Racing Roundup #019
Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
Line-up announced for 2025 World Match Racing Tour Final
The World Match Racing Tour has announced the sixteen confirmed skippers to compete in the 2025 World Match Racing Tour Final Shenzhen Bao’an in China scheduled to take place from 6-11 January 2026.
Sam Goodchild claims second IMOCA Globe Series Championship title
After a long season at the top of the IMOCA fleet that featured three race wins, Great Britain’s Sam Goodchild is for the second time in three years the IMOCA Globe Series Champion.
The Famous Project CIC Jules Verne Trophy attempt set to start on Saturday
Alexia Barrier's eight–women 'The Famous Project CIC' challenge for the Jules Verne Trophy is set to begin on Saturday.
ROCKWOOL renews multi-year commitment to SailGP through to 2032
ROCKWOOL has renewed its multi-year commitment to SailGP, extending its title partnership of the Danish-flagged ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team through to the end of 2032 – making it the league's longest-standing team partnership
Harry Melges IV joins US SailGP Team
The U.S. SailGP Team has added World Champion American sailor Harry Melges IV to its roster ahead of this weekend’s Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix Grand Final, further strengthening its crew as it builds toward the future.
AC38: Still more questions than answers
The information blackout currently engulfing the America’s Cup continues to frustrate sailing fans around the world. AC enthusiasts are understandably hungry for new information about the upcoming 38th edition, but despite a surfeit of questions answers are few and far between.
Get ready for the SailGP $2M Season 6 showdown in Abu Dhabi
Sailors from SailGP’s 12 international teams are converging on Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates this week ahead of next weekend's final event of the international circuit’s fifth season, where the Grand Final winners will collect a cheque for $2 million.
Born from innovation
As Rigging Projects has grown from a small boutique consulting business to a high-end manufacturer its ethos – and its success – have not changed.
Engineered to win
How carbon spar and rig packages provided Admiral’s Cup teams with the winning edge.
Racing Roundup #018
Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
Athena Racing announces Ian Walker as new CEO
The world-renowned sailor & high-performance executive is a two-time Olympic silver medallist, a past British America's Cup skipper and winner of the Volvo Ocean Race, and has previously served as performance director for the British Sailing Team and, most recently, CEO of North Sails UK.