SailGP 2025: A Two-Tier Fleet After First Five Events
We are five events deep into the 2025 SailGP season and the fleet has split into two tiers. In the top group six teams are all jostling for the podium places with just an 11-point gap separating them. Below that, though, there’s a gaping 10-point gulf down to the second tier.
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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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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.
Full spectrum
There are never enough superlatives to adequately describe the Aegean 600, especially after its fifth edition held in 2025 when Poseidon threw a wide range of seamanship challenges at the fleet – ranging from fickle wind shadows to a 50-knot storm.