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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.

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.

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

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

Navan Boats has presented the Navan T30 at boot Düsseldorf 2026, marking the first model in a planned new series of boats from the brand, part of Brunswick Corporation. The T30 is positioned as an exploration-focused vessel and forms part of a broader product rollout scheduled over the next four years. “The Navan T30 is…

Kuwaiti businessman Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi has acquired a three per cent holding in Italian luxury yacht manufacturer Ferretti Group, becoming a new minority shareholder at a time of heightened investor activity around the company. The purchase was made through his private investment vehicle, BNK Holding KSCC, and adds a Middle Eastern investor to Ferretti’s shareholder…

Sailing electronics manufacturer B&G has added a 7-inch model to its Nemesis sailing display range, expanding the available screen size options within the series. The Nemesis range was previously available in 9-inch and 12-inch display sizes. The new 7-inch display — being debuted at boot Düsseldorf — is intended for use on sailing vessels where…

Garmin has announced Quatix 8 Pro, a nautical smartwatch incorporating inReach technology for satellite and cellular connectivity. The firm says its latest device is intended to support communication functions including text messaging, voice calling and SOS capabilities without requiring a mobile phone connection. It also includes an enhanced boat mode that prioritises marine-related applications when…

Britain’s America’s Cup Team, representing the Challenger of Record, Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd, has unveiled GB1. The bold new team name and identity signals a new era of British racing on the world’s most demanding sailing stage.

Emirates has renewed its more than two-decade-long partnership as naming sponsor of the Defender of the America’s Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand, extending one of the longest-standing and most iconic sponsorships in international sailing.