Doublehanded racing at the Rolex Fastnet Race isn’t just thriving—it’s now one of the most compelling storylines on the course. With more top-tier short-handed teams and cutting-edge designs on the starting line, the 2025 edition is shaping up to be one for the books.
Transporting racing yachts involves complex choreography. If those racing yachts are the 28.3m Bullitt, 30.5m V and 34.5m Galateia, the complexity jumps exponentially, especially when two are loaded in Genoa, and one in Palma de Mallorca.
Under a clear Mediterranean sky, the Gulf of Naples delivered a complex and capricious challenge on the opening day of the 2025 Open Finn European Championship.
Under perfect spring skies and a golden Mediterranean breeze, the 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca drew to a close on Saturday with British sailor Emma Wilson lifting the event’s highest individual honour: the overall winner’s trophy, awarded to the event's standout performance.
As Olympic sailing’s new cycle toward Los Angeles 2028 gathers pace, the 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofía regatta in Palma is set for a dramatic final act on Saturday. Ten classes will contest their medal races in the Bay of Palma’s familiar breeze, but only one sailor will enter without any pressure.
For many of the world’s top sailors, the Trofeo Princesa Sofía regatta in Mallorca is not just a competition but a checkpoint—a place to restore momentum, rebuild confidence, and shake off the residual disappointment or rust from a long Olympic campaign.
On a recent episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast Paul Goodison reflected on his AC38 campaign with NYYC American Magic, and peeled back the curtain on the challenges of dual helming, simulator evolution, working with past Laser rival Tom Slingsby, and what it's actually like to steer an AC75.
With classes moving into the Gold fleet phase today at the 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca on Mallorca’s Bay of Palma, so the intensity stepped up and consistency became most important.
You don’t need a big budget, a shiny new boat, or a crew stacked with pros to be competitive offshore these days. That’s not some clever marketing line—it’s reality.
“There are no bleachers offshore.” With this simple phrase, Swiss photographer Daniel Forster sums up the ethos behind a career spanning over five decades spent chasing light, wind, and waves in some of the most challenging—and beautiful—conditions on earth.
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