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On 5th and 6th September 2026, the rescheduled Fireball Munster Championship was held in Monkstown having been postponed due to significant Nationwide fuel protests and blockades in April.

A schedule of three races was planned to draw the championship to a close on Sunday. A light and flukey breeze, along with some nice swell, was in store for the fleet.

Vasco Passanha got off to a flying start at the J/70 Worlds in Cascais, claiming victory in the opening race. The Clube Naval de Cascais sailor emerged victorious from a highly competitive fleet of 100 boats.

To avoid a significant soft patch directly off Porto Cervo, the second day saw all six classes dispatched northwest on coastal courses of varying lengths, around the La Maddalena archipelago, to make the most of the available wind.

Day four of the Noble Marine RS800 Nationals brought lighter and more stable wind with a decent following sea sparkling under the sun of the English Riviera.

The Preliminary Series concluded today at the 2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, with two races completed as scheduled, bringing the total to five. Racing started at 12:00 as planned, in strong conditions of 18-24 knots and a small swell.

The Maxi 1 class for the 80-100ft giants competing for their Rolex IMA World Championship sailed the longest course at 39 miles, an elongated anticlockwise lap of the entire La Maddalena archipelago. Among the 100ft front runners, Karel Komárek’s V led for the duration on the water but with David M Leuschen and Chris Flowers’…

A light Mistral wind of up to 15 knots accompanied all the Maxi classes today on a coastal race that regaled participants and spectators with the stunning sight of the entire fleet’s colourful gennakers converging in the La Maddalena channel.

Four Course Races shake up the men’s standings, while Tamar Steinberg holds firm at the top of the women’s fleet on the last day of the Qualification Series

Day 2 of the the 2026 Musto iQFOiL World Championships at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. In the women, Tamar Steinberg ISR came down to earth with a -7 2 -9 1, but after two discards extends her overall lead to 17 pts Stella Bilger AUS with -22 5 -13 4, also made…