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On Friday, September 25th, Jérôme Nutte, Principal Race Officer (PRO) decided to postpone the usual skipper briefing by fifteen minutes. At 10 a.m. sharp, all the bells of the churches in France ring for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV.

With a front due to pass over the Solent imminently, the second day of the 44Cup World Championship Cowes was set to be a tricky one.

It took patience, four postponed starting sequences and a long wait for the breeze, but Day 4 of the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship ended with a good late-afternoon race on Little Traverse Bay.

The overnight leader board is very tight, with the New Zealand teams in 3rd and 6th places and all to sail for in the remaining two days of the second Preliminary Regatta in Naples.

Following days of sunshine and light sea breezes in the Bay of Naples, an overnight Atlantic front brought cooler, unstable air with rain and thunderstorms across central and southern Italy, delaying the start of racing for spectators in the Race Village.

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Luna Rossa, the home team and dominant team in yesterday’s Practice racing lead the overnight points after just two races were sailed on Naples Bay.

After no races were completed yesterday, three races were sailed today in Mahón, bringing the total number of completed races to six and significantly restructuring the leaderboard.

When it comes to the Clipper Race, Hannah Brewis has done it all. Starting as a First Mate during the Covid-affected race, on to Skipper in the last edition, and now she is the Deputy Race Director.

Day two of the Cape 31 Mediterranean Series finale delivered a completely different test in Hyères, with the 20-boat fleet taking on big easterly breeze, steep seas and some of the most demanding conditions of the season.