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Emirates GBR SailGP Team has landed in Portsmouth
Emirates GBR SailGP Team has landed in Portsmouth and marked its arrival by abseiling one of the city’s most prominent landmarks – the Spinnaker Tower. Emirates GBR Wing Trimmer Stuart Bithell MBE and Development Sailor Kai Hockley took on the challenge of abseiling the 170-metre tower, and following the experience the pair both stated they…
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Emma Wilson wins Gold at Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta
Britain’s Emma Wilson won the women’s iQFOiL gold at the Long Beach Olympic Board Classes Regatta. Wilson finished with a win in the four-person final race, ahead of Aimee Bright of New Zealand with Marta Maggetti of Italy third. Islay Watson also made the final to finish 4th. In the men’s iQFOiL Britain’s Andy Brown…
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International Six Metre – Swiss Championship completes first races
After two races sailed in volatile and highly challenging conditions on Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, Eric Monnin’s SUI100 Duclop leads in the Open fleet, with Violeta Alvarez on GBR57 Erica topping the leaderboard in the Classics. In the Open fleet, Eric Monnin’s SUI100 Duclop chalked up a 1, 2 scoreline for the opening day. Second is…
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Junior 470 World Championships – Top 10 Selected for Medal race
Top 10 Selected for the 470 Junior World Championships after another long day on the water in Gdynia. The fleets had to wait a long time for the breeze to return, but in the end, the race committee managed to complete two races for the Gold Fleet and three races for the Silver Fleet. Going…
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The Rumble in the America’s Cup, has surfaced again at the UK Admiralty Court
The legal Rumble in the 38th America’s Cup jungle has surfaced again at the UK Admiralty Court, with new documents filed as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos claim against Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team Athena Racing. Sir Jim and Ineos are claiming that Ainslie’s, Athena Racing must hand over the ‘£180m boat’ [Britannia]…
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International Six Metre – Thunderstorms stop all racing on Lake Geneva
No races completed on the opening day of the 2026 International Six Metre Swiss Championships on Lake Geneva. The abandonment of all racing was due to light and unstable winds left in the wake of a thunderstorm cell that moved through the region in the early afternoon, bringing squalls and heavy rain. After attempting race…
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Roy Levy and Ariel Gal move to Top of the Junior World Championships
It was a long day in Gdynia, Poland, on the third day of the Junior 470 World Championships 2026. The most consistent team of the day was the 2025 Junior World Champions, Roy Levy and Ariel Gal of Israel. They finished 5th, 3rd and 2nd in Wednesday’s races, which moved them into the overall lead…
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SailGP 2030 Strategy – Russell Coutts Redefining Sailing
Just when you thought it was safe to assume that SailGP had reached a plateau and Russell Coutts would put his feet up. Hitting the screens is his latest subtlety titled 14 page document . . . 2030 strategy – Redefining Sailing. Coutt’s ambitious 2030 strategy outlines plans to grow the SailGp League with more…
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Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta – Emma Wilson leads iQFOiL at Olympic venue
Long Beach Olympic Board Classes Regatta, the final event of the 2026 Sailing Grand Slam series, has four Olympic classes, the Formula Kite and iQFOiL windsurfers competing. After two days of racing off the Belmont Shore leaders are: Grae Morris AUS in the iQFOiL Men, Emma Wilson GBR in the iQFOiL Women, Toni Vodisek (SLO)…
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50-boat International Six Metre fleet ready to race in Swiss Championship
Fifty International Six Metre crews have assembled at the Société Nautique de Genève on the eve of the 2026 Swiss National Championship, which begins Wednesday on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Like most of Europe currently, Geneva is experiencing a heatwave that has seen temperatures peak at 35C over recent days, making hats and sunscreen the order…