44Cup season opens this week in Lanzarote
The 44Cup begins its new season this week in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote. After a practice day on Wednesday the 11-boat fleet will race Thursday through until Sunday.
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Luna Rossa becomes official sponsor of Italian Sailing Federation
Italian America's Cup challenger Luna Rossa and the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) have announced a new partnership aimed at supporting and accompanying Italy’s Olympic, youth, and para sailing teams on their road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
How do you like me scow? Sam Manuard-designed Mach 50 Palanad 4 wins RORC Transatlantic Race overall
The Royal Ocean Racing Club has confirmed Mach 50 Palanad 4 (FRA), owned by RORC Member Olivier Magre and skippered by his son Antoine Magre, also a RORC Member, as the overall winner of the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race on IRC corrected time.
America's Cup Partnership officially initiated at stylish Naples event
The America's Cup Partnership agreement has been officially initiated at a glitzy ceremony in the grand hall of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, in the presence of the world's media, an audience that included the five competing teams and many of the key players behind the move to stage AC38 in Italy.
The Ocean Race 2027 to begin with monster leg from Alicante to Auckland
With less than a year until the start of The Ocean Race 2027, the world's top fully-crewed offshore sailing competition has revealed that the opening leg will be a a record-breaking passage that will take crews halfway around the world non-stop.
British America's Cup team reveals new 'GB1' identity
Britain’s America’s Cup Team, representing the Challenger of Record, Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd, has unveiled GB1 – the bold new team name and identity that signals a new era of British racing on the world’s most demanding sailing stage.
Emirates renews title sponsorship with Team New Zealand for AC38
Emirates has renewed its more than twenty year naming sponsorship of the Defender of the America’s Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand – extending one of the longest-standing and most iconic sponsorships in international sailing through the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup and Preliminary Regattas.
Raven foils to monohull victory with new RORC transatlantic record
The 34m Baltic 111 Raven has rewritten the limits of monohull offshore performance, taking monohull line honours to win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy and setting a new monohull race record in the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Antigua – writes RORC communications manager Louay Habib
British defending champions dominate second day to win Season 6 opener
Defending champions Emirates Great Britain have sent a defiant message to their SailGP rivals with a commanding victory in the opening event of Season 6 after a supremely dominant second day of racing in blustery conditions on the choppy waters off Perth, Australia.
Swedish newcomers impress on turbulent opening day of SailGP Season 6 in Perth
The Rolex SailGP Championship’s 2026 Season opener has already wrought havoc across the fleet – with New Zealand out for the weekend after a shocking collision with the Swiss in race one. Artemis top the event leaderboard after a commanding performance that included two race wins.
MOD70 Argo sets new multihull race record after close battle with Zoulou
Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) has claimed Multihull Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race, crossing the finish line off English Harbour, Antigua, on Friday 16 January at 12:31:15 UTC.
First regatta of the 38th America's Cup set for Cagliari, Sardinia in May
The first Preliminary Regatta of the 38th America’s Cup cycle will take place in Cagliari on the Italian island of Sardinia from May 21 - 24, with all five of the currently entered teams taking part in four days of racing in AC40 one-design foiling monohulls.
AMAALA Yacht Club announces partnership World Match Racing Tour and Women’s World Match Racing Tour
Today's landmark strategic partnership further reinforces the Red Sea’s emergence as a significant sailing destination and confirming AMAALA’s role as a long-term home for elite competition, talent development, and international events.
Valentine's Day launch scheduled for new Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
With its radically innovative architecture, ground-breaking appendages and a silhouette that is both striking and refined, the latest addition to the legendary Gitana lineage has set a new benchmark in the French programme’s ongoing quest for performance.
Unstoppable Ian Williams claims ninth Match Racing World Championship title
Ian Williams (GBR) and his Pindar by Manuport Logistics team of Gerard Mitchell, Richard Sydenham and Jon Gundersen made history today by winning a record-breaking ninth Match Racing World Championship title at the 2025 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) Final in Shenzhen.
2026 RORC Transatlantic Race underway
The 12th RORC Transatlantic Race began in commanding fashion off Marina Lanzarote. Framed by the dramatic coastline of Lanzarote and a palpable sense of anticipation, the start marked the opening chapter of one of offshore sailing’s most revered ocean races.