Match Race News from Ireland, Organisation & Regatta Results
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…
High winds brought racing to a standstill on Thursday at the Nordea Women's Trophy Sweden, leaving the Open division quarterfinals unfinished while the Nordea Women's Trophy semifinal lineup was confirmed. After three days of near-perfect conditions, a strong weather front…
Swedish sailors hold the advantage in both the Open and Women's fleets at the halfway stage of the 2026 GKSS Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand. Oscar Engström and Martina Carlsson secured automatic places in the semi-finals after topping their respective…
Home favourite Johnie Berntsson made a flawless start to the 2026 GKSS Match Cup Sweden, winning all three of his opening matches as the world's leading match racing teams began competition in Marstrand, Sweden. Fresh winds, sunshine and large crowds…
The Bermuda Gold Cup will adopt a new integrated 12-team format for its 2026 edition as organisers seek to maintain opportunities for elite women match racers amid sponsorship challenges. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) and the World Match Racing…
USA skipper Allie Blecher successfully defended her Santa Maria Cup title on Saturday, defeating Sweden's Anna Östling 3-1 in a hard-fought final at Annapolis, Maryland. The victory gives Blecher and Team BAAM back-to-back wins at the prestigious event, which forms…
Defending champion Allie Blecher will lead the four-team battle for the 2026 Santa Maria Cup title after qualifying concluded in Annapolis, Maryland. Blecher and Team BAAM topped the standings following the completion of the double round-robin stage at the second…
Sweden's Anna Östling and Martina Carlsson boosted their semi-final hopes with strong performances on day two of the 2026 Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, Maryland. With the second round-robin stage now past the halfway mark, the battle for the top…
