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Inside Alinghi’s New America’s Cup Base
The rush is on . . . With the AC40 preliminaries done and dusted, the teams are finishing their Cup bases and trucking in the new iterations of their ‘old’ AC75s. France were the first to hit the water, and even the much debated-about GB1 boat has arrived safe and sound, with an on water…
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2026 Switch Global Youth Championship
The inaugural Switch Global Youth Championship was held during the ‘Campionato Italiano Classi Foil’ at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy.
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ARC Team USA strengthens AC75 Sailing Squad
ARC Team USA has announced the addition of two accomplished American sailors, Annie Haeger and Ben Rosenberg, to its AC75 squad as the team continues to build towards the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples, Italy, in 2027.
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Tampa Bay set for the A-Class Cat Worlds
Davis Island Yacht Club will host the 2026 A-Class Catamaran World Championship November 9-14, bringing 79 boats and competitors representing 11 international associations to Tampa Bay for one of the premier events in A-Class sailing.
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2027 Settimana delle Bocche Notice of Race
The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is pleased to announce the details of the 2027 Settimana delle Bocche, taking place from 26 April to 1 May, with the online publication of the Preliminary Notice of Race.
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Nostromino II secures success
Seven sailors competing together for the first time represented the Gstaad Yacht Club and Royal Thames Yacht Club aboard Sir Andrew Cook’s Wally Nano 37.
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U.S. State Department withdraws government employees from Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has ordered nonessential government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, warning that hostilities between Houthi rebels and Saudi forces could “escalate rapidly. The U.S. Department of State issued travel advisories to protect American citizens in Saudi Arabia. They rank danger at 4 on a 1 to 4 scale, indicating…
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Maxi Grand Prix yachts top Rolex Middle Sea Race
Following Balthasar’s overall victory in 2025, Giovanni Lombardi Stronati’s wallyrocket 71 Django 7x has won this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race, beating Louis Balcaen’s Maxi 72 Balthasar into second place by 1 hour 21 minutes 20 seconds.
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Argentina’s Majdalani and Bosco lead Nacra 17 Cup Valencia
The opening day of the Nacra 17 Cup València saw all three scheduled races completed in excellent sailing conditions. Argentina’s Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco claimed two race wins and a second place from the three races sailed to take the overall lead. Second are Sweden’s Emil Jarudd and Hanna Jonsson, tied on nine points…
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Merlin Rockets at the Allspars Final Fling
The Allspars Final Fling attracted a fleet of 82 boats, ranging from Mirrors to Nacra 15s, for a weekend of competitive racing under bright, sunny skies in Plymouth.