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FAST40+ Class Circuit Round One

Fast 40 Henri Lloyd Trophy - photo © Alex & David Irwin / www.sportography.tv

Ten teams contested Round One of the 2018 FAST40+ Race Circuit, hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club in the Solent. The FAST40+ fleet enjoyed eight races over three days in a variety of conditions. Making their debut in the ...

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Official eSailing World Championship

The eSailing World Championship is coming © virtualregatta.com

On Thursday 10 May 2018, The Official eSailing World Championship will launch at World Sailing’s headquarters in London, Great Britain starting the journey to a live arena final this October. In partnership with the leading digital sailing platform, Virtual Regatta, ...

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International Paint Poole Regatta

Aguila & Bullit at the Poole Regatta 2016 © David Harding / www.sailingscenes.com

The International Paint Poole Regatta has announced a change to the equipment required aboard yachts taking part in the Regatta. This change has been made after careful consideration of the sailing venue and the type of racing which will feature ...

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Rolex Capri Sailing Week

Cannonball leads the way at the 2017 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. - photo © Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex

Over 11-19 May, the Maxi fleet will return to a favourite destination for its owners – that azure-watered gem of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Capri. Organised by the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia, Yacht Club Italiano and the Yacht ...

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GC32 Racing Tour 2018

Frank Cammas' Norauto powered by Team France is hoping to repeat their 2016 performance. - photo © Eloi Stichelbaut / Norauto

For its fifth season, the GC32 Racing Tour will feature seven teams from six nations and four continents fighting it out in their ultra-high performance one design foiling catamarans. All of the most successful GC32 teams are returning. This includes ...

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52 Super Series

Sled & Alegre two-boat testing in Valencia - 52 Super Series © 52 Super Series

Christened in Valencia on Tuesday Andy Soriano’s new TP52, Alegre, represents a key component in the team’s drive to find a new, higher and more consistent level of performance on the 52 Super Series. Even though they had a disappointing ...

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Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta

Overall Winner of the 31st Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was the mighty ASCHANTI IV - 2018 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta - photo © Tobias Stoerkle www.blende64.com

Conditions were Caribbean perfect for the final evening of the 31st Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. The ominous weather, which challenged the fleet during race 4, sailed away leaving behind a star-studded sky. Matching it was a huge stage, perfectly set ...

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Crewsaver Warsash Spring Championship

Ker 39 Rumbleflurg - photo © Clockhouse Photography

Points are tight after the first weekend (21/22 April) of the 2018 Crewsaver Warsash Spring Championship, with none of the class leaders finishing the two days of racing with a comfortable lead. Last year’s Black Group IRC1 Championship Winner Nifty (King 40 ...

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Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta

64' Schooner Mary Rose leads the Vintage Class - Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2018 - photo © Martha Blanchfield RenegadeSailing

The Kenny Coombs Memorial Cannon Course, perfectly set for four long and lively legs of reaching, is really the first parade of the day. As in all races, small boats start first and are caught and passed by the big ...

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Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race

ony Lawsons' MOD70 Concise 10 will be skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race © Rick Tomlinson / www.rick-tomlinson.com

Tony Lawson’s Team Concise has entered the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race starting in Cowes on Sunday 12th August 2018. Both the MOD70 Concise 10 and Class40 Concise 8 will take on the non-stop 1800-nautical mile race – one ...

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