Welsh Young Sailor of the Year
Merle Nieuwland is a world championship gold medallist from Cardiff Bay YC World championship gold medallist Merle Nieuwland from Cardiff Bay Yacht Club has been named Welsh Young Sailor of the Year. Merle claimed victory with helm Sabine Potter in the 420 female class at the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships.
Posted today at 6:27 pm Britain's Youth America's Cup Team selection opens
Applications for their Youth Squad set to compete in the Youth America's Cup in Naples in 2027 Athena Pathway Programme (APP) has opened applications for their Youth Squad set to compete in the Youth America's Cup in Naples in 2027.
Posted today at 5:04 pm America's Cup Partnership formally initiated
During the Teams Presentation for the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup in Naples, Italy In the grand hall of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, before the key governmental and regional architects of bringing the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup to Italy, the world's media were present to witness the unveiling of the America's Cup Partnership.
Posted today at 3:45 pm The Ocean Race: Auckland is first stop in 2027
The 14,000 nautical mile passage will be part of the toughest test of a team in sport With one year to go, The Ocean Race 2027 is set to deliver the ultimate test in offshore sailing with a monster of an opening leg from Alicante to Auckland – the longest in race history.
Posted today at 3:01 pm Sting in the tail for Sodebo Ultim 3
As they close in on the Jules Verne Trophy record After 36 days and 17 hours at sea, Thomas Coville and his team have just 2,000nm to go on their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt, but the conditions ahead they have to face are the strongest winds and the biggest seas of their entire circumnavigation.
Posted today at 2:06 pm Melges 15 class builds momentum in the UK
It is set to be an exciting 2026 for GP Watercraft It is set to be an exciting 2026 for GP Watercraft, and especially the Melges 15 class.
Posted today at 12:00 pm Great offers from Sunsail this January
Start the new year looking ahead to glorious sunshine and clear blue seas! Start the new year looking ahead to glorious sunshine and clear blue seas with special offers from Sunsail
Posted today at 12:00 pm America's Cup: Match dates announced
The 38th America's Cup Match will begin on July 10, 2027 from Naples. The 38th America's Cup Match will begin on July 10, 2027 from Naples, and is expected to conclude by the following weekend.
Posted today at 11:18 am Britain's America's Cup Team unveils GB1 identity
And confirms Dylan Fletcher as 38th America's Cup Helm Britain's America's Cup Team, representing the Challenger of Record, Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd, has unveiled GB1. The bold new team name and identity signals a new era of British racing on the world's most demanding sailing stage.
Posted today at 9:20 am Emirates renews backing of ETNZ
A more than two-decade-long partnership with the New Zealand America's Cup team Emirates has renewed its more than two-decade-long partnership as naming sponsor of the Defender of the America's Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand, extending one of the longest-standing and most iconic sponsorships in international sailing.
Posted today at 7:03 am