Gitana 18: A New Chapter of Offshore Flight Gitana 18: A New Chapter of Offshore Flight The result of more than two years of design, construction and creative collaboration This December, the five-arrow fleet will welcome a new flagship: Gitana 18, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. This next-generation trimaran is the result of more than two years of design, construction and creative collaboration. by Gitana Team Posted 29 Oct 07:37 EST 17th Transat Café L'or Class 40 Leg 1 Finish 17th Transat Café L'or Class 40 Leg 1 Finish SNSM Faites un don! first Class 40 into La Coruña At 0805hrs UTC this Wednesday morning, Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM Faites un don!) crossed the Class40 finish line first in La Coruña, for what has become the first leg of The TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie double handed race. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 29 Oct 06:32 EST 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 1 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 1 Young guns rise and fall on giant Atlantic swell Forty-seven riders from nineteen countries took to the Atlantic waters off the island of Terceira as the Formula Kite Youth World Championships got under way in the Azores. by International Kiteboarding Association Posted 29 Oct 01:31 EST Sixt team leads 18ft Skiff Spring series Sixt team leads 18ft Skiff Spring series Pre-season preparation pays off for young team Pre-season preparation has played a big part in the early season success of the young Sixt 18ft skiff team in the Australian 18 Footers League's 2025 Spring Championship, sponsored by Sixt, currently being contested on Sydney Harbour. by Frank Quealey Posted 29 Oct 01:30 EST 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 1 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 1 71 teams hit the waters of the Río de la Plata In another first for the International J/70 Class, the 2025 World Championship kicked off Tuesday at Yacht Club Argentino. This is the 11th edition of the World Championship, but the first in South America. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 28 Oct 20:59 EST American Magic out of 38th America's Cup American Magic out of 38th America's Cup Following a comprehensive review of the event's current Protocol and Partnership Agreement The decision follows a comprehensive review of the event's current Protocol and Partnership Agreement and their alignment with the team's long-term sporting and strategic objectives. by American Magic Posted 28 Oct 16:20 EST Sail Canada's 2025 Sailor of the Year announced Sail Canada's 2025 Sailor of the Year announced Richard Clarke from British Columbia named for the second time Sail Canada announced today that Richard Clarke from Saltspring Island, in British Columbia, was named Sail Canada's 2025 Sailor of the Year. by Sail Canada Posted 28 Oct 15:58 EST Two Sides of a Sail Two Sides of a Sail Brutal start to Transat Café L'or, while some start their sailing journey at the Pittwater Sail Expo I'm focusing on two very different events today, on different sides of the planet, and with a very different focus, but linked by the adventure of going sailing. by Mark Jardine Posted 28 Oct 14:00 EST 17th Transat Café L'or Day 3 17th Transat Café L'or Day 3 No free rides As the OCEAN 50 and ULTIM divisions work south, upwind on the east side of a stormy low pressure, north of them the IMOCA leaders have been working hard to decipher their best way around this system and to position themselves for the next one. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 28 Oct 13:53 EST The best opportunity for females to go foiling The best opportunity for females to go foiling Getting up to speed has never been easier in the Nacra 17 If you're a woman who wants to get into high-performance foiling, there's one boat that makes more sense than any other: the NACRA 17. by 49er and Nacra 17 Sailing Posted 28 Oct 12:25 EST Two days into a gripping Transat Café L'OR Two days into a gripping Transat Café L'OR A tough start in the English Channel and then a tricky light airs ridge in the Bay of Biscay After a tough start in the English Channel and then a tricky light airs ridge in the Bay of Biscay, the Charal skipper Jérémie Beyou, sailing with Morgan Lagravière, is just ahead of early leaders Sam Goodchild and Loïs Berrehar on MACIF Sante Prévoyance. by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series Posted 28 Oct 11:20 EST New inductees in the America's Cup Hall of Fame New inductees in the America's Cup Hall of Fame James Spithill, Paul Cayard and Susan Henn inducted In the New York Yacht Club's iconic Model Room, the Herreshoff Marine Museum/America's Cup Hall of Fame welcomed James Spithill, Paul Cayard, and Susan Henn as Class of 2025 inductees of the America's Cup Hall of Fame on October 16th, 2025. by Bill Lynn Posted 28 Oct 11:11 EST Globe40 Leg 2 Update Globe40 Leg 2 Update Final suspense for the finish at Reunion Island? At 10:00 local time on Reunion Island, the two formidable duellists of this 2nd edition of the GLOBE40 are separated by only a few 0.3 miles, even though they are 820 miles from the finish line this morning in St. Paul Bay on the west coast of the island. by Sirius Events Posted 28 Oct 04:18 EST 17th Eastern Seaboard Youth Regatta 17th Eastern Seaboard Youth Regatta 140 boats representing 11 countries race at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club The Eastern Seaboard Youth Regatta kicked off at the Royal Varuna YC, marking an exciting start to the regatta season. With 140 boats representing 11 countries, sailors under 19 gathered to compete in one of the region's most dynamic youth sailing events. by Royal Varuna Yacht Club Posted 28 Oct 02:32 EST J/70 World Championship opens in Buenos Aires J/70 World Championship opens in Buenos Aires 71 teams from 16 countries have gathered in Argentina For the first time in class history, the J/70 World Championship is being held in South America. The 2025 edition runs October 28 to November 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted by Yacht Club Argentino. by Hannah Lee Noll Posted 28 Oct 02:05 EST 17th Transat Café L'or Day 2 17th Transat Café L'or Day 2 Pitstop Challenges Pitstops lasting several hours have put two of the key favourites to win the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR on the backfoot less than 24 hours into the double handed race from Le Havre to Martinique. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 27 Oct 13:19 EST 2025 RORC Season's Points Championship 2025 RORC Season's Points Championship A century of offshore excellence The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025, a milestone marking a century of dedication to ocean racing and yachting excellence. by Louay Habib / RORC Posted 27 Oct 12:42 EST Missed the Tracking and Fleet Monitoring webinar? Missed the Tracking and Fleet Monitoring webinar? Don't worry, you can still watch it! Last Wednesday's webinar on Tracking and Fleet Monitoring was enlightening, with Mark O'Connell - Globalstar GM for EMEA/APAC and Christophe Allan - Advanced Tracking CEO describing how the satellite-based system is helping clients around the world. by Mark Jardine Posted 27 Oct 10:30 EST 2026 Antigua Bermuda Race returns 2026 Antigua Bermuda Race returns Drawing fleet to SailGP Bermuda After a two-year pause, the fifth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race sets sail from Antigua on April 29, 2026. by Antigua Bermuda Race Posted 27 Oct 10:15 EST 2027 Finn World Masters awarded to Forio d'Ischia 2027 Finn World Masters awarded to Forio d'Ischia Ischia is a unique, very beautiful, and very mountainous island, with a 34 km long coastline The Finn Class is delighted to announce that an agreement has been made to host the 2027 Finn World Masters at Forio, on the island of Ischia, located off Naples in Italy. by Robert Deaves Posted 27 Oct 09:35 EST