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Following the Line Honours victory for Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace on Sunday, second to finish was Jens Kellinghusen and the crew of VARUNA 6. They finished the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race on 17 August at 13:37:19, completing the 1,805-mile course in an elapsed time of 8d 00h 07m 19s. After IRC time…

Britain’s Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris are 2026 470 World Champions. Silver went to the German team of Theresa Löffler and Christopher Hoerr, tied on 57 pts with  Spain’s Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona, who took Bronze. Wrigley and Harris won the final medal race after a seventh place in the first race, to finish…

After two races on day 1 of the 2026 Noble Marine RS200 UK Nationals leaders are Ian Martin and Emma Hivey (3 2) on 5 points. Second are Brendan Lynch and Ellen Clark (2 9) with 11 pts, and third Rory Odell and Henry Jameson (10 3) with 13 pts. Winner of the first race…

Nominations are now open for the World Sailing Awards 2026, the sport’s premier global awards, celebrating exceptional performance, inspirational leadership and contributions that are helping to shape the future of sailing. Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards to be presented to sailing’s highest achievers. Young World Sailor of the Year awards to acknowledge the…

Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron finish line in Cowes on Sunday 16 August at 04:17:31 BST. Pace completed the 1,805-nautical-mile race in an elapsed time of 6 Days 14 Hrs 47 Mins 31 Secs to claim 2026 Round Britain and Ireland Race Line Honours. Pace Crew: Johnny Vincent, Al Fraser,…

Britain’s Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris extend their lead at the 470 World Championship in Enoshima, Japan. Wrigley and Harris added another race win on the second day of gold fleet racing (1, 12, 8) to take an eight point lead ahead of Jordi Xammer and Marta Cardona of Spain (10, -16, 6) who move…

The RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race enters its seventh day with six boats now round Muckle Flugga, the most northerly point of the 1,805nm course. While Johnny Vincent’s Volvo 70 Pace is powering south towards Cowes and Monohull Line Honours, the battle for the biggest prize of all has taken another twist: Antoine Magre’s…

Britain’s Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris take lead at the 470 World Championship in Enoshima, Japan. Wrigley and Harris won the first two gold fleet races, and with carry-forward (CF) after discarding a 15th in the third race, have a one point lead from Tetsuya Isozaki and Yurie Seki of Japan (-8, 7, 3). In…

While Emirates Team NZ have been piling up the on-water hours downunder, two other AC teams have been on the water in Europe’s very different conditions. Italy’s Luna Rossa and La Roche-Posay Racing Team of France are well out of their commissioning phase and fully into development and race training. Luna Rossa had four solid…

Spain’s defending champions Jordi Xammer and Marta Cardona lead after completion of the qualifying races at the 2026 470 World Championship in Enoshima, Japan. Xammer and Cardona (1, 5) lead by three points from Malte Winkel and Bente Batzing (1, 2) of Germany, with third Manon Pennaneac’h and Pierre Williot (7, -19) of France. Overnight…