America's Cup in Napes
The Castel dell'Ovo, set on the tuft peninsula of Megaride was the outstanding setting for the Official Host Venue Presentation of the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup.
by America's Cup Media
Posted 28 May 07:07 PDT
CYCA team to take best shot at the Admiral's Cup
CYCA team to take best shot at the Admiral's Cup
The Australian flag will fly proud on Zen and Back 2 Black
The Australian flag will fly proud on Zen and Back 2 Black during the Admiral's Cup to be held in Cowes from the Isle of Wight from 17 July - 1 August.
by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Posted 27 May 23:15 PDT
78th Annual Block Island Race
78th Annual Block Island Race
A test of grit, teamwork, and offshore strategy
The 78th edition of the Block Island Race, hosted by the Storm Trysail Club, delivered classic Northeast spring conditions and a course that tested every sailor's resilience, tactics, and teamwork.
by Storm Trysail Club
Posted 27 May 19:49 PDT
Doyle Sails: Ragtime blends retro and modern
Doyle Sails: Ragtime blends retro and modern
Launched in 1966, Infidel now Ragtime Sailing, has celebrated her 60th year with a refit
Tina Roberts has beautifully restored Ragtime Sailing in honour of her late partner's wishes, choosing Doyle Sails not only for the world-class sails but for the depth of experience, personal commitment, and collaborative support that define the team.
by Doyle Sails
Posted 27 May 19:15 PDT
The Ocean's Logbook amplifies global voices
The Ocean's Logbook amplifies global voices
A digital survey that looks beyond cold statistics to capture real stories
A powerful new campaign designed to capture the world's emotional connection to the ocean is being launched today ahead of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France in June.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 27 May 14:29 PDT
SP80 kiteboat reaches a top speed of over 58 knots
SP80 kiteboat reaches a top speed of over 58 knots
100 km/h barrier is smashed in Leucate
The SP80 kiteboat has reached a top speed of over 58 knots, or 108 km/h. This new personal best makes SP80 the second fastest sailboat ever recorded, behind Vestas Sailrocket II and its 68.01-knot top speed.
by SP80
Posted 27 May 03:04 PDT
Italian SailGP Team acquired by investors
Italian SailGP Team acquired by investors
The consortium includes Hollywood royalty, Anne Hathaway
SailGP has today announced that the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team, has officially been acquired by a consortium of accomplished investors and sports industry leaders, including Hollywood royalty, Anne Hathaway.
by SailGP
Posted 27 May 01:53 PDT
Armstrong Foils: On tour - Home of Armstrong II
Armstrong Foils: On tour - Home of Armstrong II
Join America's Cup champion, Blair Tuke and Armstrong team riders on the tour of NZ's Far North
Join three times America's Cup champion, Blair Tuke and Armstrong team riders Olivia Jenkins, Naumi Eychenne, Bowien van der Linden, Cash Berzolla, and Reo Stevens, on the Home of Armstrong Tour II, as they explore NZ's Far North.
by Armstrong Foils
Posted 26 May 21:46 PDT
Italian PM welcomes America's Cup in Rome
Italian PM welcomes America's Cup in Rome
Prime Minister Meloni set out a bold vision for the regeneration planned around AC38
The magnificent setting of the Casino del Bel Respiro, commissioned by Pope Innocent X in 1644, in the grounds of Villa Pamphilj, was the outstanding and historic setting for the formal presentation of the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup.
by America's Cup Media
Posted 26 May 14:24 PDT
Kai Marks Dasent completes 38.1nm fundraising sail
Kai Marks Dasent completes 38.1nm fundraising sail
Raising Funds for Union Island Secondary School and Vincy Sailing
On Saturday, May 24th, 14-year-old sailor Kai Marks Dasent completed an impressive solo sail from his home St. Vincent to Union Island, covering 38.1 nautical miles in 6 hours and 3 minutes, with an average speed of 6.3 knots.
by SVG Sailing Association
Posted 26 May 13:42 PDT
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta preview
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta preview
Sørvind to debut at this edition, in Sardinia
The Mediterranean superyacht racing season will kick off on 27th May with the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, organised annually by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda since 2008 and supported by title sponsor Giorgio Armani since 2022.
by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
Posted 26 May 06:18 PDT
J/105 NE*NE blitzes Elite Keel Regatta
J/105 NE*NE blitzes Elite Keel Regatta
Tim Russell's super hot and quick NE*NE team rolled to a fairly easy win
The San Francisco YC hosted its annual springtime favorite event, the Elite Keel Regatta- for a huge fleet of twenty-six J/105s.
by J/Boats
Posted 25 May 11:21 PDT