Racing on the Edge ramps up the SailGP drama as Cádiz wobbles, Burling heat rises and four teams charge toward a high stakes Abu Dhabi finale. Inshore stories range from a foggy, feel good Riptide reunion to team racing’s global revival and a stacked iQFOiL Europeans opening day. A hands on seacock safety guide lands in tech, Port Phillip’s women’s series launches with purpose and the RC44 fleet turns its season upside down with busted kites and a brand new leader heading into the final day.

Peter Burling lays out the Black Foils plan for an Abu Dhabi title shot as the brand new 27.5m wing enters the SailGP finale. Offshore, Quokka’s crew survive 200 brutal miles without a rudder thanks to an ingenious cabin door fix, while the iQFOiL Europeans open with stacked fleets and serious speed. COP30 becomes an unexpected sailing stage, Sir Robin Knox Johnston collects a well deserved lifetime honor and the Marlin 33 trimaran delivers a blistering real world speed test to wrap the day.

Christian Zugel’s Tschüss 2 caps a monster season with wins across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Fastnet, while the RC44s open in Fuerteventura with tight points and photo finishes. Miami’s M32 Worlds delivers big moves and bigger rivalries, and Sail Canada rolls out its 2026 Youth Fest plans. Cruising wisdom lands with a reminder that real safety comes from time on the water, a DIY rigging guide boosts confidence, and the day’s highlight brings a Moth, an 18ft Skiff and an IQ Foil into a pure speed brawl.

Today’s highlights open with Sanni Beucke and Sasha Laniece grinding through a brutal Transat to finish as the top all female Class40 team, while Miami gears up for a high voltage M32 Worlds packed with talent and rivalry. Cruising goes big with a 74 year old completing a solo seven continent odyssey, and the tactical spotlight dives into windward mark mind games. Add a classic Crabber 12 review and the Formula Wave’s grassroots magic, and it’s a full spread of adventure, speed and smart sailing.

Artemis strengthens its 2026 SailGP charge with two homegrown talents joining an already stacked squad. Inshore, the NSW skiff titles deliver a wide-open leaderboard while Antigua unveils a fresh regatta built for pure racing. Navigation guru Will Oxley champions back-to-basics seamanship, and the SheSails Conference shows how mentoring is powering real change. Plus a clever coolant-leak fix for cruisers, new 29er Awards energy, and a tight RS600 sprint showdown to close the day.

The 2026 Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix is set to turn the Hudson into a floating grandstand with premium spectator boats and front-row spray for fans. Inshore, the PredictWind A-Class Worlds brought full drama to Auckland with gusts, rain squalls, and high-speed duels. The ARC Rally’s Cape Verde pit stop proves a sailor’s best friend mid-Atlantic, while World Sailing’s annual conference wrapped in Dun Laoghaire with big wins for inclusivity and new leadership. Meet Sydney’s busiest sailing family keeping Red Pumps flying high, marvel at Wally’s blistering new Wallyrocket 71, and ride along as one solo sailor takes his ex-race cat Rogue One on a wild sprint from Australia to Hawaii.

The 2026 Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix is set to turn the Hudson into a floating grandstand with premium spectator boats and front-row spray for fans. Inshore, the PredictWind A-Class Worlds brought full drama to Auckland with gusts, rain squalls, and high-speed duels. The ARC Rally’s Cape Verde pit stop proves a sailor’s best friend mid-Atlantic, while World Sailing’s annual conference wrapped in Dun Laoghaire with big wins for inclusivity and new leadership. Meet Sydney’s busiest sailing family keeping Red Pumps flying high, marvel at Wally’s blistering new Wallyrocket 71, and ride along as one solo sailor takes his ex-race cat Rogue One on a wild sprint from Australia to Hawaii.

The 2026 Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix is set to turn the Hudson into a floating grandstand with premium spectator boats and front-row spray for fans. Inshore, the PredictWind A-Class Worlds brought full drama to Auckland with gusts, rain squalls, and high-speed duels. The ARC Rally’s Cape Verde pit stop proves a sailor’s best friend mid-Atlantic, while World Sailing’s annual conference wrapped in Dun Laoghaire with big wins for inclusivity and new leadership. Meet Sydney’s busiest sailing family keeping Red Pumps flying high, marvel at Wally’s blistering new Wallyrocket 71, and ride along as one solo sailor takes his ex-race cat Rogue One on a wild sprint from Australia to Hawaii.

It’s crunch time offshore as the Class40 pack in the Transat Café L’Or bunches up for a dramatic Atlantic finish while Sydney’s 18ft skiffs line up for a high-stakes Spring Championship finale. The Contender class wraps a powerhouse season with new world and national champs, and three ARC veterans reveal the real-world lessons of keeping the lights on across the ocean. Finally, Anna Weis gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the F50’s trimmer and grinder work in perfect sync to keep the world’s fastest sailboats flying steady.

Offshore legends Franck Cammas and Tom Laperche finally claim victory in the Transat Café L’Or, wrapping up a spectacular race across the Atlantic with record pace and champagne in Martinique. Back home, the RS800 fleet lights up Hayling Island with high-octane fun, while Diego Botín’s Spanish SailGP squad embraces chaos on their road to Abu Dhabi. Olympic-class action in Melbourne nears entry deadlines, but in Auckland, big wind shuts down Day 2 of the Predictwind A-Class Worlds. Cornell and Harvard sailors shine at the U.S. Singlehanded Nationals, and one clever DIYer frees a seized prop with nothing but candle wax and ingenuity.

This edition has something for every sailor. The CYCA opens discounted pre-orders for the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart program packed with eight decades of racing history, while Auckland’s A-Cat Worlds prepare to launch into full foiling flight. Offshore lessons hit home with a dramatic chainplate failure story, and the BoatUS Foundation tackles derelict boats with a national cleanup database. Sustainability gets sleek with the electric Vaan R5 catamaran, and the new WASZP All-Stars Invitational promises foiling’s next generation a global stage.

This edition delivers energy from dock to deep blue. Emirates Team New Zealand is back on the water with renewed focus and new faces as their America’s Cup campaign gathers steam, while Sweden’s Artemis SailGP team recruits grinder Julius Hallström ahead of its 2026 debut. Offshore, 86 boats roar out of Las Palmas as the ARC+ rally kicks off under perfect trade winds, and in Sydney, wild gusts couldn’t stop Geotherm’s gritty win in the 12ft skiffs. Plus, an Arctic skipper faces an insurance freeze and OneSails debuts a clever new twin headsail design built for ocean miles.