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Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff of Germany are the 2026 505 World Champions. Hofmann and Brockerhoff won the World title with with a day and two races still to go, something that the IOC frowns apon as not providing enough Jeopardy on the final day, so just as well that they have no involvement in…

A fleet of over 800 yachts set off Saturday morning from Cowes for the 2026 Round the Island Race, with the first start at 7am for a fantastic day on the water. The first finisher – the Volvo Open 70 Pace of Johnny Vincent – of the Round the Island Race 2026 crossed the finish…

Stu Bithell will tell you he’s just a simple man from the north of England. Just ask him what drives him, and the answer comes quickly: his family, and a burning desire to be the best. Nothing more complicated than that. It’s an honest bit of self-assessment from a sailor who’s spent the 2026 Season…

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.…