Please select your home edition
Edition
Velocitek March 2026

Hyeres, Volvo leg 6 start and more sailing news

by Sail-World.com on 23 Apr 2012
Welcome to this edition of Sail-World.com's UK newsletter.

Note if you a viewing this in the compulsory new look Gmail, you might find red crosses rather than images in some places. We are trying to develop a work around for this reported Gmail bug. Our own solution is to use Gmail as an antispam filter and read our emails in another email client, in our case Thunderbird. But for loyal Gmail users we will come up with a solution. In the meanwhile you can use the View in your browser link above.

The Olympics draw ever close and the fourth event on the ISAF Sailing World Cup circuit, Semaine Olympique Française, is important practice for all the sailors contesting this event.

Megan Pascoe and Helena Lucas took the top two places in the one 2.4mR. race held, while Alison Young tops the Laser Radial group winning both her races.

[Sorry, this content could not be displayed]
The Volvo Ocean Race leg 6 has started and the boats are racing from Brazil to Miami, USA. The Global Ocean Race Class40s have reached their halfway point on their journey from Punta del Este, Uruguay, to Charleston, USA while the Clipper round the World yachts are tightly bunched as they race towards Panama.

[Sorry, this content could not be displayed]
ISAF has released their 2016 Equipment Evaluation reports and we have local news from around the country as the season hots up.

For all the latest sailing news from around the globe stay tuned to www.sail-world.com

Have a great week.
B&G Zeus SR AUSBarton Marine Pipe GlandsSelden CXr

Related Articles

Olympic class winners, Cup news, Etchells Worlds
49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, Cup news, Etchells Worlds The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics are still years over the horizon, but top sailors are already deep into this Olympic quadrennial. Take the recent 2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, where all three classes saw new world champions minted.
Posted on 19 May Australia's back!
Like, did we ever leave? Not really… Like, did we ever leave? Not really… Ever since Sir Frank Packer KBE kicked it off, we've been there, or thereabouts. For instance, Grant Simmer OAM has been involved with every one of them since winning it in 1983.
Posted on 17 May Team Australia America's Cup launch videos
Videos with key members of the team, Grant Simmer OAM, Glenn Ashby, and Tash Bryant Team Australia's challenge for the 38th America's Cup was launched yesterday at the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club.
Posted on 14 May The Same, But Different
A packed schedule coming up with a diverse range of events I am so enjoying reading all the event news now the season has begun in earnest in the UK. The sun has been plentiful throughout April and May, encouraging everyone to get back out on the water.
Posted on 12 May TP52s, IMOCA 60s, Congression Cup
52 SUPER SERIES and IMOCA 60 season openers, 61st Congressional Cup When the conversation turns to Grand Prix keelboat racing, it's never long before the 52 SUPER SERIES enters the mix. The 2026 season is will feature five events, starting with this week's Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week.
Posted on 5 May Close Encounters…
Of the Jimbo kind. To know Jim Close is to have an experience. To know Jim Close, aka Jimbo, or Mumbles, is to have an experience (Boom. Boom. Basil Brush). It's not a reflection. It's a casting of vision. Yes. What a trip. Part acid. Part journey through space. Part adventure in existentialism.
Posted on 4 May Rotters and Colanders
Initiatives which blow preconceptions about sailing out of the water In these times it's all too easy to fall back on old adages about sailing, saying the costs are too high, it's elitist and things are in decline, but there are some incredible bright spots which blow preconceptions about sailing out of the water.
Posted on 28 Apr French Olympic Week and Charleston Race Week
Racing action at French Olympic Week and Charleston Race Week For many Americans, 2028 might feel like a far distant horizon right now, however for Olympic sailing hopefuls, the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will be held in and around the city of Los Angeles, are rapidly hoving into view.
Posted on 21 Apr Two things
The first time something occurs it's happenstance. Next is circumstance. The third is enemy action. So, there's an axiom that states, the first time something occurs it's happenstance. The next is circumstance, and the third is enemy action. Now on paper, and under that ruling, that makes this here Ed the latter. Hhhmmmm.
Posted on 19 Apr SailGP Venue vs. Revenue
In 'Grandstand' sailing the race area is defined well in advance of the event SailGP finally got to land in South America, with the inaugural Rio Sail Grand Prix taking place over the weekend.
Posted on 13 Apr
This site and its contents are Copyright © 2026 Sail-World Sail-World Australia and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved. Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph contact the photographer directly.
If you have any questions about advertising or editorial then please contact our team. If you encounter any technical issues then please email techsupport@sail-world.com
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy