Match Race News from Ireland, Organisation & Regatta Results
American Chris Poole and Britain's Christian Hamilton will contest the Bermuda Gold Cup final after contrasting routes through the knockout stages, guaranteeing a first-time winner of the prestigious World Match Racing Tour event. Chris Poole and Christian Hamilton will meet…
Sweden's Johnie Berntsson produced a remarkable turnaround at the Bermuda Gold Cup, winning five consecutive matches on Friday, 16th October, to lead the repechage standings and secure his place in the quarter-finals. The five-time Gold Cup champion, who had lost…
Christian Hamilton, Aurélien Pierroz, Oscar Engström and Jeppe Borch secure direct quarter-final places after finishing level on eight wins in Hamilton Harbour. Four skippers finished level on eight wins to qualify directly for the quarter-finals of the 2026 Bermuda Gold…
Denmark's Jeppe Borch and Sweden's Oskar Engström each scored five wins from six matches as the 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup opened in Hamilton Harbour on Wednesday (14 October). The Scandinavian skippers lead the 12-team fleet at the penultimate event of…
Pauline Courtois and her Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team have won a sixth consecutive World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship after dominating the 2026 title decider on San Francisco Bay. The French skipper and crew Maëlenn Lemaitre,…
Twelve of the world’s leading women’s match racing teams will line up on San Francisco Bay this week for the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship. Hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club from September 30 to October 4,…
Foucher Wins Dublin Match Cup As Ireland's Finnegan Claims Best Tour Result
26th September 2026 Match Racing
French sailor Tom Foucher has won the 2026 Dublin Match Cup at the National Yacht Club, with event organiser Ruairi Finnegan taking second place on home waters for his best World Match Race Tour result. The Dún Laoghaire event was…
The French dominated the second day of the WMRT Dublin Match Cup on Dublin Bay, with four skippers from France advancing to the quarter-finals after the Round Robin stages concluded at the National Yacht Club. With the fresher opening-day breeze…
Three skippers share the lead after a testing opening day of the 2026 Dublin Match Cup, as changing conditions forced World Match Racing Tour racing from Dublin Bay into the shelter of Dún Laoghaire Harbour. Fourteen teams from eight nations…
Dublin Match Cup Brings World Match Racing Tour Back to Dún Laoghaire
23rd September 2026 Match Racing
The World Match Racing Tour returns to Dublin Bay this week when a 16-skipper international fleet contests the Dublin Match Cup at the National Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire from Thursday, September 24th to Sunday, September 27th. The Irish event…
Twelve of the world’s leading women’s match-racing teams will contest the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship on San Francisco Bay from 30 September to 4 October. As previously reported by Afloat, the invitation-only championship will be hosted…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has been selected to host two World Sailing championships in Auckland in November 2027. The World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship will run from 15-20 November, followed by the World Sailing Women’s…
Three-time defending champion Johnie Berntsson will return to Hamilton Harbour in October seeking an unprecedented fourth consecutive Bermuda Gold Cup as the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club confirms an expanded 12-skipper field for the 2026 event. The October 13-18 regatta will…
The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) and Women’s World Match Racing Tour (WWMRT) Finals will be staged together for the first time at AMAALA Yacht Club in Saudi Arabia this November, with equal $200,000 prize purses announced for the two…
American skipper Chris Poole and Riptide Racing claimed a second GKSS Match Cup Sweden title on Sunday, while France's Pauline Courtois successfully defended the Nordea Women's Trophy in Marstrand. Sailed in a fresh 16-knot westerly breeze, the finals delivered high-quality…
Home favourite Oscar Engström and American skipper Chris Poole will contest the Open final at the 2026 GKSS Match Cup Sweden after a dramatic day of knockout racing in Marstrand. Fresh north-westerly winds gusting above 20 knots tested crews throughout…
