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World-class tactics, strong tides, big breezes, and the pressures of a world championship regatta are converging this week on San Francisco Bay for the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club.

Balmain skipper Zoe Dransfield received a reminder of how fickle 16ft skiff racing can be at the same time a high school student made a name for himself as Manly’s 2026/27 club championship got under way on Saturday.

The Next Generation Class was created to recognise and reward young sailors competing in mixed-age fleets. Open to sailors aged 16 to 25*, the class runs alongside the Winter Series’ existing divisions rather than replacing them.

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez’s record-sized maxi fleet of 51 for a second day saw Maxi 1 and the J Class racing windward-leewards from the Baie de Pampelonne, while Maxi 3, 4 and 5 were dispatched southwest on a 28 mile coastal course to a mark off Cavalaire-sur-Mer. In the 13-strong Maxi 1 racing for the…

For the first time in its history, the 5.5 Metre class is heading to Greece, with the 2026 Scandinavian Gold Cup and World Championship taking place over the next 10 days.

The record-sized maxi fleet of 51 saw Maxi 1 and the J Class racing windward-leewards from the Baie de Pampelonne for a second day, while Maxi 3, 4 and 5 were dispatched southwest on a 28 mile coastal course to a mark off Cavalaire-sur-Mer.

From 2 to 4 October, Circolo Vela Gargnano moves on from the Centomiglia to one of the world’s most popular single handed dinghies, the Laser of yesterday, today’s ILCA.

With a lovely breeze and sunshine, 251 crews hit the water determined to give the very best of themselves and their boats. Clearly, it was a day of celebration in the Gulf of St Tropez and the Bay of Pampelonne this Tuesday.

Day 2 saw the fleets switching from Course Racing to Slalom and completing four races on the Bay of Puck. In the Women’s fleet, the top three remains unchanged. Aimee Bright of New Zealand continues to lead the championship, ahead of Maya Gysler NOR in second and Tuva Oppedal NOR in third. Stella Bilger AUS…

As Dale Lorimer says, “Hello from the gorgeous St Tropez. It really is an amazing sight!” Well, you go that right. Here are the Bow Caddy Media videos from Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez.