All set for Women’s Match Racing Worlds

Twelve teams from seven nations will compete in the 2025 Women’s Match Racing World Championship on September 17-20 in Chicago, IL Using the 28-foot Tom28, a round-robin series will advance the top eight teams to the knock-out rounds to determine the champion.

Reigning Women’s Match Racing World Champion Pauline Courtois of France and her Match in Pink Normandy Team of Maëlenn Lemaitre, Louise Acker, Sophie Faguet and Laurane Mettraux return to defend their crown against a highly competitive field.

“This is our first time sailing in Chicago so we are using the time well to familiarize ourselves with the sailing area, but we are excited to be here in Chicago and we are well prepared so we are looking forward to a competitive week,” commented Courtois.

Courtois, who captured her fourth world title in Jeddah in 2024, leads a world class line-up of teams from USA, Sweden, France, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and Denmark.

The field also includes the United States’ own Nicole Breault, five-time U.S. Women’s Match Racing Champion and runner-up at the Women’s World Match Racing Tour’s San Francisco stage in May. Breault comes to Chicago with her long-term Vela Racing Team of Molly Vandemoer, Dana Hayes, McKenzie Wilson, and Hailey Thompson, eager to claim a first world title on home waters.

Details: theclubspot.com/regatta/8WUomSmGyK