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(Seattle, WA)- The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Seattle, WA, holds its annual Three Buoy Fiasco this coming weekend to much fanfare and aplomb from the masses aligning the shore at daybreak. OK, well, a few happy dogs being taken for a walk in the morning along the seawall may…

(Chicago, IL)- The 2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Chicago Regatta series returns to Chicago Yacht Club with 100+ keelboat teams competing in various one-design and offshore handicap racing fleets, beginning an action-packed summer of sailboat racing on Lake Michigan. The regatta is one of the highlights of the summer for…

(Newport, RI)- Joe Brito’s J/121 INCOGNITO of Bristol took overall honors for best corrected time at the fourth annual Rhody Regatta, a fundraising race that benefits Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, organizers announced. The regatta, organized by the International Yacht and Athletic Club, was originally scheduled for Saturday, May…

(Seattle, WA)- The Seattle Yacht Club concluded its two-month-long Tri-Island Series this past weekend for the fleet of passionate offshore racing sailors in the Pacific Northwest. With races taking place in and around Puget Sound, the three-race series consisted of the Smith Island Race, Vashon Island Race, and Blake Island…

(Seattle, WA)- The Seattle Yacht Club concluded its two-month-long Tri-Island Series this past weekend for the fleet of passionate offshore racing sailors in the Pacific Northwest. With races taking place in and around Puget Sound, the three-race series consisted of the Smith Island Race, Vashon Island Race, and Blake Island…

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The 2026 RORC De Guingand Bowl Race offered the racing sailors a rich mix of seamanship, speed, and tactical racing. With the course set around the Solent and English Channel marks, the fleet faced a proper offshore test where experience, sail handling, and sharp decisions…

(Port Credit, ONT, Canada)- The Susan Hood Trophy Race took place last weekend, co-hosted by Oakville Yacht Squadron and the Port Credit Yacht Club. J/Boats teams enjoyed the race and the unique challenges it presented, sailing around the race track in western Lake Ontario. This year, several J/Teams added to…

(Detroit, MI)- Last weekend, Bayview Yacht Club hosted its big season opener for Lake St. Clair sailors- the Helly Hansen Detroit Regatta. The regatta featured one-design classes for J/111s, J/35s, and J/120s. All fleets got in eight or more races! Here's how it all went down for those three fleets….

(Chennai, India)- As the month of May begins in the Bay of Bengal, a flurry of activity takes place at the Royal Madras Yacht Club. The sailors begin practicing regularly to improve their skills and drills in the blistering summer heat. The 5th edition of the J/80 UNIFI CAPITAL OFFSHORE…

(Santa Barbara, CA)- The three-race California Offshore Race Week series started off with a whimper, with one of the slowest Spinnaker Cups on record. Then, the second event- the Coastal Cup- delivered in spades with some classic California offshore racing conditions. Finally, the long-distance SoCal 300 Race finale delivered yet…

(Marseille, France)- Alec Cutler’s HEDGEHOG (BER) successfully defended its title at the 2026 J/70 Corinthian World Championship, hosted by Club La Pelle and Union Nautique Marseillaise, claiming victory by a commanding 10-point margin after seven races sailed over five days in Marseille. The Championship brought together 88 teams representing 20…

(Port Credit, ONT, Canada)- The Susan Hood Trophy Race, a.k.a. 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…

(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…

(Vancouver, BC, Canada)- The West Vancouver Yacht Club will be hosting its 56th Annual Southern Straits Race this Thursday to Sunday, April 2nd to 5th, 2026. The start takes place on the Canadian side of the infamous Straits of Juan de Fuca that separate the wild and majestic Olympic Peninsula…

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The RORC Easter Challenge, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, returns to the Solent from April 3-5, 2026, offering one of the most effective ways for racing teams to prepare for the season ahead. Hosted from the RORC Cowes Clubhouse, the three-day regatta combines…

(St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands)- St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR), first sailed in 1974, continues in its fifth decade with an exceptional program of serious world-class yacht racing that has earned it the status of the ‘Crown Jewel of Caribbean Yacht Racing’. Hosted by St. Thomas Yacht Club, the STIR…

(Bridgetown, Barbados)- The Barbados Cruising Club welcomed sailors from near and far across the Caribbean to their gorgeous corner of the Earth. Barbados is the easternmost of the Windward Islands, and sailors love the long weekend of "fun in the sun"! The week-long regatta started with the local Coastal Offshore…

(Geelong Bay, VIC, Australia)- The Festival of Sails 2026 has drawn to a close following the Victory Bash Presentation Party at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, where champions were celebrated, trophies awarded, and the sailing community came together to mark the end of an outstanding edition. More than 260 boats…

(Coconut Grove, FL)- The Bacardi Invitational J/70 Winter Series kicked off this weekend at Shake-A-Leg Miami. The regatta PRO managed to run eight races over the three-day event for the twenty-eight teams from the USA, Sweden, and Hungary. The battle for the top of the leaderboard came down to the…

(Key West, FL)- The Southernmost Regatta, powered by Sailing Inc, took place this past week from January 19th to 23rd, 2026. The fleet of J/111s was blessed with excellent sailing conditions all five days of the regatta. The weather forecast held true, with big breezes from the NNW to NNE…