Palma Delivers as Olympic Season Shifts into Gear
Sunshine, steady breeze, and the unmistakable hum of Olympic ambition—Day 1 of the 2025 Trofeo Princesa Sofía offered the kind of conditions that make the Bay of Palma one of the Olympic classes' favourite spring playgrounds.
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Dylan Fletcher’s Emirates GBR won SailGP’s dramatic $2M Grand Final in Abu Dhabi, beating Australia and New Zealand in a thrilling foiling showdown. ROCKWOOL Racing claimed their first event win, Phil Robertson impressed for Italy, and Season 6 promises even more excitement.
ROCKWOOL Racing sparkle on opening day in Abu Dhabi
ROCKWOOL Racing, Mubadala Brazil and Red Bull Italy top the event leaderboard after the first four fleet races of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2025 Season Grand Final, presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council.
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.
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Harmony, balance and plenty of boatspeed
An incredible seven decades of experience at the sharp end of both yacht design and active offshore sailing have been distilled into the new Swan 51.
First all-female crew to sail nonstop around the world
PlanetSail takes a closer look at the success of the all-female crew's around-the-world passage aboard The Famous Project CIC...
Podcast: Will Oxley on Raven RORC Transatlantic Race line honours performance
In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast, I speak with navigator Will Oxley about his recent experience racing the foil-assisted superyacht Raven in a transatlantic race.
Game changer
The latest video from PlanetSail takes a closer look at how the closing stages of this season's two Jules Verne Trophy around-the-world record attempts played out for Thomas Coville's Sodebo and the all-women crew of The Famous Project CIC.