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Following the close of Late Challenges on March 31, the America’s Cup Partnership have confirmed to Sail-World that additional Challenges have been received.

After a second consecutive day of shifty, difficult offshore winds many of the 1100 athletes, and for certain the on-the-water race officers running the races, would welcome a return to the Bay of Palma’s reliable, more regular sea breeze regime.

Matisse Pacaud and Lucie de Gennes (FRA) won two races in yellow fleet and moved into the overall lead. Newly crowned European champions Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris (GBR) dominated their fleet (blue), winning both races and moving up to 9th place.

The Fireball fleet made it down to Chew Valley for the first open meeting of a ‘home worlds’ year. The forecast was looking windy but manageable and the temperature meant to be getting close to double digits.

One of the biggest challenges in race management is setting a square, fair course in changing conditions — and getting the length right so races finish on schedule.

French skipper Aurélien Pierroz has been added to the 2026 Congressional Cup roster, stepping in for nine-time Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams.

World Sailing is set to deliver its first Para Inclusive Development Programme (IDP) in the Caribbean, with Antigua and Barbuda confirmed as the host for June 2026.

The Sailjuice Winter Series is going strong after 17 seasons, and last week the organisers invited a small group of sailors and stakeholders to join a roundtable discussion to scope out the future…

The RYA is expanding its WaveMakers programme to Portsmouth in partnership with the Andrew Simpson Foundation

On 24 April, the Class40 skippers will set sail from La Trinité-sur-Mer for the very first edition of this solo race. On the agenda: 1,200 demanding, technically challenging and uncompromising miles.