IRC

The Bay of Palma was on excellent early season form, offering a brisk southerly breeze which moved slightly more to the west over the day

The presentation of the 16th Sail Racing PalmaVela was hosted today in the Sala Magna of the Real Club Náutico de Palma

The most impressive collection of offshore racing hardware from across the globe is set to gather off Cowes for the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race on 3 August

Entries for 340 available places in the RORC's classic 600 miler snapped up in under five minutes

To create this sailboat, which is to be sailed either fully crewed or short handed, Jeanneau enlisted not one, but two renowned naval architects

Representatives of the RORC and ORC met at the Royal Malta Yacht Club before the start of the Rolex Middle Sea Race to discuss the continued cooperation

The 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race has seen further changes to the leaderboard as the steady stream of finishers continued overnight and during the fifth day

As predicted, the 50th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race exploded into life overnight

The first 24 hours of the 2018 race have proved once again that the challenging nature of the Rolex Middle Sea Race is as much a test of concentration

The 50th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race is underway.By 17:00 CEST, the majority of the fleet was hard on the wind heading for Capo Passero

Saturday’s conclusion of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez brought the 2018 season to a close for the magnificent J Class yachts

In the wake of recent new model development, Jeanneau announces a new sailboat for its Sun Fast range

Giles Redpath's Lombard 46 Pata Negra has taken line honours and the win in IRC One for the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 

Twenty eight teams with crew from 18 different countries have started the 2018 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race

Three teams have a grasp on their Copa del Rey titles with one day of racing at the record breaking 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE

The Royal Hong Kong YC flagged Botin 52 sits atop four chasing TP52s with a lead now at 14pts after eight races on the Bay of Palma

The Mallorca Sotheby’s IRC Classes and the BMW ORC 2 and 3 were set courses out to the east of Cabo Blanco where the breeze was actually lighter

The former winner of line honours in three of the last four races, the latter IRC winner in 2016 when she was Pier Luigi Loro Piana’s My Song

The Mediterranean’s largest medium distance offshore race set sail from Livorno, Italy this afternoon with a record-sized fleet

Last night crews braved the elements for a successful prizegiving for the Rolex Fastnet Race and a lively final of entertainment at Plymouth Yacht Haven

After four days of racing and a mix of conditions, Team Beau Geste came out on top of the Australian National Championship. By Paul Cayard on Beau Geste

June 2018 will see the cream of the IRC fleet gather in the Solent for an exciting 12-race multi-disciplinary team and individual regatta