44Cup
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…
Peninsula Racing has won the 44Cup in Lanzarote, claiming its first event victory since 2017. John Bassadone’s team finished five points clear after three final races sailed in shifting and demanding conditions. “It was a long time coming, but it’s…
Two points separate the top three teams going into the final day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas off Lanzarote. Racing out of Puerto Calero again tested crews, with shifting winds forcing a 2-hour 15-minute delay before racing began. Team Aqua…
The 44Cup Puerto Calero delivered fresh drama on day two as Turkey’s Wow! Sailing Team scored its first-ever bullet in the class. Led by double Olympic gold medallist Iker Martínez, the team clinched victory in the final race of the…
The 19th season of the 44Cup begins tomorrow, Thursday 5th of February, at Puerto Calero Marina in Lanzarote. Irish trimmers Cian Guilfoyle and Oisin McClleland are at the top of the leaderboard of the 44Cup Marina Jandía, with Hugues Lepic’s Aleph Racing…
The 2026 44Cup season begins next week at Puerto Calero in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Racing, which has included key Irish crews, runs from the 5th to the 8th of February, with a practice day on the 4th of February. Last…
Racing on the third day of the 44Cup Marina Jandía off Fuerteventura saw fresh winners and a reshuffle at the top of the leaderboard. Easterly winds of 15–20 knots and a lively seastate challenged the fleet. Race director María Torrijo’s…
Irish trimmers Cian Guilfoyle and Oisin McClleland are at the top of the leaderboard of the 44Cup Marina Jandía, with Hugues Lepic’s Aleph Racing taking the lead after today’s first race. Marcus Törnqvist's GeMera Racing and Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika…
Irish sailors are in the mix after the opening day of the 44Cup Marina Jandía, held on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura.Dubliner Cian Guilfoyle and Oisin McClelland from Donaghadee are returning to race aboard the French entry, Aleph, currently in…
More Irish sailors are on the start line for the final round of the 2025 44Cup in the Canary Islands this week. Cork duo Johnny Durcan and Revilin Minihane from Baltimore Sailing Club will compete aboard Warp5, the fleet’s trial…
Irish sailor Simon Johnson from County Wicklow will compete on Black Star Racing, while Cian Guilfoyle returns aboard the French entry Aleph for this month's next round of the 44Cup. Also flying the flag are Donaghdee’s Oisin McClelland, also on…
After three days of moderate, brisk and occasionally violent conditions off The Hague, finally the winds and waves on the North Sea abated today for the final three races of the 44Cup World Championship for the high performance owner-driver one…
Positions on the leaderboard at the 44 Cup World Championship in Scheveningen are ebbing and flowing much like the tide here off The Hague. Unlike yesterday, today there was no torrential downpour or squall that caused multiple wipe-outs and man…
