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World Sailing is marking this year’s International Women’s Day by encouraging more people to be allies and mentors for women in sailing.

The Brass Monkey Spring Series, sponsored by Tadg Riordan Motors, drew last Sunday 1 March, delivering a superb day’s sailing to round off the programme. Sunshine, a steady breeze and a full complement of boats on the start line made for a fitting finale.

Phillip Turner and Noel Chan’s Reichel/Pugh 66 Team Alive-Rampage crossed the finish line at Subic Bay on Friday 6 March at 13:15:08, claiming Line Honours in the 2026 Rolex China Sea Race from Hong Kong to Subic Bay.

Last weekend saw an enthusiastic fleet of 42 boats assemble at Warsash Sailing Club for the fifth (and penultimate) of this winter’s UK Grand Prix series, and the last racing for the fleet ahead of Easter’s RYA Youth Nationals.

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and SailGP have announced the launch of JUMP – the Junior Upskill Mentor Programme, a new work-shadowing initiative for young women aged 16–25.

The traditional Invitation Race got the JJ Giltinan Trophy under way in a 8-10 knot SE breeze on Sydney Harbour today and produced an absorbing contest which wasn’t decided until the final one hundred metres of the long South-East course.

The 15th Superyacht Challenge Antigua is officially under way. On Wednesday 4 March, at the historic Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua, sailors gathered on the Race Office balcony for the Pre-Regatta Briefing.

Cayard holds a strong grip on the fleet at the 99th Bacardi Cup. Robert Scheidt and Austin Sperry won Race Four at the 99th Bacardi Cup, snapping Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen’s run of race victories, but not quite loosening their grip overall.

It was a dramatic start to the first day of racing as teams made their way to the start areas in Simpson Bay and Cole Bay this morning to kick off the 46th edition of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.

2024 Olympic Gold Medalists in the 49er class, and 2025 SailGP champions, Diego Botín and Florian Trittel (ESP), have suspended their 2028 Olympic program, and will sail with the French team K-Challenge for the 2027 America’s Cup in Naples.