Published on October 8th, 2026
The 2026 US Youth Sailing Championship is on October 9-12 in Long Beach, CA. For competitors who won’t turn 20 in 2026, there are 120 entrants for the five events: Doublehanded Dinghy (I-420), Doublehanded Skiff (29er), ... Read More →
Published on October 5th, 2026
Sixteen solo skippers started the 2026-27 Golden Globe Race on September 6 from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. The fourth edition continues the “retro race” format in which 32-36 foot production boats designed prior to 1988, without modern ... Read More →
Published on October 12th, 2026
The Route du Rhum is a legendary single-handed transatlantic yacht race held every four years, with the 2026 edition to start November 1 off Saint-Malo, France. There are 115 entrants competing on the 3,542 nm course ... Read More →
Published on October 12th, 2026
The third edition of the Globe40 gets underway in just under two years, and among the doublehanded teams will be American skipper Brian McVickers and his co-skipper Graeme Esarey for the round-the-world race in Class40s. In ... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2026
It wouldn’t be the America’s Cup without litigation, and this time it is between long time supplier North Sails and the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand. In an earlier era, team’s relied solely on suppliers, but ... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2026
If a one design class wants massive participation, there may be no better venue than Lake Garda. As the largest lake in Italy, located in northern Italy between Milan and Venice, it uniquely blends dramatic alpine ... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2026
Whether it be network broadcast, YouTube, or other social media channels, there is an eagerness for sailing events to attract an audience. The reasons are varied from commercial exposure to event ego, but it all costs ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2026
Unlike a windward-leeward course, an offshore race can experience every wind angle and specialty sails have been developed to cover that range. Boats with an optimized sail inventory have an advantage, but the IRC handicap rule ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2026
For the America’s Cup, mechatronics – electronics and software engineers – have become every bit as embedded in America’s Cup design teams as naval architects, aerodynamicists and structural engineers. The modern AC75 is still a sailing ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2026
Inside America’s Cup with host Niall Myant-Best is the official podcast of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup, with each episode going under the surface of one of the most competitive and secretive sports events in ... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2026
Susan L. Reddaway, 66, a lifelong pillar of the local sailing community, a dedicated mentor to generations of sailors, and a compassionate advocate for those in need, passed away unexpectedly and suddenly without suffering October 3, ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2026
In UK Sailmakers’ Lessons Learned podcast series, host Buttons Padin chats with Matt Gallagher, Rear Commodore of the Storm Trysail Club and chairman of the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR) series, about the IOR’s role in developing ... Read More →