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Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany will go into the final day (Saturday) of the 2026 505 World Championship with a 15 point lead after eight races completed. Hofmann and Brockerhoff continued to dominate the championship, adding a 2 and 1 Friday, and now discarding two fourth place finishes to post a total of…

Alexandre Mostini and Raphael Allain of France are the 2026 29er World Champions. Mostini and Allain moved from fourth at the end of the qualification series to finish the Final series with 42 pts, and 19pts clear of second placed Swedish team of Henric Wigforss and William Drakenberg. Third overall were Argentinians Felix Llauro and…

Britain’s James Grummett and Rhos Hawes scored a second place in the final 49er race of qualifying to protect their overall lead. Second are Erwan Fischer and Clément Pequin of France who never got to race at all after a Dutch boat attempting a port-tack start ran into them, injuring Fischer’s wrist. The 2024 World Champions…

The America’s Cup Recon Team report of the La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsize confirmed that the French AC75 (B1) suffered water ingress and signs of a fire once upright. The France AC38 race team reported on social media that they experienced system issues, causing the boat to capsize. All crew were safe and unharmed. Recon…

The 90 strong 505 World Championship fleet are taking a well deserved Lay Day at Hayling Island SC before the final two days with four races scheduled. Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany (Image) are top of the leaderboard after six races with 10 pts. Second are Howard Hamlin and Andy Zinn of the…

Another day on the Costa Del Solent with two more races dominated by Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany, with a 1 and 2 to extend to an eleven point lead after six races of the 505 World Championships at Hayling Island. Hofmann and Brockerhoff won the first race of the day, ahead of…

La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsized their AC75 off the coast of Lorient on Tuesday, 7 July. The team reported on social media that they experienced system issues, causing the boat to capsize. All crew members are okay.   Conditions were flat sea and light breeze when the incident occurred off Lorient during a practice session.…

The first finishers of the AEGEAN 600 arrive in near-record time. Claudio Demartis’s Reichel/Pugh 90 PROSECCO DOC SHOCKWAVE 3 (ITA) is crowned First to Finish with an elapsed time of 2D 0H 8M 27S, just 3 hours off the course record set in 2023 by the Farr 100 LEOPARD 3 (MON). Two minutes later George…

Another sun soaked day, with a 10+ knot breeze that we have become used to in Hayling Bay for this 505 World Championship. Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany retain their lead after two more races, posting their first win and a fourth place to see their three point lead reduced to one. The…

The 29er World Championship Race Committee successfully completed the full qualification series after three intense days at Kiel, Germany. The 276-boat 29er fleet will be split into Gold, Silver, Bronze, Emerald, Purple and White fleets for the final series from Tuesday. Top of the overall standings, are the Swedish team of Henric Wigforss and William…