On the Water

1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (179+ words) Newport is about to look like the glory days again. The legendary 12 Metre yachts that defined the America’s Cup for nearly three decades will return to local waters for the 2026 North American Championship, running Friday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 20. Hosted…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (452+ words) Published on September 14th, 2026 Thirty-eight elite teams came for the 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup on September 7-12 in Porto Cervo, Italy. The 2026 event had a full range of conditions, from the light winds of the opening days to an intense Mistral with…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (337+ words) Lyon Secret Imagine this: it’s race day at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland Everything is going according to plan until a sudden gust of wind changes everything… The New Zealand team loses control and veers…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (55+ words) sail-world.com Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2026 Day 5 - Lord Irvine Laidlaw's 80ft Highland Fling XVIII won the Multihull class overall, but only on count-back from Adrian Keller's Allegra...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (38+ words) Yachts and Yachting Online Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2026 Day 5 - North Star III - winning machine, straight out of the box...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (575+ words) While V had started the week strongly, Leopard 3's victory was decisive, winning five races from seven to end the week 7 points ahead of V and a further two in front of the defending World Champion Galateia. Leopard 3 won the…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (727+ words) 28 teams from 12 nations are set to descend on Saint-Tropez for the first-ever Cape 31 Gold Cup — the largest fleet in class history, with more still possible. With 31 days to go until the first-ever Cape 31 Gold Cup, a record-breaking international fleet is…...

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (958+ words) America's Cup Challengers have been warned they are taking a legal risk over possible infringement of a sail design/engineering patent owned by Emirates Team New Zealand, relating to how AC75 sails are designed and manufactured. Documents leaked to Sailing Illustrated,…...

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (954+ words) America's Cup Challengers have been warned they are taking a legal risk over possible infringement of a sail design/engineering patent owned by Emirates Team New Zealand, relating to how AC75 sails are designed and manufactured. Documents leaked to Sailing Illustrated,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (427+ words) Sardinia's renowned Mistral wind brought an intense day at the 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, with 16 knots recorded on the starting line at 12 noon CEST, building to 22 knots and gusting at up to 25 in some sections of the courses. The six…...