Sailor Updates

Victory comes down to the last downwind as four teams battle for glory in Split Split, Croatia – September 13, 2025 – After six fiercely contested races across the waters of...

Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance have been on the rise for the last six years, and now find themselves on top. Over a weeklong series of 13 races, the Nova...

25 May 2025, Riva del Garda, Italy – The final day of a thrilling regatta in Riva del Garda delivered everything the Melges 24 class is known for: tight racing, shifting...

March 8, 2025 – Miami, Fl. USA – On a day where every gust mattered and every tack counted, Biscayne Bay transformed the light-air finale into a masterclass of precision and teamwork. With the...

Day 3 at the 98th Bacardi Cup delivered another stunning show, with a consistent 15-20 knots southerly breeze across Biscayne Bay.  Spotting a crucial wind-shift two minutes before the start,...

Three days of exceptional sailing on Biscayne Bay, January 24-26, set the stage to make Bacardi Winter Series 2 a perfect event. Miami delivered stunning weather and challenging conditions that...

Great Britain’s Ian Williams and his Pindar by Manuport Logistics Team of Richard Sydenham, Jon Gundersen and Gerry Mitchell have been crowned champions of the inaugural Macao Match Cup, the...

The 11th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race begins on Sunday January 12th, 2025. An impressive, highly diverse fleet will depart Calero Marinas Marina Lanzarote to tackle the 3,000-mile oceanic...

Miami, USA – December 15, 2024  The highly anticipated Bacardi Winter Series Event 1, held December 14-15 on Biscayne Bay, Miami, faced tough conditions as strong winds impacted the racing schedule...

Three days of excellent conditions and impeccable organization by Club Náutico Olivos made for an unforgettable championship in Buenos Aires The 2024 Star South American Championship wrapped up in spectacular...

The 2024 South American Championship is set to kick off in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 20 to 23, bringing together 31 teams from around the world. The opening day delivered...

Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson and his Berntsson Sailing Team of Herman Andersson, Oscar Angervall and Björn Lundgren have won their fourth Bermuda Gold Cup, successfully defending their 2023 title by narrowly...

Emirates Team New Zealand has claimed victory in the legendary America’s Cup regatta for the fifth time. On Saturday, October 19th, the New Zealanders concluded the competition in Barcelona in...

The 53rd edition of the Sunfish World Championship has come to an end. Over 100 competitors from 14 nations gathered at Lake Ray Hubbard for 12 intense races. Conner Blouin from...

The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships finished in Vilamoura, Portugal, after five days of competition. Days began with a long postponement on shore due to a lack of wind. It was surprising...

The 2024 52 SUPER SERIES championship went to the wire once again. After 41 races at five different regattas, contested between April and September, including two at Newport RI in...

JOHN KOSTECKI AND AUSTIN SPERRY ARE THE 2024 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONS – © Copyright 2024. Star Class. All rights reserved. The 2024 Star World Championship was one of the tightest of...

2024 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, FICKLE WIND HARD TO READ FOR THE 64 BOAT FLEET Will Stout and Danny Cayard (USA) were the best at interpreting the shifts on the racecourse...

Diego Botin and Florian Trittel won only one race throughout the entire Olympic Games, and it was the most significant one—the medal race. Despite not having the best start to...

A great week of sailing was wrapped up with Italy celebrating retaining their Nations Trophy at the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships with six titles, culminating in a grand closing...

The 49er and 49erFX European Championships, along with the Nacra 17 World Championship, have kicked off in La Grande Motte in the South of France. This marks the final major...

SSL Team USA’s helmsman Chris Poole has successfully defended his Congressional Cup Match Racing title at Long Beach Yacht Club. Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing team win the 59th...

The world’s top match-racers are currently competing in the 59th Congressional Cup at Long Beach Yacht Club, and SSL Gold Cup helmsmen fill the semi-final places. Ian Williams with crew...

Day 5 of the Last Chance Regatta witnessed sisters Katerina and Barbora Svikova claiming first and second place in the three-rider final of the women’s windsurfing competition. Katerina led the...

33 teams representing 7 nations gathered at Biscayne Bay Yacht Club in Miami, Florida for the Star Western Hemisphere Championship. The event came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday when...

The 97th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta brought together over 200 teams, setting a new record for the event. More than 600 sailors from 25 nations, spanning North and...

Today, being Women’s Day, we are focusing on the highlights of the 49er FX sailors at Day 3 of the 49er and 49er FX World Champs! Yesterday was a tough...

The 2024 49er and 49erFX World Championships officially kicked off in the beautiful and windy Lanzarote, Canary islands yesterday. There are 126 teams from 36 nations in Lanzarote to fight...

The 14-16 knot stable onshore breeze made for a more predictable race course. The German team of Simon Diesch and Anna Markfort took full advantage of the heavier breeze and...

Congratulations to Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson, who has won the King Edward VII Gold Cup Match Racing Championship (SSL 1000) sailed in Bermuda, the oldest match racing trophy in the world....

40 years ago today Australia II won the America’s Cup off Newport, Rhode Island. This momentous occasion was the first time New York Yacht Club had been defeated in the...

Sailing has 330 athletes (165 male and 165 female) competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the competition to qualify for the Games is fierce. The first qualification event was...

It’s finally happened! After sitting pretty at the top of the SSL Nations Ranking, Great Britain have been knocked from their perch. There have been some big moves over the...

The ILCA 4 World Championship was held at the end of July at Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts in Greece. There was a massive entry of 437 sailors from...

There was drama to the last at the Optimist World Championship in Costa Brava, Spain, with the title going down to the final race. Optimist World Championship Podium (c) Marc...

What happens when two of the top crew on the SSL Global Ranking are paired on the same boat at a major event? It certainly increases your chances of winning,...

The Bacardi Cup has always been one of the marquee events of the Star class, and this year is no exception, with 73 teams battling it out on Biscayne Bay...

Italy’s Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi have won the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship, held in Marblehead, USA, with a superbly consistent regatta in a range of conditions. While they didn’t...

It’s a huge year for the venerable International Star Class, with the 100th Anniversary Star World Championship currently taking place at Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, USA. An incredible fleet of...

Taylor Canfield’s (USA) Team Stars+Stripes has triumphed in the 56th Congressional Cup at Long Beach Yacht Club, capping five-days of competition in this World Match Racing Tour championship event: and...