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Emirates Team NZ took on winter’s worst on the Hauraki Gulf on Wednesday in a four-hour sail, in winds that topped 35kts during rain squalls and an air temperature of 15°C. In a video released after the session, the team said they clocked over 50kts.

John Rousmaniere, sailor, historian, advocate for safety at sea, and 2020 National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee, whose books became essential reading for generations of sailors, died on August 8, 2026. He was 82.

The field is now set for the 2026 Australian Women’s Match Racing Championship, with six teams confirmed following the close of Requests for Invitation.

Tuesday dawned with a superb south easterly breeze already in place, so the fleet launched through the waves on Tenby’s north beach into a sizeable swell ready for racing.

Navigators & General Bass Week 2026 delivered another memorable week of racing on Bassenthwaite Lake, combining superb champagne sailing, competitive racing and the family atmosphere that has become synonymous with the event.

The final countdown is on to Hamilton Island Race Week 2026, presented by American Express, with crews preparing to converge on the Whitsundays for the 41st edition of Australia’s premier offshore sailing regatta.

DIA and NEMO ROSSO claim line honours as strong winds and steep Baltic waves test the ORC European Championship fleet

Vaina Picot won all four women’s races as the 2026 Formula Wing World Championships got under way on the Bosphorus, while Italy’s Francesco Cappuzzo took the men’s overnight lead with two victories and a second place.

With the 2026 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship racing set to begin on Friday, August 14th, preparations at every level are entering their final stage at Grand Traverse Yacht Club (GTYC) in Traverse City, Michigan.

Cascadia Sailing is an American Canadian team that’s training for this year’s NYYC Women’s International Championships. They are one of 20 teams that was invited to compete at this world-class keelboat event.