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Strong west-north-westerly winds and demanding conditions shook up the penultimate day of racing at the 2026 ILCA Under-21 Worlds, leaving everything wide open in ILCA 7, where Spain’s Karol Krupski and Slovenia’s Luka Zabukovec remain tied at the top.

Outside the Cup teams and Italian politicians, interest in the America’s Cup appears to be fading fast, and SailGP is foiling into the vacated media space.

You may have spotted that the RS Aero has been selected as the centrepiece of the official Travemünder Woche 2026 poster, a fantastic recognition for both the RS Aero class and the wider RS Sailing classes attending the RS Games 2026.

With the new season fast approaching, the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show offers the perfect opportunity to explore new ranges and products, compare options in person and get advice directly from the people who know the kit – and your sport – best.

Thomas Coville and his time on Sodebo Ultim 3 have just 1,100 nautical miles to go to finish their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt, but Storm Imogen is standing in their way, with 55 knot winds and waves up to 38 feet high.

The Merlin Rocket Owners’ Association is pleased to launch its youth training programme. This is a brand-new initiative, and we look forward to welcoming participants from across the dinghy sailing community.

They will now have to do without what remained of this sail and sail exclusively under their wing mast (30m2) and their headsails. So it was under sail that they performed a series of gybes during the night to round the island of Ponta Delgada.

Circumnavigating the globe is the unattainable dream for most sailors, while solo racing around the world is considered extreme at best and too expensive for most? That assumption has now been turned upside down.

Nearly 1,500 nautical miles (2,778 km) remain to the finish line of the Jules Verne Trophy between Ushant and Lizard Point. However, the team know that these final hours will be extremely challenging.

With the final series now fully underway in Lanzarote, margins at the top of both fleets continue to shrink. A demanding fourth day of racing delivered shifting conditions, decisive moments and further changes in the standings.