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Ben Ainslie’s British team INEOS Britannia tops Louis Vuitton Cup leaderboard

Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team, INEOS Britannia, completed a remarkable run of match-race in the Louis Vuitton Challenger Selection Series to top the leaderboard.

Flying 15 Northern Championship – 2024 Title win for Apthorp’s at Bassenthwaite

Charles Apthorp and son Charlie won the 2024 Flying 15 Northern Championship ahead of a 50 strong fleet at Bassenthwaite SC

Dragon Gold Cup – First race cancelled

The first Dragon Gold Cup race was cancelled Sunday due to northwesterly winds gusting to over 30 knots off Kinsale, Irealand.

5.5 Metre 2024 World Championship – Victory for Bacon, Houweling and Wright sailing Ku Ring-Gai III

John Bacon, Joost Houweling and Ed Wright sailing Ku Ring-Gai III (AUS 66) win 2024 5.5 Metre World Championship.

Louis Vuitton Challenger Series – A day of upsets, runaway victories and what might have been

The re-scheduled race day 6 managed five match-races with varying success, the wind going lighter and more patchy than forecast, producing some wildly unpredictable races. Two races involved Emirates Team New Zealand and featured a lot of stop-start situations, but…

5.5 Metre class Worlds – Ku-Ring-Gai lll of John Bacon, Joost Houweling and Ed Wright lead

5.5 Metre class World Championship race wins for Aspire and The Jean Genie, but Ku-Ring-Gai III leads overall after six races.

Domonkos Nemeth leads 2024 Finn Gold Cup in Aarhus

After the opening day of the Finn Gold Cup, Hungary’s Domonkos Nemeth leads from World No. 1 Laurent Hay, from France

Louis Vuitton Challenger Series – Day 6 racing has been cancelled due to weather conditions

Second day of the Series 2 round robins. Latest update from The America’s Cup Media Centre Wednesday’s racing has been cancelled

5.5 Metre class World Championship – Artemis heads the leaderboard after day 2

After day 2 Artemis of Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne and Trond Solli-Saether currently heads the leaderboard on 20 points.

Solitaire du Figaro Paprec – Course change for light wind start from Gijon

The route of the second leg of the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec was modified due to the light weather forecast to the north of the Spanish coast

Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series – Finally, what we had hoped to see

It took a while, but Barcelona finally delivered what we had hoped to see, with the America’s Cup AC75 class providing an all-action day packed with lead changes, overtakes, and match-racing tactics.

Louis Vuitton Cup – Intense Day 3 at Challenger Selection Series

An intense Day 3 at the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series with the wind again proving in short supply and having a dramatic effect on the racing.