Collinson FX: US markets testing record highs Collinson FX: US markets testing record highs Market confidence is high, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut rates overnight US Markets continued to rally, with equities tested record highs and bond yields tumbling. Market confidence is high, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut rates overnight and once again before Christmas. by Collinson FX Posted 30 Oct 12:35 NZDT America's Cup: Four Challengers likely for Naples America's Cup: Four Challengers likely for Naples NFL-style America's Cup vision faces first test as American Magic withdraws The decision by American Magic to not enter the America's Cup would seem to put the likely entries at the lower end of the expected Challenger numbers. However the "No-Show" by American Magic will drop some hot talent into the market. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 30 Oct 01:14 NZDT 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 23:32 NZDT 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 29 Oct 09:20 NZDT 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 29 Oct 06:53 NZDT 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 2 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 2 Epic second day on the Río de la Plata Sailors from the 71 teams at the J/70 World Championship were giddy on Wednesday after two races in wet and wild conditions on the Río de la Plata. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 30 Oct 11:19 NZDT 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 2 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 2 Intense Competition Continues The 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship continued yesterday under ideal weather conditions and steady winds that enabled sailors to complete their qualifying races across all fleets. by Oman Sail Posted 30 Oct 08:58 NZDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 4 17th Transat Café L'or Day 4 Press Pause, Press Play The Class40 fleet on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR are filing into La Coruña, led this morning by Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM, Faites un don) at a little after 0800hrs UTC. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 30 Oct 06:38 NZDT Registration for 2026 Sardinia Cup now open Registration for 2026 Sardinia Cup now open Pre-Notice of Race published today with full technical details for participants The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has officially opened registrations for the Sardinia Cup 2026, taking place from 31 May to 7 June 2026. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 30 Oct 04:36 NZDT 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 30 Oct 00:37 NZDT 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 18:31 NZDT 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 18:30 NZDT 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 29 Oct 13:59 NZDT 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 29 Oct 07:00 NZDT 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 1 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 1 Sails adorn shores of Mussanah as the Championship gets underway The opening races of the 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship got under way yesterday (Monday) at Oman Sail's Mussanah Sailing School, Barceló Resort. by Oman Sail Posted 29 Oct 06:12 NZDT 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 29 Oct 05:25 NZDT 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 29 Oct 04:20 NZDT 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 29 Oct 04:11 NZDT 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 21:18 NZDT 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 19:32 NZDT 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 19:05 NZDT 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 28 Oct 06:19 NZDT 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 28 Oct 03:30 NZDT 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 28 Oct 02:35 NZDT Get yourself into the draw for some great prizes Get yourself into the draw for some great prizes Sign up for the 2026 Fireball Worlds Expression of Interest The Expression of Interest for the 2026 Fireball Worlds closes this Friday. Pay £50 and you will be put into a draw to take place on 1st November 2025. The first non-UK boat drawn will receive a free entry to the UK Nationals and the Worlds. by UK Fireball Association Posted 28 Oct 00:23 NZDT 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Overall 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Overall Swedish Sweep: Berntsson and Östling victorious in Bermuda There were wild scenes of Swedish celebrations in Bermuda on Sunday as Johnie Berntsson and his team of Björn Lundgren, Herman Andersson and Oscar Angervall made history with a Bermuda Gold Cup hat-trick. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 28 Oct 00:11 NZDT Banque Populaire make repairs in Transat Café L'OR Banque Populaire make repairs in Transat Café L'OR Working at their base in Lorient after detecting a rudder problem The members of Team Banque Populaire have been working tirelessly through the night. After detecting a rudder problem, Armel Le Cléac'h and Sébastien Josse, in consultation with the team, decided to stop at their base in Lorient. by Voile Banque Populaire Posted 27 Oct 23:20 NZDT Youth Wing Foil Worlds: 17yr old Kiwi wins Silver Youth Wing Foil Worlds: 17yr old Kiwi wins Silver Manly Sailing Club's Kiwi Kosta Gladiadis arrives on the wingfoiling world stage Seventeen-year-old Kiwi Kosta Gladiadis announced his arrival on the wingfoiling world stage with a silver medal at the inaugural Youth World Championships overnight, finishing second in a dramatic medal series after dominating much of the regatta. by Yachting New Zealand Posted 27 Oct 23:11 NZDT 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds Finals 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds Finals World champions crowned in epic conditions The volcanic island of Terceira provided a breathtaking stage for the landmark event - a place where dramatic landscapes, abundant wildlife, and unpredictable weather combined to deliver a truly memorable competition. by WingFoil Racing World Cup Posted 27 Oct 17:17 NZDT 17th Transat Café L'or Start 17th Transat Café L'or Start Full speed into an uncertain night After tens of thousands of well-wishers and spectators gathered around Le Havre's Vauban docks to send off the skippers in perfect sunshine, the three divisions which started the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Normandie Le Havre this afternoon were then released. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 27 Oct 06:18 NZDT Class40 set to stop in La Coruña, Spain Class40 set to stop in La Coruña, Spain Deteriorating forecast in the Transat Café L'or Le Havre Normandie 2025 Because of an incoming frontal system the deterioration in weather conditions forecast at the entrance to the Bay of Biscay in the coming days, race management has decided to alter the Class40 course. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 27 Oct 03:20 NZDT 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 3 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 3 A great 3-buoys race developed after an unpromising start to the day Following the drama created by the strong winds on each of the first two race days this season, Race 3 of the SIXT Spring Championship was an opportunity for teams to get their boats on the water in more favourable conditions. by Frank Quealey Posted 26 Oct 22:33 NZDT Transat Café L'or: 3 Ocean Fifty trimarans capsize Transat Café L'or: 3 Ocean Fifty trimarans capsize Skippers of all three yachts are safe and well The skippers of all three yachts are safe and well. More information to be released soon. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 19:03 NZDT 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 5 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 5 Championship Titles on the Line There were shocks, titanic tussles and some last-match deciders as the Bermuda Gold Cup and Aspen's Women's Match Racing Regatta finalists were decided. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 26 Oct 19:02 NZDT iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 overall iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 overall Double Italian triumph as Mattia Saoncella and Medea Falcioni win The final day of the iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans at Club Nautico Arzachena concluded with a dramatic twist and double Italian glory, as Mattia Saoncella and Medea Falcioni surged from behind to claim the U19 European titles in the Medal Series. by iQFOiL Communications Posted 26 Oct 09:21 NZDT 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 4 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 4 A day for the bold: WingFoil drama on final day of qualifying! The penultimate day of the WingFoil Racing Youth and Masters World Championships in the Azores delivered high drama, powerful winds, and no shortage of excitement as the race for tomorrow's finals reached its climax. by WingFoil Racing World Cup Posted 26 Oct 08:13 NZDT Transat Café L'or: ready to race... or racing! Transat Café L'or: ready to race... or racing! The Ocean 50 fleet are off! For all 64 duos who will start the 17th edition of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR on Sunday afternoon off Le Havre, the watchword for the first night of the double handed race to Martinique is caution. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 07:00 NZDT 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race Overall 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race Overall A triumph of teamwork and tenacity Persistence and teamwork were embodied by the entire fleet at the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race. An incredible 110 finished the race - testament to tenacity and human endurance in confronting the complex geography and weather of the racecourse. by Quinag Posted 26 Oct 06:22 NZDT Transat Café L'or: How to follow the race Transat Café L'or: How to follow the race 74 boats, 148 skippers in four classes will compete and the start can be followed live on site. The TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie will start this Sunday, October 26, 2025, from Le Havre, for its 17th edition. It is one of ocean racing's classic, historic Transatlantic races and a huge event on the French sporting calendar every two years. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 05:57 NZDT Transat Café L'or: Five favourites Transat Café L'or: Five favourites The weather forecast looks complicated with a tough, but largely manageable start out of the Channel Eighteen duos are competing in the IMOCA class on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR, a healthy number for a post Vendée Globe year. The level is very high and includes two brand new boats - Association Petits Princes-Queguiner and Les P'tits Doudous. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 26 Oct 05:48 NZDT New Zhik Knit Fleece. Elevate Your Warmth. New Zhik Knit Fleece. Elevate Your Warmth. The Zhik Knit Fleece Jacket bridges performance and comfort across every environment Engineered for versatility, the Zhik Knit Fleece Jacket bridges performance and comfort across every environment. Built from a 300gsm knitted marle outer with a bonded fleece lining, it delivers reliable warmth without restricting movement. by Zhik Posted 26 Oct 02:30 NZDT Biggest Mentoring Year Yet for The Magenta Project Biggest Mentoring Year Yet for The Magenta Project 10th year of programme sees largest and most diverse cohort to date The Magenta Project has officially launched the 2025/26 edition of its Mentoring Programme, which is now entering its tenth year, by welcoming its largest and most diverse cohort to date. by The Magenta Project Posted 25 Oct 23:14 NZDT Global Collaboration Sets Course for IRC in 2026 Global Collaboration Sets Course for IRC in 2026 RORC's welcoming clubhouse in Cowes was a fitting venue for the 2025 IRC Congress This year the Royal Ocean Racing Club has been celebrating 100 years since the inaugural Fastnet Race led to the creation of the Club in 1925. RORC's welcoming clubhouse in Cowes was therefore a fitting venue for the 2025 IRC Congress. by RORC Rating Office Posted 25 Oct 22:04 NZDT Yacht Racing Forum: Less than a month to go Yacht Racing Forum: Less than a month to go The event will reassemble 200+ delegates including some of the sport's key personalities The international sailing community will meet in Amsterdam on November 20-21 for two days of conferences, networking, business and an exciting social calendar. by Yacht Racing Forum Posted 25 Oct 21:31 NZDT Coastal Classic: Early line honours results Coastal Classic: Early line honours results The leading yachts in the Coastal Classic have now crossed the finish line in Russell. The leading yachts in the Coastal Classic have now crossed the finish line in Russell. as many of the fleet continue to make its way up the Northland coast in light and variable conditions. by Kirsten Woodhams, NZMYC Posted 25 Oct 20:11 NZDT 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 4 2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 4 Rain delays but rivalries intensify It's still all to play for at the Aspen Women's Match Racing Regatta after rain prevented the round-robin stage from being completed. by World Match Racing Tour Posted 25 Oct 17:29 NZDT Coastal Classic: Lucky first to finish at 0323hrs Coastal Classic: Lucky first to finish at 0323hrs Bryon Ehrhart's pocket maxi, Lucky (USA), finished the 120nm PIC Coastal Classic at 0323am Bryon Ehrhart's pocket maxi, Lucky (USA), finished the 120nm PIC Coastal Classic at 0323am after racing for over 17 hours. Three hours later, Ian Moore, skippered Callisto, a Pac52 design, crossed the finish line. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz Posted 25 Oct 14:30 NZDT 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 3 2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 3 Families, Cows, and Calm Before the Storm! Light winds kept the fleet ashore at the WingFoil Racing Youth and Masters World Championships which means racing will resume on Saturday with the leading riders separated by just a few points. by WingFoil Racing World Cup Posted 25 Oct 10:29 NZDT