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New Zealand has claimed its second major Olympic-class sailing medal in the space of a week after George Gautrey secured bronze at the weather-hit 2026 ILCA European Championships in Kaštela, Croatia, overnight.

Sardinia sparkled on the opening day of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta, with near perfect ‘champagne conditions’ of 16-21 knots that challenged the very best sailors in the world.

The first day of the Preliminary Regatta Sardinia ends with excellent results for both Luna Rossa teams.

The ILCA European Championships concluded today in Kastela, Croatia, wrapping up a long and demanding week of racing that delivered everything from cancelled days due to unstable weather to packed schedules making up for lost time.

Both British America’s Cup teams faced challenges on the opening day of the Preliminary Regatta Sardinia on Friday, as the women’s and youth team, Athena Pathway, suffered a capsize and the senior team, GB1, was forced to retire.

Some of the best days sailing come along when very little is expected from them, but then the conditions over-deliver.

Heat A had more than its fair share of incidents, including a leeward gate gust that caused havoc for various yachts. It’s tricky to explain it in words, so hopefully this sequence of photos I took explains things better.

The second event of the 2026 Melges 24 European Sailing Series got under way in beautiful style in Trieste, where Yacht Club Adriaco and the Italian Melges 24 Class welcomed the international fleet for four races in classic Adriatic thermal conditions.

The start of the 71st Regata dei Tre Golfi, the offshore race valid for the IMA Maxi European Championship, took place today at 13:30, after a short postponement caused by a temporary drop in wind pressure.

An excellent first day of racing at the 2026 Jura Scottish Series saw competition at its most open for some years, many of 2025’s winners discovering how hard they will need to push if they are to retain their class titles.