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29er World Championship – Britain and Argentina top leaderboard on day 1
The 2026 29er World Championship opened on Friday, with all six fleets launched and racing on schedule off the Olympic Sailing Center Kiel-Schilksee. Three qualifying races were completed across three race areas. Top of the leaderboard are Argentina’s Felix Llauro and Lucas Cozar with a perfect scoreline and discaring a race win, sitting on just…
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505 Class Pre-World Regatta and UK Nationals – Hamlin and Zinn close the door early
Howie Hamlin and Andy Zinn of the USA didn’t need the final race to stake their claim to the 505 Class 2026 Pre-World Regatta and UK National Championship at Hayling Island SC. Two third places on the second day were enough, together with their stunning day 1 score – 1, 1, 2 – to close-out…
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iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championships 2026
The world’s top young windsurfers have arrived on Spain’s Costa Brava for the 2026 iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championships at Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre. From 3 to 10 July, a total of 399 athletes representing 36 nations will compete across eight days of racing to crown the new Under 19 and Under…
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505 Class Pre-World Regatta and UK National Championships – Day 1
First day of the 505 Class 2026 Pre-World Regatta and UK National Championships at Hayling Island SC. When the wind finally kicked-in around midday it was a classic 10 to 15 knots from the SW, providing the 70 crews with three excellent races in Hayling Bay. Howie Hamlin and Andy Zinn of the USA wasted…
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Dragon Class Europeans – Michael Zankel, Diogo Pereira and João Matos Rosa 2026 Champions
Michael Zankel of Portugal, sailing with Diogo Pereira and João Matos Rosa, is the 2026 Dragon Class European Champion. After the final race Friday, the Easy crew took a ten point victory after the final race on the waters outside Helsinki. Second were Britain’s Blue Haze of Ivan Bradbury, Lars Hendrksen and George Leonchuk, who…
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French campaign for Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup takes flight
La Roche-Posay Racing Team have worked-up their AC75 to full sailing mode in glorious conditions off Lorient, France, as the French campaign for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup took flight. Towing out of their new bespoke AC75 base, a fast tow out to the open waters of the Atlantic with more than a fair…
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505 World Championship 2026 – First the paperwork
First registration day for the 90+ entries competing in 505 World Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club. Racing will start Friday 3 July with the first day of the two-day 505 UK National Championship, also the pre-worlds event. Some of those that completed registration and boat weighing early enough took the opportunity to get out…
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Dragon Class Europeans – Michael Zankel leads Day 3
Michael Zankel of Portugal, sailing with Diogo Pereira and João Matos Rosa, is the third day leader of the Dragon Class 2026 European Championship. With the discard in play, Zankel was able to drop the 13th from race 5 and then took second behind Albin Boman of Sweden in race 6, taking him to a…
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Dragon Class Europeans – Jan Woortman is new leader after Day 2
Day 2 of the Dragon Class European Championship taking place in the waters outside Helsinki, has a new leader; Jan Woortman, Michael Koch and Marcel Vockel of Germany. Sailing GER 1221 Sapphire, they have a 4, 5, 1, score of 10 pts giving them a one point lead ahead of Michael Zankel, Diogo Pereira and…
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Malcesine Foiling Week – First phase complete for Switch, WASZP and IODA
The first phase of the 13th edition of Foiling Week in Malcesine, Italy, has come to a close, 30 June 2026. In the Switch One Design fleet, Finley Dickinson GBR finished the opening phase at the top of the standings, ahead of Federico Bergamasco ITA and Magnus Overbeck NED. Other GBR competitors were 7th Simon…