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"The world's biggest annual offshore race is on a lake!" (Chicago, IL)- The Chicago–Mackinac Race is a 289.0nm offshore sailing race across Lake Michigan — and one of the great yacht races in the world. Hundreds of boats head north from Chicago to Mackinac Island; nearly one-third of the fleet…

(Cascais, Portugal)- The J/70 World Championship 2026 will take place in Cascais, Portugal, hosted by the renowned Club Navale de Cascais, one of Europe’s most experienced and respected sailing clubs.Scheduled for September 4–12, 2026, the championship will bring together top J/70 teams from around the world to compete in one…

(Stamford, CT)- Stamford Yacht Club has hosted the Vineyard Race since 1932, and the event typically attracts over 100 boats of all sizes from all over the American northeast coastline. The 238-mile course stretches from Shippan Point in Stamford, Connecticut to the light tower at the entrance to Buzzard's Bay,…

(San Francisco, CA)- The St Francis Yacht Club will be hosting its annual Aldo Alessio and Phylis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta on San Francisco Bay for a huge fleet of J/105s, J/88s, and two handicap fleets of ORC and PHRF offshore sailboats. J/105 ClassTwenty-five teams are entered with virtually all of…

(La Línea de la Concepción, Spain)- EMBATA 80, representing CN Hondarribia and skippered by Iñigo Jáuregui, won the Spanish J/80 Cup following a remarkably close championship in the waters off La Línea de la Concepción, at the Strait of Gibraltar. The title remained open until the seventh and final race,…

(Davos, Switzerland)- For the third act of the Swiss J/70 Super League, the fleet of sixteen teams enjoyed fourteen races over the three-day weekend of racing on the gorgeous Lake Davos. The Segel-und Surfclub Davos hosted a wonderful weekend of sailing, much to the delight of the nearly 100 sailors…

(Chicago, IL)- The end-of-summer sailing extravaganza off the famous Chicago lakefront, the Verve Cup Inshore Regatta, took place last weekend on Lake Michigan, hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club's Belmont Station. Blessed with unusually gorgeous weather, the fleet of fourteen J/70 and nine J/88 one-design classes enjoyed great racing and…

(Mariehamn, Finland)- A total of fourteen teams were hosted by Åländska Segelsällskapet in Mariehamn, Finland for the Finnish/ Nordic J/70 Championship. In the end, some familiar names from the Finnish J/70 Sailing League were also amongst the top of the leaderboard in this open championship regatta. Winning was Victor Mesterton's…

(Helsinki, Finland)- There was a tight battle in the Helsinki Semi-finals 1 qualifier in Helsinki, Finland. The fifteen sailing club teams fought to reach the top six and advance to the finals in Lahti, Finland, on September 18-20th. The following teams qualified for the final after sailing fourteen races each:…

(Arendal, Norway)- The Norwegian J/70 Sailing League continues its racing for the 2026 series; Arendal Sailing Club hosted the latest event in the picturesque, pine-covered coastline around the bay off Arendal. Both divisions were racing: the Elite Series with eighteen teams and the Division 1 Series with a dozen teams….

(Youngstown, NY)- This past week, the Youngstown Yacht Club in Youngstown, NY hosted the 2026 J/111 North American Championship from August 26th to 29th. An excellent fleet of fourteen boats enjoyed great racing on western Lake Ontario. In the end, it was somewhat of a proverbial "schooling" by the remarkable…

(Newport, RI)- The fall sailboat show season is just around the corner, with major events taking place in Europe and the USA. Now that summer's over, and the kids are back to school, it's time to start dreaming about your new boat for next year! Now's the time to plan…

(Newport, RI)- The fall sailboat show season is just around the corner, with major events taking place in Europe and the USA. Now that summer's over, and the kids are back to school, it's time to start dreaming about your new boat for next year! Now's the time to plan…

Published in: 2026 As August gathers pace, the J/Boats calendar is delivering another international mix of championship racing, offshore success, one-design intensity, and late-summer regatta previews. From Kiel and Copenhagen to Sydney, Chicago, Newport, Marblehead, and the Jersey Shore, J/Teams are competing across three continents in everything from all-women league…

(Port Credit, ONT, Canada)- The Lake Ontario 300 originated through the interest and vision of several single-handed sailors at Oakville Harbor Yacht Club, now part of Oakville Yacht Squadron, and the Port Credit Yacht Club. Johan Pederson and his group envisioned a long-distance race to challenge the skills of those…

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The iconic Round the Island Race is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight – an island off the south coast of England. Organized by the Island Sailing Club, the race annually attracts more than 800 boats and around 10,000 sailors, making it…

(Chicago, IL)- Next week, 211 sailboats and thousands of sailors will gather on Chicago’s lakefront for the 117th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, the largest annual offshore race in the world. Beginning Saturday, July 11, the fleet will take on the iconic 289.0nm course traversing the…

(Santa Barbara, CA)- For the first time, the J/70 US Nationals are being held from July 10-12, 2026, on the west coast of America, and the host will be the Santa Barbara Yacht Club in Santa Barbara, CA. The thirty-eight teams registered should look forward to the usual fabulous hospitality…

(Crouesty Arzon, France)- Hosted by the Yacht Club Crouesty Arzon from June 14th to 19th, the 2026 edition of the Duo Cat Amania will take the fleet south from Quiberon Bay towards La Turballe, then north towards Locmiquélic for the finish. The six-race stages visit the ports of Le Crouesty,…

(Oberhöfen, Switzerland)- This past week, the Regattaclub Oberhofen hosted the second act of the Swiss J/70 Sailing Super League on Lake Thunersee. Fifteen teams did battle, which ultimately ended with nine races for each of the teams. The weather was a bit fickle, as it can be on the high…

(Hamburg, Germany)- Three out of four female sailors are convinced there is a lack of equality in the sport of sailing. This and more is revealed in the "2×25 Review" study published by The Magenta Project. As part of this study, 2,500 participants were surveyed regarding how the issue of…

(San Francisco, CA)- This year's legendary San Francisco BAMA Doublehanded Farallones Race was not for the faint of heart. There was heavy rain and strong gusts well into the mid-20 kts, crossing the course from the south. The doublehanded racers knew they would face one of those epic and extremely…

(Naarden, The Netherlands)- Last weekend, twenty-one teams competed for the 2026 Dutch J/80 Sailing Championship. Teams arrived from the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, and Great Britain. RZV Naarden organized the event as usual. Over three days, RZV Naarden’s RC/PRO team ran eleven races. Crew and volunteers were indispensable. All sailors…

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The RORC Easter Challenge, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, returned to the Solent from April 3-5, 2026, offering effective ways for racing teams to prepare for the season ahead. Hosted from the RORC Cowes Clubhouse, the three-day regatta combined high-quality racing with world-class…

(Seattle, WA)- What a year for sailboat racing in the Pacific Northwest! Many of our qualifying events saw attendance upticks, and it seemed there was a little more even distribution of wins across the fleets. More boats sailing and more boats winning races are good things. By our count, the…