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The 2026 Pacific Coast Championship was decided on a tiebreaker after three boats finished tied with 13 points each following five races.

The 8th Portugal Grand Prix Round 2 opened today in Vilamoura with a record fleet of 416 sailors from 44 countries competing across five Olympic classes: 49er, 49erFX, 470, ILCA 6 and ILCA 7.

Remon Vos’ RP100 Black Jack 100, skippered by Tristan Le Brun, has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600, completing the 600-mile course in an elapsed time of 01 Day 20 Hrs 31 Mins 36 Secs.

Rupert Holmes reports on the closely fought trans-Pacific leg from Sydney to Valparaiso and looks ahead to rounding Cape Horn on leg 5.

Kai Marks Dasent from St Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the ILCA 6 Midwinters East Championships in Miami. Hosted by Key Biscayne Yacht Club, the 6 race series was run over 4 days and attracted sailors from across the United States.

Harken UK’s David Brown shows us round some of the features of the new Harken ILCA / Laser kicker / vang system at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show 2026.

The Optiorange 2026 begins a new adventure. In its eighth edition, the Real Club Náutico de Valencia has managed to bring together 412 sailors from 30 countries.

RP100 Black Jack 100, of Dutch owner Remon Vos and skippered by Frenchmen Tristan Le Brun, has secured Monohull Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600, completing the 600-nm classic in an impressive elapsed time of 1 Day 20 Hrs 31 Mins and 36 Secs.

For Thomas Lurton, the 2026 season is focused on the Route du Rhum. “The whole program is built around this deadline,” explains the skipper, who is determined to gradually build up his strength over the course of the major races on the Class40 calendar.

After two more races on Wednesday, Brendan Casey, from Australia, still leads the Porsche Centre Brisbane 2026 Finn World Masters at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Brisbane, Australia.