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Saturday the 25th marked the start of the Salcombe Yacht Club Sailing Club Series, and what better conditions for the 18-strong Yawl fleet than a Force 3 easterly, high tide, and wall-to-wall sunshine.

The 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was the first ever sailing race around the world. Nine started and only one finished.

The TP52 Australia fleet made its familiar trip to Sail Port Stephens for Pallas Capital Gold Cup Act 3, delivering three days of racing across a range of formats, from passage racing showcasing boat tuning and moding to tighter, high-pressure contests.

Better than forecast breeze arrived from the southeast as the final leg of Antigua Sailing Week got off to a 10 kt start after departing Ffryes Beach on Sunday morning.

A second day of 7-10 knot southeasterly onshore breeze concluded the 44Cup racing off Puntaldia in northeast Sardinia with yet another high scoring day; every race seemingly bringing a change of fortune.

After nearly 30 hours of racing, Tilakkhana II was the first to cross the finish line on Sunday in La Larga, securing Line Honours in this edition after completing the course around the Balearic archipelago.

Artemis (NOR 57 Kristian Nergaard, Trond Solli-Saether, Anders Pedersen) won the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Riva after two final races were sailed on Saturday afternoon to end a perfect event on Lake Garda.

US athletes had a strong showing at the prestigious Semaine Olympique Française (French Olympic Week) with a series of standout performances, topped by Charlotte Rose’s win over the ILCA 6 fleet.

Reconnaissance has been part of the America’s Cup since the very beginning of the competition.

The first leg of the Cape 31 class’s Mediterranean circuit – the opening event of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s racing season – drew to a close today in Porto Cervo.