Author: admin

Furio Benussi’s Arca has won the Barcolana in Trieste for the fourth consecutive year, with 1,858 sailing boats on the starting line. After several days of uncertain weather forecasts, a splendid easterly wind blowing from 110 degrees welcomed the more than 15,000 sailors who had chosen to take part in the world’s largest and most…

Now it is the America’s Cup defenders Emirates Team New Zealand who have resorted to Lawyers and filed its response to North Sails US lawsuit. In a statement issued Friday 9 October, ETNZ claimed that they had been given no choice but to defend its valid patent, intellectual property, and a number of factually inaccurate…

Lauriane Nolot of France and Riccardo Pianosi of Italy are the champions of Poetto Beach in a dominant final-day performance at the Sardinia Kiteboard Grand Slam. After four days of qualifying, the Sardinia Kiteboard Grand Slam came down to a series of knockout finals. The offshore Mistral breeze was again blowing hard, between 18 and…

The second edition of the World Sailing Inclusion Championships brought together 222 athletes from 40 nations in Portimão, Portugal. After six days of competition, the championships delivered a fitting finale, with titles decided across a diverse range of Para Inclusive sailing disciplines. Great Britain’s James Coxon completed a remarkable return to the sport with victory…

Germany’s Platoon Aviation, led by Harm Müller-Spreer, secured the 2026 52 SUPER SERIES championship after the fifth and final regatta of the season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Valencia Sailing Week, concluded in Spain. Platoon Aviation arrived in Valencia holding an 11-point advantage over Sled. Despite a record fleet of 16 boats and demanding light, shifting…

It took a visit to the Protest Room to decide the 2026 Flying Fifteen International European Championship. After Andrew Jameson and Greg Wells crossed the finish first in the fifth and final race – a result which took them to the top of the leaderboard – they faced a protest by second placed Andy Tunnicliffe…

Conditions in the Bay of Palma allowed only one race to be completed today in the Flying Fifteen International European Championship. It was almost an evening race, with racing finally underway at 16:00 hrs.  The fleet eventually racing in southerly/south-westerly winds of up to 12 knots. No change to the top two, despite Greg Wells…

Aspire POL 17 of Przemek Gacek, Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Kilian Weise won the 2026 5.5 Metre World Championship in Lavrion, Greece, after a week of challenging conditions. Aspire posted a third in the penultimate race, while overnight leader Artemis NOR 57, of Kristoffer Spone, Trond Solli Sætherand and Anders Pedersen, only managed an eighth and…

The Yachting Journalists’ Association has launched a new award in memory of member and yachting photographer, Tom Gruitt Tom Gruitt photographed numerous sailing events including the Olympic Games and the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Courtesy YJA The Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA) has launched the Tom Gruitt Emerging Photographer Award in memory of the…

The International Flying Fifteen 2026 European Championship was able to take to Palma Bay, Mallorca for their first day of racing on Thursday. Three races were completed, with a steady north-westerly wind (Mistral) reaching up to 20 knots. Ian Pinnell and Ian Caldwallader started the day with a win in the first race, but were…