Ylliam XII claims 87th Bol d'Or du Léman Ylliam XII claims 87th Bol d'Or du Léman Crossing the finish line after 11 hours and 48 minutes of racing After 11 hours and 48 minutes of racing, Bertrand Demole's Ylliam XII - Comptoir Immobilier crossed the finish line first in the 87th Bol d'Or du Léman. by TF35 Trophy Posted 8 Jun 00:57 AEST Francesca Clapcich sets off on race to the Arctic Francesca Clapcich sets off on race to the Arctic 11th Hour Racing part of the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne IMOCA fleet At 1302 CEST (1102 UTC) on Sunday, June 7, 2026, Italian-American offshore sailor, Francesca Clapcich (38 years old) crossed the startline of the Vendée Arctique - Les Sables d'Olonne, one of the most innovative events in offshore racing. by Team Francesca Clapcich / 11th Hour Racing Posted 7 Jun 23:14 AEST Santa Maria Cup overall Santa Maria Cup overall Back-to-back wins for Team BAAM USA's Team BAAM, skippered by Allie Blecher, successfully defended their Santa Maria Cup title today, defeating Sweden's Anna Östling and the Wings Sailing Team 3-1 in a dramatic final to win the second stage of the 2026 Women's World Match Racing Tour. by Women's WMRT Posted 7 Jun 22:46 AEST Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta Day 2 Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta Day 2 One race and changes on the board A beautiful winter day in Melbourne for Day 2 at the 34th Australian Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), but once again, the wind gods were laughing out loud and made the fleet wait until 12.15pm before a weak northerly saw fit to filter onto Port Phillip. by Di Pearson / AWKR media Posted 7 Jun 17:34 AEST New Styles Added to Zhik Outlet New Styles Added to Zhik Outlet a full range of premium sailing and water sports gear at outlet prices Gear up for your next adventure with great value from a full range of premium sailing and water sports gear at outlet prices. Don't wait, popular sizes won't stay in stock for long. by Zhik Posted 7 Jun 15:38 AEST Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta special event Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta special event Improving sailing skills, meeting old friends and new people The Australian Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) brings together people from all walks, all here for the common purpose of sailing in Australia's premiere women's keelboat event, to improve sailing skills and meet old friends and new people. by Di Pearson / AWKR media Posted 7 Jun 15:21 AEST 2026 ILCA 6 Masters Worlds at Athens, Greece Day 5 2026 ILCA 6 Masters Worlds at Athens, Greece Day 5 Penultimate Day Delivers Another Test The penultimate day of the 2026 ILCA 6 Masters World Championship saw competitors complete two more races in Athens, bringing the series total to ten races and setting up an exciting final day across all age categories. by Agustín Argüelles / ILCA Posted 7 Jun 05:30 AEST How to follow the SSL Gold Cup European Qualifiers How to follow the SSL Gold Cup European Qualifiers Comprehensive coverage, bringing every moment of the racing to audiences around the world A key component of SSL Gold Cup events is the comprehensive coverage, bringing every moment of the racing to audiences around the world in detail, as well as a range of highlights. by SSL Gold Cup Posted 7 Jun 05:10 AEST 2026 Dutch Water Week overall 2026 Dutch Water Week overall A tactical and thrilling conclusion in the 49er class The final day delivered a tactical and thrilling conclusion in the 49er class, where sailors were tested by a flatter but highly unpredictable offshore breeze. by Dutch Water Week Posted 7 Jun 04:22 AEST Range Rover Sardinia Cup Day 5 Range Rover Sardinia Cup Day 5 RORC leads team standings ahead of YCCS, with RORC Gold in third A Mistral blowing at 18 to 24 knots under glorious sunshine delivered the type of perfect conditions, often referred to as champagne sailing, that make Porto Cervo one of the preferred destinations for sailors from around the world. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 7 Jun 04:03 AEST America's Cup Recon: Video from Kiwi AC75 America's Cup Recon: Video from Kiwi AC75 Highlights of ETNZ's AC75 training session - a post-session interview, launch and sailing images Video highlights of Thursday's training session by Emirates Team New Zealand - their 14th day of sailing in the AC75, a post-session interview with tactician Jo Aleh, and images of the boat launch and session itself. . by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World Posted 7 Jun 00:15 AEST Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta Day 1 Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta Day 1 Wet and light conditions beset the racing With the forecast for light conditions on for Days 2 and 3 of the 34th Australian Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), Race Officer Laura Hughson told competing crews to expect three races on this opening day. by Di Pearson / AWKR media Posted 6 Jun 18:35 AEST Santa Maria Cup Day 3 Santa Maria Cup Day 3 Final Four remain in the hunt The four teams advancing to the semi-finals of the Santa Maria Cup were decided today following the completion of the double round robin qualifying stage at the second event of the 2026 Women's World Match Racing Tour. by Women's WMRT Posted 6 Jun 16:31 AEST Solo Trans-Tasman: First finisher in Southport Solo Trans-Tasman: First finisher in Southport Guy Chester in Oceans Tribute is the first to finish in Southport. Roaring Forty has withdrawn The Sharon Ferris-Choat skippered Vixen Racing crossed the finish line off Southport, this morning to become the first monohull. amd first New Zealand entry. to finish by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com Posted 6 Jun 11:38 AEST GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Borkum concludes GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Borkum concludes Chabloz and Kajiya reign supreme Maxime Chabloz and Bruna Kajiya delivered masterclass performances to take victory at the GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Borkum, as the North Sea provided a dramatic backdrop for the second stop of the 2026 season. by Gemma Hamaini Posted 6 Jun 05:34 AEST 2026 Dutch Water Week day 4 2026 Dutch Water Week day 4 Top-level sports and festival hand in hand at the Sailing Grand Slam in Almere Top-level sport and relaxation went hand in hand today at the Almeerderstrand. While the preparations for the Almeerderstrand Festival created a vibrant atmosphere on shore, the first sailors headed out onto the water for day four. by Dutch Water Week Posted 6 Jun 05:21 AEST Range Rover Sardinia Cup Day 3 Range Rover Sardinia Cup Day 3 RORC leads club-team standings With the offshore race completed, the Range Rover Sardinia Cup resumed today with two windward-leeward races, the starting line set approximately 4 miles off Porto Cervo. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 6 Jun 04:56 AEST Francesca Clapcich ready to race to Arctic Circle Francesca Clapcich ready to race to Arctic Circle Nine foiling IMOCAs are off on the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne On June 7, 2026, Italian-American offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich will take the start of the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne onboard her 60-foot foiling IMOCA 11th Hour Racing. by Francesca Clapcich Posted 6 Jun 04:08 AEST Small joys and bitter disappointments Small joys and bitter disappointments La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec final outcome completely reshaped in the final hours After three fiercely contested stages between Perros-Guirec, Vigo, Pornichet and Le Havre, the 57th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec has delivered its verdict. by La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Posted 6 Jun 01:40 AEST A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 4 A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 4 Difficult launch conditions, and a wind due to pick up to unspeakable speeds It was a 12pm start on the fourth day of the A-Cat Euros. The PRO had seen the forecast and hoped to manage accordingly. The wind was due to pick up to unspeakable speeds later in the afternoon, so he wanted to squeeze a couple of cheeky races in. by Gordon Upton Posted 5 Jun 20:00 AEST DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE - The big reveal in Lorient DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE - The big reveal in Lorient Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi's new IMOCA is a marked design departure from the current fleet The moment a new boat is revealed to the world is always a special time. This is when a vision becomes a reality. When the pixels on a designer's screen, the lines on the paper, become a physical object of unbridled potential. by The Ocean Race Posted 5 Jun 17:26 AEST 80 Entries and Counting for the Fireball Worlds 80 Entries and Counting for the Fireball Worlds Momentum builds in Torquay with just 47 days to go The UK Fireball Association is delighted to announce that 80 entries have already been secured for the 2026 Fireball World Championship, set to take place at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club from 22nd July 2026. by UK Fireball Association Posted 5 Jun 16:42 AEST 2026 Dutch Water Week day 3 2026 Dutch Water Week day 3 Elite sailors brave heavy squalls in the shadow of the fortress Pampus The Almere race course showed its most ruthless side today. With a howling wind of 20 to 25 knots and leaden-gray squalls tearing across the water, the racing day of the Sailing Grand Slam transformed into a fierce battle against the elements. by Dutch Water Week Posted 5 Jun 16:37 AEST Optimist East Coast Championships 2026 Preview Optimist East Coast Championships 2026 Preview Australia's Best Young Sailors are set for Sydney Harbour The NSW Optimist Association, in partnership with Woollahra Sailing Club, is proud to announce the 2026 East Coast Championships (ECC), to be held on the spectacular waters of Sydney Harbour over the King's Birthday Long Weekend. by Thomas Jacobsen Posted 5 Jun 16:18 AEST Santa Maria Cup Day 2 Santa Maria Cup Day 2 The fight for a place in the semi-finals intensified The fight for a place in the semi-finals intensified on day two of the 2026 Santa Maria Cup as Sweden's Anna Östling and Martina Carlsson delivered standout performances to climb the leaderboard ahead of the decisive final day of qualifying. by Women's WMRT Posted 5 Jun 16:00 AEST Risk vs Reward featuring Tash Bryant Risk vs Reward featuring Tash Bryant Racing on the Edge 2026 Season Episode 2 SailGP's behind-the-scenes docuseries Racing on the Edge, produced in partnership with Rolex, returns with Episode 2 of its sixth season. by SailGP Posted 5 Jun 15:35 AEST Restock Alert: 2mm Neo Socks Restock Alert: 2mm Neo Socks Nothing ends a winter session quicker than numb, freezing feet Nothing ends a winter session quicker than numb, freezing feet. That's exactly why the VCOLD 2mm Neoprene Socks sold out so fast last time. by Vaikobi Posted 5 Jun 07:31 AEST Loro Piana Giraglia preview Loro Piana Giraglia preview 73rd edition will feature four days of inshore racing in Saint-Tropez The Loro Piana Giraglia is organised by Yacht Club Italiano in collaboration with Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, under the guidance of the Federazione Italiana Vela and the Fédération Française de Voile. by Yacht Club Italiano Posted 5 Jun 07:15 AEST Range Rover Sardinia Cup offshore race Range Rover Sardinia Cup offshore race Committee's decision to postpone proved to be the right one The long-distance offshore race in the Range Rover Sardinia Cup concluded this morning as participants completed the course of approximately 130 miles. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 5 Jun 03:56 AEST SSL Gold Cup Africa & Oceania Qualifier Overall SSL Gold Cup Africa & Oceania Qualifier Overall Saving the Best till Last on Golden Thursday The pressure on Lake Neuchâtel ramped up a notch on the final day with double points on offer. The racing was electric from the get go, with Tahiti Black Pearls going on the attack, pushing their main rivals Seychelles Vann Swet over the line early. by SSL Media Posted 5 Jun 00:54 AEST America's Cup: Ainslie had to use fire escape America's Cup: Ainslie had to use fire escape Ben Ainslie claims that bizarre actions were taken by INEOS to sabotage his AC38 Challenge The Defence by Athena Racing reveals how and when the relationship between the two parties began to break down, before the 2024 America's Cup in Barcelona, and ended in a very acrimonious divorce in the first months of 2025. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 5 Jun 00:44 AEST Cup Spy: Emirates Team NZ resume AC75 testing Cup Spy: Emirates Team NZ resume AC75 testing America's Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand resumed its AC75 test program in the Gulf. America's Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, resumed its AC75 test program in the Hauraki Gulf today, June 4. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 4 Jun 21:29 AEST Ericsson 4 (now L4) on the market Ericsson 4 (now L4) on the market L4's record spans a Volvo Ocean Race win, several race wins and records. She could be yours. Ericsson 4 is widely regarded as one of the most successful and enduring Volvo Open 70 yachts. Her career spans a Volvo Ocean Race victory, several record-setting performances, and continued relevance in high-level offshore racing. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 4 Jun 21:26 AEST Erica Lush Retires from La Solitaire du Figaro Erica Lush Retires from La Solitaire du Figaro Mainsail damaged while closing in on finish line American offshore sailor Erica Lush made the difficult decision to retire from the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec in the competition's third and final leg. Damage to the mainsail during a period of heavy wind could not be repaired on board. by Mark LeBeau Posted 4 Jun 20:49 AEST Trans-Tasman solo sailor recounts emergency Trans-Tasman solo sailor recounts emergency Graeme Francis found himself confronting the scenario every offshore sailor hopes never arrives. When water started pouring into his yacht in the raging Tasman Sea, Graeme Francis found himself confronting the scenario every offshore sailor hopes never arrives. by Eduan Roos/Yachting New Zealand Posted 4 Jun 20:31 AEST 2026 Dutch Water Week day 2 2026 Dutch Water Week day 2 The top sailors wisely keep quiet about the weather forecast today From the moment the sailors arrived on the beach of Almere, the sailing weather was beautiful. With such a great start to the day, a vital piece of advice is: don't mention the weather, so as not to jinx the weather gods. by Dutch Water Week Posted 4 Jun 20:10 AEST A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 3 A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 3 Helms nervously survey the chop, debating whether to go out or not It was back to business as usual today after the sailor's traumas of Tuesday. The overnight high winds from the Northeast had left a decent bit of chop though, and this was arriving onshore to scare people. by Gordon Upton Posted 4 Jun 19:03 AEST Marine Auctions: June Online Auctions Marine Auctions: June Online Auctions Is your boat just sitting there? An Auction (or marketing without a price) is one of the best ways to sell high value assets and is basically the only way to maximise market value. by Marine Auctions Posted 4 Jun 16:26 AEST Sailing Grand Slam and Foiling Week join forces Sailing Grand Slam and Foiling Week join forces The collaboration begins with co-branded initiatives around Foiling Week Malcesine Organisers of the Sailing Grand Slam and Foiling Week announce a strategic collaboration to grow the future of high-performance sailing, designed to strengthen connections across the rapidly evolving worlds of foiling sailing, windfoiling and kitefoiling. by We Are Foiling Posted 4 Jun 16:17 AEST Santa Maria Cup Day 1 Santa Maria Cup Day 1 Racing in Stage 2 of 2026 Womens World Match Racing Tour underway The opening day of the Santa Maria Cup, Stage 2 of the 2026 Women's World Match Racing Tour, delivered a thrilling start on the waters of Annapolis as ten of the world's top women match racing teams battled for early supremacy. by Women's WMRT Posted 4 Jun 15:41 AEST Nicolas Lunven, the winning comeback Nicolas Lunven, the winning comeback Crowned champion in the 2026 La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec By finishing fourth in the final leg of the 57th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec between Pornichet and Le Havre, Nicolas Lunven (PRB) secured overall victory ahead of Alexis Thomas (Wings of the Ocean) and Paul Morvan (Foricher-French Touch). by La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Posted 4 Jun 14:48 AEST Brisbane to Bundaberg Offshore Yacht Race Preview Brisbane to Bundaberg Offshore Yacht Race Preview Beginning on 18 June at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Beginning on 18 June at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, the inaugural Brisbane to Bundaberg Offshore Yacht Race will launch as the missing ingredient in the Queensland Offshore Ocean Sailing Championship. by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Posted 4 Jun 14:43 AEST La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Leg 3 finish La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Leg 3 finish Paul Morvan (Foricher – French Touch) crosses the finish line in Le Havre, Normandy Paul Morvan crossed the finish line in Le Havre, Normandy, as the winner on Thursday, June 4, at 1:17:57 a.m. (French time). by La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Posted 4 Jun 11:36 AEST SSL Gold Cup 2026 Africa & Oceania Qualifier Day 2 SSL Gold Cup 2026 Africa & Oceania Qualifier Day 2 All Square Ahead of Golden Thursday With the threat of storms gone and the rain clearing a beautiful 10 to 13 knot from the South West, all was set on Lake Neuchâtel for a perfect day's sailing. by SSL Media Posted 4 Jun 04:07 AEST B&G joins Francesca Clapcich as official supplier B&G joins Francesca Clapcich as official supplier As a B&G Ambassador, Francesca will benefit from B&G's 70-year expertise B&G®, the world leader in sailing electronics, has joined Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing as an official supplier, supporting the Italian American skipper in her campaign to race in the 2028 Vendée Globe. by Francesca Clapcich Posted 4 Jun 03:15 AEST La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Leg 3 update La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Leg 3 update English Channel is showing all its harshness to the competitors Today, the English Channel is showing all its harshness to the competitors of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec. by La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Posted 4 Jun 00:43 AEST Green light for FPT x Windy Days Podersdorf Green light for FPT x Windy Days Podersdorf Riders arriving early were welcomed by a run of all-time Podersdorf conditions FPT x Windy Days Podersdorf is officially under way starting today, and before competition has even begun, Lake Neusiedl has already delivered. by Freestyle Pro Tour Posted 4 Jun 00:06 AEST Rolex TP52 World Championship 2026 Preview Rolex TP52 World Championship 2026 Preview The regatta is one of the most revered in world sailing and its title among the most coveted The 2026 edition of the Rolex TP52 World Championship will be held at the illustrious Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, bringing together the finest grand prix sailing crews for an exacting week of elite competition. by Quinag Posted 3 Jun 22:25 AEST