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With less than a year until the start of The Ocean Race 2027, the world’s top fully-crewed offshore sailing competition confirms a record-breaking opening leg that will take crews halfway around the world.

Slovenia’s Luka Zabukovec has moved into the overall lead in ILCA 7, while Ginevra Caracciolo continues to assert her authority in the women’s fleet at the end of the qualifying series, which gives way to the finals starting tomorrow.

With less than 300 miles to go to the finish in Valparaiso, the GLOBE40 seems poised to deliver a final twist in this fourth leg, a scenario only it seems to have in store.

World championship gold medallist Merle Nieuwland from Cardiff Bay Yacht Club has been named Welsh Young Sailor of the Year. Merle claimed victory with helm Sabine Potter in the 420 female class at the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships.

Athena Pathway Programme (APP) has opened applications for their Youth Squad set to compete in the Youth America’s Cup in Naples in 2027.

In the grand hall of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, before the key governmental and regional architects of bringing the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup to Italy, the world’s media were present to witness the unveiling of the America’s Cup Partnership.

With one year to go, The Ocean Race 2027 is set to deliver the ultimate test in offshore sailing with a monster of an opening leg from Alicante to Auckland – the longest in race history.

The 38th America’s Cup Match will begin on July 10, 2027 from Naples, and is expected to conclude by the following weekend.

After 36 days and 17 hours at sea, Thomas Coville and his team have just 2,000nm to go on their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt, but the conditions ahead they have to face are the strongest winds and the biggest seas of their entire circumnavigation.

It is set to be an exciting 2026 for GP Watercraft, and especially the Melges 15 class.