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Show news Entries open for Cowes Classics Regatta
NoR published - see you there at the end of May
Posted on 24 Apr Cowes Classics free classic car and boat display
Entries now open for car owners for 1st June event
Posted on 5 Apr Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca ORC and OD overall
ORC Racer Cruiser and One Design classes crowned in Palma
Posted on 30 Mar New teams and renowned veterans
A quick look at each of the 10 fleets in the 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca
Posted on 29 Mar Black Star, Aera and Aurum are the first leaders
As one-design competition gets underway at the 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS
Posted on 28 Mar One Designs set for Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca
Dragon, 6 Metre Open and Cape 31 classes alongside ORC racing
Posted on 27 Mar Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Preview
The relaunch of an iconic regatta with a new format
Posted on 13 Feb Olympic sailing videos part 1
Yachting footage from the 1920s to 1960s Games
Posted on 29 Dec 2024 Six Metre European Championship overall
Sadly, strong winds and big seas prevented racing on the final day
Posted on 6 Oct 2024 Six Metre European Championship day 5
The sun finally came out in Sanxenxo, and it was all change
Posted on 5 Oct 2024 Six Metre European Championship day 4
No wind and no racing
Posted on 3 Oct 2024 Six Metre European Championship day 3
Bribon consolidates while Junior moves into first
Posted on 2 Oct 2024 Six Metre European Championship day 2
Six winners after six races in Sanxenxo
Posted on 1 Oct 2024 Six Metre European Championship day 1
Off to a damp and windless start in Spain
Posted on 30 Sep 2024 Momo & Bribon To Defend Titles
At Six Metre European Championship in Sanxenxo
Posted on 29 Sep 2024 Xacobeo 6 Metre Europeans 2024 Preview
Sanxenxo will be hosting the competition
Posted on 15 Sep 2024 Hamble Classics Regatta
9th edition and a friendly affair
Posted on 5 Sep 2024 16th Cowes Classics Week overall
Widely praised as the best so far
Posted on 26 Jul 2024 The oldest video footage of 6 Metres
A look back into our video archive, with an Olympic focus
Posted on 14 Jul 2024 Cowes Classics Week sign-on process moves online
You can now provide all the required sign-on information online
Posted on 22 Jun 2024 Cowes Classics Week Social early booking discounts
Available only until midnight on Friday 14th June
Posted on 11 Jun 2024 PalmaVela reaches 150 entries
2024, a year of top competition for Palma
Posted on 29 Mar 2024 The largest edition of PalmaVela to date
Over one hundred teams registered for the event
Posted on 9 Mar 2024 Cowes Classics Week 2024 entries now open
Early Entry fees are discounted to encourage the majority of entries well before the closing date
Posted on 9 Mar 2024 Cowes Classics Week preview
The second biggest annual regatta in Cowes is run by sailors for sailors
Posted on 28 Feb 2024 6 Metre Europeans returns to Galicia
Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo to host the event this Autumn
Posted on 3 Feb 2024 Six Metre Worlds 2023 at Cowes Prize Giving
Held on the Royal Yacht Squadron's famous lawn overlooking the Solent
Posted on 9 Sep 2023 Six Metre Worlds 2023 at Cowes overall
A Scoundrel becomes a hero and a king vanquishes a Maharajah on the concluding day
Posted on 8 Sep 2023 2023 Six Metre World Champions crowned
Wins for Jamie Hilton's Scoundrel and King Juan Carlos of Spain's Bribon
Posted on 7 Sep 2023 Six Metre Worlds 2023 at Cowes Day 3
Extremely light airs mean that just one race is possible
Posted on 7 Sep 2023
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© Nico Martínez 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca
© Laura G. Guerra/Trofeo Sofia Mallorca 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by Fergus
© Laura Guerra / Princesa Sofía Mallorca 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by Fergus
© Laura Guerra / Princesa Sofía Mallorca Henrik Andersin (L) and His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain (R) - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Titia, bronze medal, Classic fleet - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Henrik Andersin and the Oiva crew receive the Coppa Giovanelli trophy - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Battlecry, silver medal, Open fleet - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Junior, bronze medal, Open fleet - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain and the Bribon crew receive the President Woodrow Wilson Trophy - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Astree III, silver medal, Classic fleet - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Oiva, gold medal, Open fleet - Six Metre European Championship
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Aida on her way to a pair of Classic Division wins - Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 5
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 4
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 3
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 3
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 3
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 3
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 3
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña Six Metre European Championship day 3
© SailingShots by Maria Muiña
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