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North Sails, the world’s leading sailmaker and ocean lifestyle brand, has announced it will be the Official Technical Apparel Sponsor of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup, the world’s oldest, continually contested, international sporting trophy.

The Online Bidding will start on Friday 22nd May and will close on Thursday 28th May at 2pm AEST. Some Boats Unreserved.

The 9th and 10th of May saw the first Norfolk Punt open event of the year. Hosted by the Norfolk Punt Club, the weekend began on the Friday with a filming day for the documentary film being created about the class in the club’s centenary year.

The 34th Australian Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) has to-date attracted 27 entries from New Zealand, Northern Territory, South Australia, NSW and Victoria, with crews flying in from all ports.

The second day of the 2026 Etchells World Championship opened under a thick marine layer settled across the Coronado Roads Race Course. An unusual weather pattern for San Diego in May kept sailors guessing throughout the morning.

Emirates Team New Zealand has confirmed the two crews that will spearhead the team’s campaign at the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Sardinia, coming up on 21–24 May 2026.

The formal announcement of the Australian 2027 America’s Cup Challenge will be made on Thursday at an invitation-only lunch at the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club. The club is located on Sydney’s exclusive Pt Piper. It is a first-time Cup challenger.

First day of racing at the Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX Worlds in a Shifty Quiberon Breeze produced some surprise leaders. Great Britain’s Jon Gimson and Anna Burnet have opened the Nacra 17 World Championship with a strong defence of their title. The British pair scored 5,2,3 in the shifty breeze to place second behind…

Well, it was forecast to be windy with typical Dittisham sunshine, and both came in heaps! James Dodd assembled the sailors for the briefing, which he delivered with his fingers crossed behind his back that the wind wouldn’t increase above 24knots.

Waldringfield Sailing Club was delighted to host the first UKLA East ILCA Grand Prix event of the season on Sunday 3rd May, with 27 competitors from eight different clubs. The beautiful and unspoilt River Deben provided a picturesque backdrop.