Sailing

With the season half-run and every point counting, SailGP touches down on the Solent this weekend for the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix. The eighth stop of the 2026 Season, the event opens a European stretch that will decide who lines up for the winner-takes-all Grand Final in Abu Dhabi this November. Thirteen international …

SailGP has announced the first results (Focus Area 1) for the 2026 Season Impact League today, with New Zealand’s Black Foils earning top honors for their support of an ambitious campaign to end bottom trawling on seamounts in New Zealand’s waters and the South Pacific high seas. An independent panel of judges recognized the team’s …

After the first arrivals on Tuesday morning – in order: Arkéa-Handicap International (Multi 2000), Edenred (Ocean Fifty) and Ocean Breeze-Majorica (IRC crewed) – Anne-Claire Le Berre (Upwind by MerConcept) and Pierre Quiroga (Wewise) completed the Ocean Fifty podium in the afternoon (subject to the jury’s decision). The other fleets, expected mostly on Wednesday and Thursday, …

Over 24 hours after the start of the sixth edition of the DRHEAM-CUP/GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the 95 boats still racing (11 have retired to date) all enjoyed strong winds that carried them to the first marks on the course, the Fastnet for the two DC 1000 courses and …

The start of the DRHEAM CUP/GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE, originally scheduled for Sunday 12 July at 11.00, will now take place on Saturday 11 at the same time due to the worsening weather conditions overnight from Sunday to Monday. Due to this, the DRHEAM-TROPHY, the prologue of the race, will be …

The starting field is now complete. All 12 nations have confirmed their participation in the 2026 Team Racing World Championship for keelboats, to be held in Stockholm on 12–16 August. This confirms that the Swedish capital will become the meeting place for the world’s leading team racing sailors when the championship is staged in Europe …

With six months to go, registration for the 2026 Youth Sailing World Championships has exceeded 400 sailors across all classes. The elite of youth sailing will be returning to Marina de Vilamoura, in Loulé, Portugal, host of the 2025 edition of the Youth Sailing World Championship, from 15-19 December 2026, where 11 events in male, …

The press conference presenting the DRHEAM-CUP/GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE AU LARGE 2026 (9 – 18 July) was held on Thursday 18 June in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, an opportunity to present the fleet. It promises to be exceptional for the tenth anniversary of the race, as already over 120 crews have entered, will leave Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on Sunday 12 …

The Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax returns to Halifax Harbour from June 20-21 as the seventh stop of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship, with more than 12,000 ticketed spectators across the weekend and thousands more expected to flock to the waterfront. Now in its second edition, the event cements Halifax’s reputation as Canada’s ocean …

The 2026 World Sailing Annual Conference and World Sailing Awards will be held in Qingdao, known as China’s sailing capital, in the Shandong Province from 16-21 November 2026. The World Sailing Annual Conference will bring together over 400 international delegates and some of sailing’s biggest names for a celebration of the sport and an opportunity …

World Sailing, and sailors everywhere, are mourning the passing of the truly inspirational Charlie Dalin, 2025 Rolex World Sailor of the Year, Vendée Globe record breaker and two-time IMOCA Globe Series winner. Dalin, who was 42, captured the imagination of the sporting world when he won the 2024-25 Vendée Globe. While battling gastrointestinal cancer which …

The Bol d’Or du Léman is never a race like any other. On the same starting line, seasoned professionals and amateur crews share the same playing field. A demanding one, where skill, precision and adaptability often make the difference. On Lake Geneva, nothing is ever guaranteed. The wind calls the shots, strategies evolve hour after …

The Rolex SailGP Championship has officially landed in New York, kicking off the highly-anticipated Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix this weekend (May 30-31, 2026). Athletes from twelve international teams will provide fans a high-stakes, high-speed showdown at a pivotal stage in the season – all set in front of the Manhattan Skyline and Statue …

The Rolex SailGP Championship heads to New York for one of the most iconic stops on the calendar, with the fleet set to race against the backdrop of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Kicking off the city’s blockbuster summer of sports, SailGP returns to the world’s greatest stage this weekend for the Mubadala New …

SailGP, the most exciting racing on water, is coming to Asia’s World City – announcing Hong Kong as the season-opening showcase in its provisional 2027 calendar. Taking flight on Victoria Harbour on January 23-24 2027, the Hong Kong Sail Grand Prix marks the sail racing championship’s most ambitious global expansion to date. Hong Kong joins …

After a 2025 season marked by victory in the TF35 Trophy with SUI8 and a 3rd-place finish for SUI10, the Sails of Change team is entering a new season. The team welcomes two new sailors, Billy Besson and Matthieu Ravussin, who join an already well-established crew. Remaining true to its baseline, “One family, one team, …

The Bonds Flying Roos continued their blistering midseason form with a commanding victory at the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix, defeating Los Gallos and Germany by Deutsche Bank in a tense winner-takes-all final on the Great Sound. The victory marks back-to-back event wins for Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew and their third event title of …

The 2026 edition of the DRHEAM-CUP/GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE (9–18 July) will connect two iconic ports in the French sailing world: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, which has been faithful to the race since 2018, and Lorient, hosting the finish for the first time. Enough to offer dream conditions for the tenth anniversary of the …

The Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix returns to the island’s crystal clear waters, after a year hiatus as the fifth stop of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship, bringing high-octane stadium racing to one of the world’s most iconic destinations. More than 5,000 spectators are expected to witness SailGP’s international fleet of teams battle for …

Ahead of the 2026 Offshore Double Handed World Championship, a key event in the offshore sailing calendar, the Notice of Race has formally been published. Held in Marseille, France, the event will run from 23 September to 2 October 2026, featuring up to 22 teams, showcasing the growing international appeal of offshore racing The 2026 …

World Sailing is proud to announce that the 2027 World Sailing Nations Cup will be held in Cherbourg, France, at the Cherbourg Yacht Club.  The event will make its return after a break of seven years, to a city with a deep passion and history of hosting Match Racing events having been the venue for the 2021 …

UpWind by MerConcept and World Sailing are proud to announce the selection of six international sailors who will take part in an exclusive Ocean Fifty racing experience during Act 1 of the Ocean Fifty Series, on April 29 in Sainte-Maxime, France. This initiative between World Sailing and UpWind by MerConcept reflects a shared ambition: to …

As local favourites, Lauriane Nolot and Singapore’s flying teenager, Max Maeder, soared into Friday’s finals with perfect racing, this Hyères spectacular showed that even the greatest are human. Italy’s double Olympic champions, Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti, the dominant force in the Nacra this week – this decade – nosedived in the second race and …

After the Champagne and sunshine of Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday brought the wind and tonic to the 57th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM. A mixture of the conditions and the first day of the three-day “Elimination phase” brought the best out of the best. Strong easterlies of 23-25 knots, gusting to 28, brought …