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Paul Meilhat’s United by the Ocean (FRA) has won the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic after a neck-and-neck battle along the French coast today with Francesca Clapcich’s second-placed 11th Hour Racing (USA).

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.

Seven category champions have been crowned after the 2026 RORC Cowes Offshore Series brought nearly 150 boats together for a season of accessible, high-quality offshore racing from Cowes.

After a messy westerly on Saturday spinning round the trees of Hampton Home Park – or in places just not getting through – Minima’s 2026 Regatta was galvanised by a glorious southerly on the second day.

Team Malizia has finished The Ocean Race Atlantic in fourth position this Thursday 10 September at 16:06 local time (14:06 UTC) after a particularly intense eight-day, 3,000-nautical-mile sprint from New York, USA, to Lorient, France.

The day of the Upper Thames Craftinsure Silver Tiller (combined Rowsell Sails Thames Series and Craftinsure Vintage Series event) started perfectly on Sunday 6th September, with Merlin Rocket sailors waking up fresh, well-rested and raring to go.

Francesca Clapcich (ITA/USA) and her crew onboard 11th Hour Racing – Will Harris (GBR), Elodie-Jane Mettraux (SUI/FRA) and Alberto Bona (ITA), with Julien Champolion (FRA) as the team’s onboard reporter – have finished second in The Ocean Race Atlantic.

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After being held ashore under AP on the penultimate day of the championship, the wind finally filled in from the southeast, quickly building to around 12 knots for the start of Race 6.

Registration for the second edition of the World Sailing Inclusion Championships, to be held in Portimão, Portugal, has now officially closed with a record number of entries expected as anticipation builds for the event next month.