The Ocean Race Atlantic: Kiwis to finish Saturday The Ocean Race Atlantic: Kiwis to finish Saturday The Ocean Race Atlantic will finish Saturday for the Kiwi crew on MSIG Europe While the first four IMOCAs crossed the finish line Thursday, and a fifth on Friday, the race continues for Conrad Colman, Anna Merchant, Megan Thomson, Elie Pirnay, and Georgia Schofield, now 40nm miles from the finish of The Ocean Race Atlantic. by Aotearoa Ocean Racing Posted 11 Sep 19:11 PDT 10% Off Vaikobi Car Accessories 10% Off Vaikobi Car Accessories The ultimate trip ready trio Save car travel headaches and save 10% when you bundle all three Vaikobi car accessories. by Vaikobi Posted 11 Sep 15:30 PDT J/70 Worlds at Cascais, Portugal Day 4 J/70 Worlds at Cascais, Portugal Day 4 A three-way fight for the crown in Cascais Solberg is in the lead, but Golison is just one point behind. Heaton sits four points off the top, and the title race is going down to the wire. by Press CNCascais Posted 11 Sep 13:18 PDT 5.5 Metre Multi Nations at Lake Garda Day 2 5.5 Metre Multi Nations at Lake Garda Day 2 Norway's Otto leads the 5.5 Metre Multi Nations as racing finally gets underway at Malcesine Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen, Lasse Berthelsen, Herve Cunningham) lead the 5.5 Metre Multi Nations at Malcesine after three races were sailed on Friday. by Robert Deaves Posted 11 Sep 13:12 PDT 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds at the WPNSA Day 5 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds at the WPNSA Day 5 Top Ten Locked In for Saturday's Medal Series It was the longest day yet at the 2026 MUSTO iQFOiL World Championships, as light and unstable winds stretched the Men's final day of qualification over more than four hours of Sprint Slalom racing. by iQFOiL Class Association Posted 11 Sep 11:54 PDT Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup at Porto Cervo Day 4 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup at Porto Cervo Day 4 Northstar III clinches the Rolex IMA Maxi Grand Prix World Championship with a race to spare Strong mistral winds once again set the conditions for the fourth and penultimate day of racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, with breeze ranging from 18 to 23 knots and gusts of 28 knots. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 11 Sep 11:46 PDT One last challenge for Sam Goodchild on Macif One last challenge for Sam Goodchild on Macif Before the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe After a strong start to the season, highlighted by a victory in the 1000 Race and a second-place finish in the Vendée Arctique, Sam Goodchild is approaching the final stretch before the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe with ambition. by IMOCA MACIF Posted 11 Sep 09:12 PDT Class40 fleet set for the Route du Rhum Class40 fleet set for the Route du Rhum The biggest and most open class Class 40 is again the biggest division in the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe and in many respects it's a microcosm of everything the key elements of the race's DNA. by La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe Posted 11 Sep 07:40 PDT RNZYS to host Youth and Womens MR Worlds RNZYS to host Youth and Womens MR Worlds Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to host 2027 World Sailing Youth & Women's Match Racing Worlds World Sailing has announced that the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) in Auckland, New Zealand, has been selected to host the 2027 World Sailing Youth Match Racing Worlds and the 2027 World Sailing Women's Match Racing Worlds. by World Sailing Posted 11 Sep 07:00 PDT High spirits at the Newport Classic Yacht Regatta High spirits at the Newport Classic Yacht Regatta Taking over America's sailing capital on Labor Day Weekend The Newport Classic Yacht Regatta Presented by IYRS took over America's sailing capital on Labor Day Weekend for the penultimate event of the 2026 CYCS. by Classic Yacht Owners Association Posted 11 Sep 05:00 PDT 25 years between two continents 25 years between two continents Bosphorus Cup prepares for milestone edition For 25 years, racing yachts have been granted a rare opportunity to compete on one of the most extraordinary stretches of water in the world. by Quinag Posted 11 Sep 03:32 PDT America's Cup: Kiwis warn Challengers America's Cup: Kiwis warn Challengers America's Cup Challengers warned they are taking a legal risk over possible patent infringement America's Cup Challengers have been warned they are taking a legal risk over possible infringement of a sail design/engineering patent owned by Emirates Team New Zealand, relating to how AC75 sails are designed and manufactured. by Richard Gladwell Sail-World Posted 11 Sep 02:41 PDT 2026 ILCA 6 Women's Worlds Day 4 2026 ILCA 6 Women's Worlds Day 4 Choppy Conditions and a Reshuffled Leaderboard on Dublin Bay Three races were completed on Thursday despite tricky, ever-changing conditions. Racing started at 11:00 as scheduled in 16–19 knots of wind and a metre of swell, but the breeze swung up and down between 7 and 19 knots throughout the afternoon. by Agustín Argüelles / ILCA Posted 11 Sep 02:35 PDT Thrilling finale to The Ocean Race Atlantic Thrilling finale to The Ocean Race Atlantic Paul Meilhat and his crew on United by the Ocean claim victory The inaugural The Ocean Race Atlantic from New York to Lorient just got better and more exciting with every successive mile before reaching its climax with a remarkable victory for Paul Meilhat and his crew on United by the Ocean. by Ed Gorman Posted 11 Sep 02:23 PDT J/70 Worlds at Cascais, Portugal Day 3 J/70 Worlds at Cascais, Portugal Day 3 A challenging day for the frontrunners It was a challenging day for the frontrunners at the J/70 World Championship in Cascais, as moving the racecourse closer to the shore resulted in a very different scenario to that experienced in previous days. by Press CNCascais Posted 10 Sep 22:31 PDT Embrace the Challenge finish 5th Embrace the Challenge finish 5th Crossing the The Ocean Race Atlantic line in the early hours of Friday morning Oliver Heer's Embrace the Challenge Team (SUI) sailed across the finishing line in Lorient in fifth place in the early hours of Friday morning, at 01:36:17 UTC / 03:36:17 CEST. by The Ocean Race Atlantic Posted 10 Sep 21:54 PDT 2026 E Scow National Championship Preview 2026 E Scow National Championship Preview Lake Geneva Yacht Club welcomes 77 teams More than 300 sailors, 15 youth teams and generations of E Scow talent come together on Lake Geneva, one of the defining venues in scow sailing. by Hannah Lee Noll Posted 10 Sep 16:06 PDT Team Australia seven-person crew for 38th AC Team Australia seven-person crew for 38th AC Olympic medallists, America's Cup winners and world and SailGP champions named to race Team Australia today have unveiled an elite Australian sailing team featuring Olympic medallists, America's Cup winners, world champions and SailGP champions to spearhead the nation's return to the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup in Naples in 2027. by Team Australia Challenge Posted 10 Sep 14:02 PDT Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup Day 3 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup Day 3 Breeze On in Porto Cervo Following Wednesday's layday, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup community awoke this morning to Porto Cervo in a different mood; the sky overcast thanks to a passing front, more breeze and, mercifully, less heat. by International Maxi Association Posted 10 Sep 12:46 PDT The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 Finish The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 Finish United by the Ocean claims victory in historically close finish Paul Meilhat's United by the Ocean (FRA) has won the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic after a neck-and-neck battle along the French coast today with Francesca Clapcich's second-placed 11th Hour Racing (USA). by The Ocean Race Atlantic Posted 10 Sep 12:24 PDT Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup at Porto Cervo Day 3 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup at Porto Cervo Day 3 Mistral arrives, gusting at up to 25 in some sections of the courses Sardinia's renowned Mistral wind brought an intense day at the 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, with 16 knots recorded on the starting line at 12 noon CEST, building to 22 knots and gusting at up to 25 in some sections of the courses. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 10 Sep 12:21 PDT Türk Telekom Formula Kite Europeans day 4 Türk Telekom Formula Kite Europeans day 4 Gold fleet goes all in The pressure intensified at the 2026 Türk Telekom Formula Kite European Championships as the top 25 men met in Gold Fleet for the first time, completing four races, while the women completed five back-to-back races to bring the schedule back on track. by IKA Media Posted 10 Sep 11:35 PDT 5.5 Metre Multi Nations at Lake Garda Day 1 5.5 Metre Multi Nations at Lake Garda Day 1 Weather delays the start at Malcesine After all the planning, anticipation and excitement, it turned out no racing was possible on the first day of the inaugural 5.5 Metre Multi Nations, at Malcesine, on Lake Garda, Italy. by Robert Deaves Posted 10 Sep 11:23 PDT 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds at the WPNSA Day 4 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds at the WPNSA Day 4 Lyons back on top as Steinberg strengthens her lead Strong westerly winds and challenging chop deliver four Course Races as the battle intensifies ahead of the final day of qualification. by iQFOiL Class Association Posted 10 Sep 10:54 PDT Team Malizia 4th in The Ocean Race Atlantic Team Malizia 4th in The Ocean Race Atlantic Finishing within 30 minutes of the race winner United by the Ocean Team Malizia has finished The Ocean Race Atlantic in fourth position this Thursday 10 September at 16:06 local time (14:06 UTC) after a particularly intense eight-day, 3,000-nautical-mile sprint from New York, USA, to Lorient, France. by Team Malizia Posted 10 Sep 10:47 PDT 11th Hour Racing 2nd in The Ocean Race Atlantic 11th Hour Racing 2nd in The Ocean Race Atlantic Team Francesca Clapcich cross the finish line just 8 minutes and 56 seconds behind the race winner Francesca Clapcich (ITA/USA) and her crew onboard 11th Hour Racing - Will Harris (GBR), Elodie-Jane Mettraux (SUI/FRA) and Alberto Bona (ITA), with Julien Champolion (FRA) as the team's onboard reporter - have finished second in The Ocean Race Atlantic. by Team Francesca Clapcich Posted 10 Sep 07:33 PDT World Sailing Inclusion Championships returns World Sailing Inclusion Championships returns More than 200 athletes from over 40 nations have registered to compete Registration for the second edition of the World Sailing Inclusion Championships, to be held in Portimão, Portugal, has now officially closed with a record number of entries expected as anticipation builds for the event next month. by World Sailing Posted 10 Sep 05:21 PDT Francesca Clapcich in The Ocean Race Atlanic Day 8 Francesca Clapcich in The Ocean Race Atlanic Day 8 "It's going to be pretty nerve-wracking" The final day of a thrilling Ocean Race Atlantic and for Francesca and her crew on 11th Hour Racing, and onboard reporter Julien Champolion - the battle for the podium and the win is going right down to the line. by Ed Gorman / Team Francesca Clapcich Posted 10 Sep 02:02 PDT Quentin Debois departs from New York Quentin Debois departs from New York On his solo North Atlantic record attempt Belgian skipper Quentin Debois left the port of New York on September 9 at 7:52:42 p.m. New York time to set out on his second attempt at the world record for a solo west-to-east trans-Atlantic crossing. by Laurence Hannon Posted 10 Sep 01:54 PDT J/70 Worlds at Cascais, Portugal Day 2 J/70 Worlds at Cascais, Portugal Day 2 Bugallo moves to the top after a demanding day in Cascais Spain's Luís Bugallo has taken the overall lead at the J/70 World Championship after a demanding third day of racing off Cascais, where a strong northerly breeze and building Atlantic swell put boat handling, speed and crew work to the test. by Press CNCascais Posted 9 Sep 22:27 PDT The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 Day 8 The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 Day 8 Fast flat-water sailing as the top group begins final 500-mile push towards Lorient The leading pack in The Ocean Race Atlantic has been enjoying fast reaching conditions as the top four teams began to count down the final 500 nautical miles of their 3,000 nm passage from New York to Lorient, France. by The Ocean Race Atlantic Posted 9 Sep 11:24 PDT 2026 ILCA 6 Women's Worlds Day 3 2026 ILCA 6 Women's Worlds Day 3 Emma Plasschaert Takes the Lead as Light Winds Cut Racing Short Racing was delayed on the water today at the 2026 ILCA 6 Women's World Championship, with sailors held out at sea as the wind sat at just 2 knots. by Agustín Argüelles / ILCA Posted 9 Sep 11:19 PDT 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds Live Coverage 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds Live Coverage Live coverage begins Thursday, continues through Friday's decisive racing & Saturday's Medal Series The 2026 MUSTO iQFOiL World Championships are entering their decisive phase, with the final three days of racing to be streamed live from Weymouth and Portland. by iQFOiL Class Association Posted 9 Sep 09:52 PDT Aquila launches 45 Sail Aquila launches 45 Sail The second model in the Aquila Catamarans sailing range Aquila Catamarans has launched the second model in its sailing range with the Aquila 45, which debuted at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2026. by Aquila Catamarans Posted 9 Sep 08:39 PDT 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds at the WPNSA Day 3 2026 Musto iQFOiL Worlds at the WPNSA Day 3 A lighter and more unpredictable breeze brought another change of pace A lighter and more unpredictable breeze brought another change of pace today in Weymouth and Portland, where both the Men's and Women's fleets completed four Sprint Slalom races in tricky, shifty and gusty conditions. by iQFOiL Class Association Posted 9 Sep 08:17 PDT Mighty Mary, WIC, match racing Mighty Mary, WIC, match racing Mighty Mary, the NYYC's WIC and the Women's Match Racing Worlds I recently had the chance to stream Mary Mazzio's film, Mighty Mary, ahead of its September 11 debut. The film, which was narrated by Elizabeth Banks and Hugh Jackman, chronicles the first all-women's team to compete in the America's Cup defender trials. by David Schmidt Posted 9 Sep 08:00 PDT All systems are go, with two months to go All systems are go, with two months to go Gitana Team continue preparations for the 13th Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe With fewer than 60 days before the start of the 13th Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, everything is gathering pace! by Gitana Team Posted 9 Sep 06:18 PDT Golden Globe Race underway Golden Globe Race underway An emotional farewell in Les Sables-d'Olonne The celebrations are over; the ocean has taken charge. Sixteen sailors departed on Sunday, 6 September, for the 2026 McIntyre Golden Globe Race, cheered through the Les Sables d'Olonne harbour channel by thousands of supporters. by Golden Global Race Posted 9 Sep 03:48 PDT Francesca Clapcich in The Ocean Race Atlanic Day 7 Francesca Clapcich in The Ocean Race Atlanic Day 7 "The finish can be really tricky" With just over 500 nautical miles to go on the seventh day of The Ocean Race Atlantic, Francesca and her crew on 11th Hour Racing are still right in the battle for the podium, and possibly more, as they sail fast towards the finish off Lorient. by Ed Gorman / Team Francesca Clapcich Posted 9 Sep 03:08 PDT Fly Higher. Travel Faster. Last Longer. - Pt. III Fly Higher. Travel Faster. Last Longer. - Pt. III Bring on the final of the Gitana 18 trilogy - the Ultim - Edmond de Rothschild In Part One of Fly Higher. Travel Faster. Last Longer. we got to see just how different Gitana 18 is, and most importantly, why so. Part Two raised the stakes, literally, by seeing how much higher Gitana 18 will fly, and at what speeds. Now for the finale by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor Posted 9 Sep 00:30 PDT