Poole, Courtois triumph in Sweden

The World Match Racing Tour and the Women’s World Match Racing Tour held parallel events on June 29-July 4 in Marstrand, Sweden. With racing in Fareast 28R keelboats, Chris Poole (USA) won the GKSS Match Cup Sweden title while Pauline Courtois (FRA) claimed the Nordea Women’s Trophy.

Poole and his Riptide Racing crew of Adam Minoprio, Mal Parker, and Luke Payne defeated local favorite Sweden’s Oscar Engström and Liros Racing 3-1 to lift the Match Cup Sweden trophy for the second time, adding the 2026 title to the crown they first won in 2024.

Courtois and her Match in Pink crew of Maëlenn Lemaitre, Laurane Mettraux, and Théa Khelif successfully defended the title they won in 2025 with a 3-1 victory over Sweden’s Martina Carlsson and Beyond Racing. – Full report

Results: GKSS Match Cup Sweden – Nordea Women’s Trophy

Founded in 2000, the World Match Racing Tour promotes the sport of match racing around the world and is the longest running global professional series in the sport of sailing. The winner of the WMRT each year is crowned the Match Racing World Champion.

The Women’s World Match Racing Tour was launched in 2022 to continue the hugely successful legacy of the WIM Series (Women’s International Match Racing Series), which began in 2013 to provide a global match racing series for female sailors.

Details: Open Tour – Women’s Tour

Source: WMRT