Sailing

Poland’s Piotr Cichocki claimed an impressive double gold, while Sweden’s Fia Fjelddahl and Patric Rosenberg survived a thrilling final-race showdown, as the 2026 World Sailing Inclusion Championships came to a close in Portimão, Portugal on Saturday (10 October). After six days of competition, the championships delivered a fitting finale, with titles decided across a diverse …

A nervous stomach, a cautious start and a simple instruction to take the racing ‘boat by boat’ proved an unlikely recipe for a perfect opening day for Sweden’s Fia Fjelddahl at the World Sailing Inclusion Championships in Portimão, Portugal. Fjelddahl and Patric Rosenberg began the Para Inclusive Two Person Keelboat competition with back-to-back victories in …

Thomas Andre and Colombe Julia (FRA01) have triumphed at the 2026 Offshore Double Handed World Championship, winning the final race after a nail-biting battle that went right down to the wire. The closing hours of the 190NM final race on Friday 2 October were sailed in light, fickle winds, with the lead changing hands between …

World-class tactics, strong tides, big breezes, and the pressures of a world championship regatta are converging this week on San Francisco Bay for the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship (30 September-4October), hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC). The regatta will feature 12 of the world’s best women’s match racing teams — …

Los Gallos took the win on Lake Geneva – booking their spot in the 2026 Grand Final in Abu Dhabi alongside the Bonds Flying Roos. Spain defeated the Australian crew, who became runners-up for the second consecutive event. ROCKWOOL Racing finished third after a dominant weekend that included three wins in five fleet races, as …

The U.S. SailGP Team claimed their second event victory of the 2026 Season – keeping their Grand Final fight alive as they moved up to third on the overall championship standings. The all-American crew defeated the Bonds Flying Roos in a decisive event final – overtaking the three-time Rolex SailGP Champions after a defining last …

USA 1 from California are the 2026 Team Racing World Champions after defeating USA 2 from Massachusetts 3–0 in Sunday’s final on Riddarfjärden. Great Britain claimed bronze after beating New Zealand 2–0, bringing four days of intense racing in Stockholm to a close. A delighted Alex Curtiss stepped ashore to loud applause after USA 1 …

The first day of racing at the Team Racing World Championship in Stockholm delivered close racing, challenging tactics and a remarkable logistical operation on the water. With starts every four to five minutes and up to three races running simultaneously, there was little room for error. The first day of racing on Riddarfjärden got off …

Eight months of total isolation lie ahead as the sailors push traditional yachts some 30,000 miles solo and non-stop around the world, navigating with sextants and paper charts and receiving no outside assistance. History suggests that around 20% may finish. Across the previous three McIntyre Golden Globe editions, 43 sailors started and only nine finished. …

Returning medallists and high-profile contenders among the Marseille line-up An international fleet of 19 teams representing 15 Member National Authorities across five continents has been officially confirmed for the 2026 Offshore Double Handed World Championship, set to take place in Marseille, France, from 23 September to 2 October 2026. The prestigious event will bring together …

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 …