17th Transat Café L'or Start 17th Transat Café L'or Start Full speed into an uncertain night After tens of thousands of well-wishers and spectators gathered around Le Havre's Vauban docks to send off the skippers in perfect sunshine, the three divisions which started the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Normandie Le Havre this afternoon were then released. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 27 Oct 04:18 AEDT Class40 set to stop in La Coruña, Spain Class40 set to stop in La Coruña, Spain Deteriorating forecast in the Transat Café L'or Le Havre Normandie 2025 Because of an incoming frontal system the deterioration in weather conditions forecast at the entrance to the Bay of Biscay in the coming days, race management has decided to alter the Class40 course. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 27 Oct 01:20 AEDT 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 3 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 3 A great 3-buoys race developed after an unpromising start to the day Following the drama created by the strong winds on each of the first two race days this season, Race 3 of the SIXT Spring Championship was an opportunity for teams to get their boats on the water in more favourable conditions. by Frank Quealey Posted 26 Oct 20:33 AEDT Transat Café L'or: 3 Ocean Fifty trimarans capsize Transat Café L'or: 3 Ocean Fifty trimarans capsize Skippers of all three yachts are safe and well The skippers of all three yachts are safe and well. More information to be released soon. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 17:03 AEDT 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 5 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 5 Championship Titles on the Line There were shocks, titanic tussles and some last-match deciders as the Bermuda Gold Cup and Aspen's Women's Match Racing Regatta finalists were decided. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 26 Oct 17:02 AEDT iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 overall iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 overall Double Italian triumph as Mattia Saoncella and Medea Falcioni win The final day of the iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans at Club Nautico Arzachena concluded with a dramatic twist and double Italian glory, as Mattia Saoncella and Medea Falcioni surged from behind to claim the U19 European titles in the Medal Series. by iQFOiL Communications Posted 26 Oct 07:21 AEDT 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 4 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 4 A day for the bold: WingFoil drama on final day of qualifying! The penultimate day of the WingFoil Racing Youth and Masters World Championships in the Azores delivered high drama, powerful winds, and no shortage of excitement as the race for tomorrow's finals reached its climax. by WingFoil Racing World Cup Posted 26 Oct 06:13 AEDT Transat Café L'or: ready to race... or racing! Transat Café L'or: ready to race... or racing! The Ocean 50 fleet are off! For all 64 duos who will start the 17th edition of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR on Sunday afternoon off Le Havre, the watchword for the first night of the double handed race to Martinique is caution. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 05:00 AEDT 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race Overall 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race Overall A triumph of teamwork and tenacity Persistence and teamwork were embodied by the entire fleet at the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race. An incredible 110 finished the race - testament to tenacity and human endurance in confronting the complex geography and weather of the racecourse. by Quinag Posted 26 Oct 04:22 AEDT Transat Café L'or: How to follow the race Transat Café L'or: How to follow the race 74 boats, 148 skippers in four classes will compete and the start can be followed live on site. The TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie will start this Sunday, October 26, 2025, from Le Havre, for its 17th edition. It is one of ocean racing's classic, historic Transatlantic races and a huge event on the French sporting calendar every two years. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 03:57 AEDT Transat Café L'or: Five favourites Transat Café L'or: Five favourites The weather forecast looks complicated with a tough, but largely manageable start out of the Channel Eighteen duos are competing in the IMOCA class on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR, a healthy number for a post Vendée Globe year. The level is very high and includes two brand new boats - Association Petits Princes-Queguiner and Les P'tits Doudous. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 03:48 AEDT New Zhik Knit Fleece. Elevate Your Warmth. New Zhik Knit Fleece. Elevate Your Warmth. The Zhik Knit Fleece Jacket bridges performance and comfort across every environment Engineered for versatility, the Zhik Knit Fleece Jacket bridges performance and comfort across every environment. Built from a 300gsm knitted marle outer with a bonded fleece lining, it delivers reliable warmth without restricting movement. by Zhik Posted 26 Oct 00:30 AEDT Biggest Mentoring Year Yet for The Magenta Project Biggest Mentoring Year Yet for The Magenta Project 10th year of programme sees largest and most diverse cohort to date The Magenta Project has officially launched the 2025/26 edition of its Mentoring Programme, which is now entering its tenth year, by welcoming its largest and most diverse cohort to date. by The Magenta Project Posted 25 Oct 21:14 AEDT Global Collaboration Sets Course for IRC in 2026 Global Collaboration Sets Course for IRC in 2026 RORC's welcoming clubhouse in Cowes was a fitting venue for the 2025 IRC Congress This year the Royal Ocean Racing Club has been celebrating 100 years since the inaugural Fastnet Race led to the creation of the Club in 1925. RORC's welcoming clubhouse in Cowes was therefore a fitting venue for the 2025 IRC Congress. by RORC Rating Office Posted 25 Oct 20:04 AEDT Yacht Racing Forum: Less than a month to go Yacht Racing Forum: Less than a month to go The event will reassemble 200+ delegates including some of the sport's key personalities The international sailing community will meet in Amsterdam on November 20-21 for two days of conferences, networking, business and an exciting social calendar. by Yacht Racing Forum Posted 25 Oct 19:31 AEDT Sails Inc. continues form into 12ft Skiff season Sails Inc. continues form into 12ft Skiff season The unstoppable pair have won the NSW Upper Harbour Championship The unstoppable pair of Nick Press and Andrew Hay (Sails Inc.) have won the NSW Upper Harbour Championship, the opening race of the 2025/2026 12 foot skiff season, sailed out of Lane Cove Sailing Club (LC12'SSC) this afternoon. by Di Pearson/12ft Skiff media Posted 25 Oct 19:19 AEDT 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 4 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 4 Rain delays but rivalries intensify It's still all to play for at the Aspen Women's Match Racing Regatta after rain prevented the round-robin stage from being completed. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 25 Oct 15:29 AEDT Coastal Classic: Lucky first to finish at 0323hrs Coastal Classic: Lucky first to finish at 0323hrs Bryon Ehrhart's pocket maxi, Lucky (USA), finished the 120nm PIC Coastal Classic at 0323am Bryon Ehrhart's pocket maxi, Lucky (USA), finished the 120nm PIC Coastal Classic at 0323am after racing for over 17 hours. Three hours later, Ian Moore, skippered Callisto, a Pac52 design, crossed the finish line. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 25 Oct 12:30 AEDT 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 3 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 3 Families, Cows, and Calm Before the Storm! Light winds kept the fleet ashore at the WingFoil Racing Youth and Masters World Championships which means racing will resume on Saturday with the leading riders separated by just a few points. by WingFoil Racing World Cup Posted 25 Oct 08:29 AEDT iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 day 6 iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 day 6 A dramatic close to the fleet racing in Sardinia The final day of the Opening Series at the iQFOiL Youth & Junior European Championships brought a dramatic close to the fleet racing in Sardinia, with the Mistral delivering strong winds from the early morning. by iQFOiL Communications Posted 25 Oct 07:09 AEDT Rolex Middle Sea Race Day 7 Rolex Middle Sea Race Day 7 The race that caters to all Each year the Rolex Middle Sea Race attracts a diverse fleet in terms of yacht design, size and age, crew composition and, of course, ambition. It is from this diversity that so many extraordinary stories emerge. by Rolex Middle Sea Race Posted 25 Oct 05:02 AEDT Transat Café L'or: Saturday start for Ocean Fifty Transat Café L'or: Saturday start for Ocean Fifty The Ocean Fifty class and all its skippers have requested to advance their start The Ocean Fifty class and all its skippers have requested to advance their start to the Transat Café L'Or race which was originally scheduled for Sunday, October 26th. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 25 Oct 04:56 AEDT High stakes and High Seas High stakes and High Seas 18 IMOCA boats battle at the start of the Transat Café l'OR The final IMOCA race of the 2025 season gets under way from Le Havre for Martinique in the Caribbean on Sunday, and it looks set to be a thriller featuring some of the top boats and sailors in the Class ready to push hard for victory. by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series Posted 25 Oct 02:16 AEDT 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 3 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 3 Egnot-Johnson surges, Östling shines Defending champion Johnie Berntsson, from Sweden, is the first skipper to book his spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup, finishing unbeaten for the second day running. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 24 Oct 18:41 AEDT Elite fleet for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Elite fleet for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race A massive fleet of 142 yachts have entered the iconic Australian race Entries have closed for the 80th running of the 'Great Race South', the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with an elite fleet set to face the starter's cannon on Boxing Day. by RSHYR Media Posted 24 Oct 17:47 AEDT Watching the growing sailing scene in China Watching the growing sailing scene in China A fun weekend at the 2025 Lake Fuxian Regatta I've become fascinated with the growing sailing scene in China. I had so many preconceptions ahead of my first visit to the country in 2024, which were blown out of the water on that trip, and this was reaffirmed at the Lake Fuxian Regatta. by Mark Jardine Posted 24 Oct 17:30 AEDT Port Jackson Championship Handicap Race Port Jackson Championship Handicap Race A special win for Amy Mulkearns and her team If we ever needed reminding mums are super-human, Amy Mulkearns delivered living proof with a special win in last Saturday's Port Jackson Championships. by Adam Lucius Posted 24 Oct 17:18 AEDT Wild Oats XI reborn as Palm Beach XI Wild Oats XI reborn as Palm Beach XI Palm Beach Motor Yachts Takes the Helm of the Iconic Yacht It's a great honour to announce that Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken ownership of the legendary ocean-racing yacht Wild Oats XI, to be reborn as Palm Beach XI. by Mark Richards, Founder & CEO Posted 24 Oct 16:40 AEDT 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 2 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 2 AP displayed. Dolphins on the course! Even the ever-calm race officer, Michal Jodlowski, couldn't keep the crackle of excitement out of his voice as he announced a short postponement to racing over the radio this afternoon. by WingFoil Racing World Cup Posted 24 Oct 09:06 AEDT Transat Café L'or Ocean 50 preview Transat Café L'or Ocean 50 preview The racing karts of the oceans There will be ten Ocean 50s at the start of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Normandie Le Havre this Sunday. The light, fast flying catamarans require the pairs of co-skippers to really live life much closer to the edge on their race from Le Havre to Martinique. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 24 Oct 06:58 AEDT Top Picks: High-Rated UV50+ Rashies Top Picks: High-Rated UV50+ Rashies Kite boarders, sailors, paddlers and surfers all agree Vaikobi's Rashies offer a 5-star performance! Kite boarders, sailors, paddlers and surfers all agree... Vaikobi's UPF50+ Rashies offer a 5-star performance! by Vaikobi Posted 24 Oct 06:00 AEDT Armstrong Foils new integrated Foil Drive Armstrong Foils new integrated Foil Drive Unlocking more time on the water is the key benefit from the new Foil Drive integrated carbon mast The Armstrong Foil Drive Integrated Masts are purpose-built to bring full power assist into the Armstrong ecosystem and redefine what's possible with powered foiling. by Noora Ruskola, Armstrong Foils Posted 24 Oct 04:00 AEDT Rolex Middle Sea Race Day 6 Rolex Middle Sea Race Day 6 More Class Acts With confirmation that the Mills 72 Balthasar is the overall winner of the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race, interest is now focuses on the class podiums particularly under IRC time correction. by Rolex Middle Sea Race Posted 24 Oct 03:49 AEDT iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 day 5 iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 day 5 Mistral power shakes up the leaderboard The much-anticipated Mistral made its grand entrance on Day Five of the iQFOiL Youth & Junior European Championships in Arzachena, Sardinia. by iQFOiL Communications Posted 24 Oct 02:01 AEDT North Sails Innovation Powers the XR 41 North Sails Innovation Powers the XR 41 The latest boat from X-Yachts has had an extraordinary year, winning every regatta entered When X-Yachts set out to design a next-generation racer, they turned to North Sails to push performance to new heights. The result: the XR 41. by North Sails Posted 24 Oct 02:00 AEDT 2025 Freestyle Pro Tour Naxos overall 2025 Freestyle Pro Tour Naxos overall Kloster and Caers victorious as the 2025 season comes to an end After a calm lay day and media sessions on Day 4, all eyes were locked on the fifth and final day of the Freestyle Pro Tour Naxos. by Freestyle Pro Tour Posted 23 Oct 22:33 AEDT Clipper Race fleet departs Punta del Este Clipper Race fleet departs Punta del Este Stage 3 is all about strategy, endurance, and resilience The Clipper Race fleet has bid adiós to Punta del Este and is back out on the water for its next taste of the Atlantic. by Clipper Race Posted 23 Oct 22:26 AEDT Balthasar Triumphs in 2025 Rolex Middle Sea Race Balthasar Triumphs in 2025 Rolex Middle Sea Race None of the remaining yachts still racing is able to better Balthasar's IRC corrected time At 1200 CEST, the overall winner of the 46th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as the Mills 72 Balthasar, led by Louis Balcaen. by Rolex Middle Sea Race Posted 23 Oct 21:34 AEDT Globe40 2025/26 Stage 2 Update Globe40 2025/26 Stage 2 Update Credit Mutuel regains the race lead Ian Lipinski and Amélie Grassi reclaimed the lead this morning, at the 10.00 ranking; they had relinquished it on October 15th, 7 days and 8 hours earlier. by Sirius Events Posted 23 Oct 19:59 AEDT Pyewacket 70 - Unfinished business Pyewacket 70 - Unfinished business Imagine owning one of the most celebrated offshore racing yachts in modern sailing history Imagine owning one of the most celebrated offshore racing yachts in modern sailing history — Pyewacket 70. More than just a fast yacht, she's a proven platform for performance, prestige, and adventure. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 23 Oct 19:28 AEDT 18ft Skiffs: Lazarus 18ft Skiff Racing Team 18ft Skiffs: Lazarus 18ft Skiff Racing Team Aiming to create a record for Lazarus The 2025-26 season Lazarus 18ft Skiff Racing Team of Tom Cunich (skipper), Marc Chapon (sheet) and Tim Westwood are focused on achieving the best Giltinan World 18ft skiff championship result to date for the supporting sponsor Lazarus Capital Partner. by Frank Quealey Posted 23 Oct 16:10 AEDT 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 2 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 2 Berntsson battles to the top after flawless day Defending champion Johnie Berntsson from Sweden got the better of a penalty-packed race against USA's Chris Poole on his way to a flawless second day at the 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup, penultimate stage of the 2025 World Match Racing Tour. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 23 Oct 15:50 AEDT Matt Wearn Confirms LA2028 Campaign Matt Wearn Confirms LA2028 Campaign As he chases historic 'Three-Peat' After 15 months away from his ILCA7 dinghy, double Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn is back. Refreshed, refocused, and ready to make history, again. by Lisa Darmanin / Australian Sailing Team Posted 23 Oct 15:42 AEDT Marine Auctions: October Online Auctions Marine Auctions: October Online Auctions Ex-Commercial Fishing Vessel for private sale, make an offer Some Vessels Unreserved. Ex-Commercial Fishing Vessel for private sale, make an offer. by Marine Auctions Posted 23 Oct 07:15 AEDT Rolex Middle Sea Race Day 5 Rolex Middle Sea Race Day 5 Fast Finishers Versus The Lampedusa Lockdown With only 15 yachts home and hosed, the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race is far from over. Some 85 of the 96 yachts still at sea are competing for the main trophy determined under IRC time correction. by Rolex Middle Sea Race Posted 23 Oct 04:56 AEDT iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 day 4 iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 day 4 The final series begins with tactical battles and shifting winds in Arzachena Day four of the 2025 iQFOiL Youth & Junior European Championship opened with moderate westerly winds ranging from 10 to 15 knots, lighter than the forecasted Mistral conditions. by iQFOiL Communications Posted 23 Oct 04:45 AEDT 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 1 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 1 With 64 athletes from 18 countries across five continents at Praia Da Vitoria History is in the making this week as the first-ever Wingfoil Racing Youth and Masters World Championships gets under way, marking a milestone for this fast-growing sport. by WingFoil Racing World Cup Posted 23 Oct 04:41 AEDT Transat Café L'or Class 40 Preview Transat Café L'or Class 40 Preview A class with strength in depth Once again the Class40s will have the most boats on starting line of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie next Sunday, with 42 duos competing. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 23 Oct 04:36 AEDT