44Cup
Cian Guilfoyle of Dun Laoghaire is “Sailor of the Month (World Championship)” for September
1st October 2026 Sailor of the Month
A top pro-sailor of the calibre of Cian Guilfoyle of Dun Laoghaire will inevitably find his name linked with several high-profile boats as his career progresses, but Guilfoyle and the RC44 Aleph go back quite a long way. Indeed, Afloat’s…
Dublin Bay sailor Cian Guilfoyle has completed a remarkable world championship double after helping Aleph Racing win the 44Cup World Championship at Cowes, adding the RC44 title to his TP52 World Championship victory earlier this season. Guilfoyle confirmed to Afloat…
Following the opening day’s close racing, as Afloat reported, Aleph Racing has extended its advantage at the 44Cup World Championship Cowes after a challenging second day produced just one race on the Solent. Patience Pays Off After Long Wait for Wind…
Following yesterday’s King’s Cup charity event between the Royal Yacht Squadron and the RC44 class — where Team Aqua claimed victory, as reported by Afloat — the 44Cup fleet returned to championship racing in unseasonably fine conditions. The 12-15 knot…
Chris Bake’s Team Aqua, steered by Royal Yacht Squadron Commodore Robert Bicket, has won the King’s Cup on the Solent as the curtain-raiser to the 2026 44Cup World Championship in Cowes. The charity event brought the Royal Yacht Squadron together…
The 44Cup World Championship in Cowes gets under way with a special prelude on Wednesday, September 23, when the RC44 fleet stages the King’s Cup to raise funds for Isle of Wight charities. Normally the Wednesday before a 44Cup event…
A windless final day brought the 44Cup Marstrand to an early conclusion, handing overall victory to Nico Poons' Team Charisma after three days of close racing in southern Sweden. With no gradient wind and no sea breeze developing, Principal Race…
Swedish teams GeMera Racing and Team Charisma head into the final day of the 44Cup Marstrand tied at the top after another closely fought day's racing on Sweden's west coast. Three races were completed on Saturday in sunshine, flat water…
Black Star Sailing Team and Team Charisma are tied at the top of the 44Cup Marstrand leaderboard after six races as the Swedish regatta reached its halfway stage. Despite three race wins, Black Star could not shake off its rivals…
Black Star Sailing Team made the perfect start to the 44Cup Marstrand with two race wins on the opening day, but the leaderboard remains finely balanced after three races in Sweden. Christian Zuerrer's Swiss team, with New Zealand tactician Cameron…
The 44Cup returns to Marstrand this week with nine teams set to contest one of the most competitive events of the 2026 season. Racing begins on Thursday and continues through Sunday on Sweden's west coast, where the owner-driver RC44 circuit…
The 44Cup resumes next week in Marstrand, Sweden, with GeMera Racing arriving as the leader of one of sailing's closest owner-driver championships. The third event of the 2026 season takes place on the rocky west coast island of Marstrand, a…
Team Nika leads the 44Cup Puntaldia heading into the final day after a shifting leaderboard in Sardinia. After nine races, seven of the nine RC44 teams have claimed wins, underlining the tight competition. Friday’s racing brought a change in conditions,…
Team Nika has won the 44Cup Puntaldia after a closely contested final day in Sardinia. Vladimir Prosikhin’s crew secured victory by two points after 12 races in light, shifting conditions. The fleet raced in a 7–10 knot southeasterly breeze, with…
Five different teams have claimed race wins after six races at the halfway stage of the 44Cup Puntaldia in Sardinia. Lighter winds replaced the previous day’s heavy conditions, with 8–12 knots and flatter seas testing crews’ tactical decisions. Christian Zuerrer’s…
The RC44 fleet is set for action at the 44Cup Puntaldia on Sardinia’s northeast coast. Teams have spent recent days training on the water and settling ashore at the 380-berth marina, near a protected marine reserve south of Olbia. The…
