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The week in racing - 13 July '26

Plenty going on across the fleets this week. A sun-soaked Round the Island, three European titles decided ashore, four fresh faces crowned at the iQFOiL Youth Worlds, and a record-breaking offshore epic in Greek waters. Let’s get...

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The week in racing - 6 July ‘26

Lots to chew over this week: a record fleet let loose on the Aegean, an America's Cup team finally reaches Naples, and world titles being handed out everywhere from Lake Garda to the Baltic. Let’s get into it. Foiling Week's 13th...

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The week in racing - 15 June '26

Three titles changed hands across Europe this week, from a Frenchman running away with the Moth Europeans on the Costa Brava, a new Musto Skiff world champ, and a Dane finally ending a 46-year wait at the OK Dinghy Worlds. And...

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China Sea Race: Team Alive-Rampage fends off Centennial V for line honours

Team Alive-Rampage crossed the finish line in Subic Bay on Friday afternoon to claim line honours in the 2026 Rolex China Sea Race, completing the 565-nautical-mile crossing from Hong Kong in 49 hours, 55 minutes and 57 seconds.

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Rolex China Sea Race fleet sets sail from Hong Kong with records in the crosshairs

The 2026 Rolex China Sea Race got underway this morning from Victoria Harbour, with 20 international teams setting off on the 565-nautical-mile crossing to Subic Bay on the island of Luzon, Philippines.  First held in 1962, it's...

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The week in racing - 2 March '26

This week Caribbean racing delivered maxi drama, offshore heroics, and a scow that's putting IRC orthodoxy into question. Elsewhere, Finn history was made in Brisbane, a record fleet turned out in Vilamoura on the path to LA2028,...

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Line honours for Argo and Black Jack 100 in RORC Caribbean 600

The gun fired at Fort Charlotte, Antigua on Monday morning and 56 boats poured into 15 knots of trade wind for the 17th RORC Caribbean 600. Nearly 500 sailors from 40 nations set off on one of offshore racing's most distinctive...

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The week in racing - 5 Jan '26

From a record-breaking bid in Shenzhen to a rule breach that rewrote Sydney-Hobart history, the first week of 2026 has given us plenty to talk about. We've also got grassroots foiling making waves in Naples, potentially 250 boats...

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The week in racing - 29 Dec '25

It may be the festive season, but still the sailing world keeps turning. A supermaxi showdown in one of the sport's most brutal Sydney-Hobarts in years, Ben Ainslie finally securing the financial lifeline his America's Cup...

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