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29er Harken Inland Championship – Final

Monique Vennis-Ozanne and John Mather won the 29er Harken Inland Championship at Grafham Water SC over the weekend.

Ben Schooling wins Draycote Dash

Ben Schooling took the 2018 Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash with 3 wins from a bumper fleet of over a 100 boats.

A-Cat Worlds – Ashby hits the front

When racing resumed on day 2 of the 2018 A-Cat Worlds at Hervy Bay, Australia, Glenn Ashby took the first three races.

Nico Poons claims RC44 Cascais and Championship

Giant waves kicked up by an Atlantic gale oddly combined with no wind in the vicinity of Cascais resulted in racing being cancelled on the final day of the RC44 Cascais Cup

A Cat Worlds – Day 1 Racing Abandoned

Day 1 of the A-Cat Worlds at Hervey Bay, Australia, was abandoned after strong winds hit the race course jsut as the fleets were about to start racing

Route du Rhum – Meilhat wins IMOCA class

French sailor Paul Meilhat won the IMOCA monohull division of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe transatlantic race

Four races, four different winners at RC44 Cascais Cup

Four races were held on day two of the RC44 Cascais Cup, with four different winners at the final event of the 2018 championship for the high performance owner driver one designs.

Thomson finishes Route du Rhum

Alex Thomson finishes Route du Rhum after recovering from grounding on rocks during the final miles of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe and while leading the IMOCA class

RC44 Cascais Cup – Aqua and Nika edge ahead

Chris Bake’s Team Aqua finished the opening day of the RC44 Cascais Cup, the final regatta of 2018, one point ahead of Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika.

Route du Rhum – Thomson runs aground

Alex Thomsom reported to have grounded on Guadeloupe Island. Thomson is safe, uninjured and in no danger. Structural checks are ongoing

Glenn Ashby wins A-Cat pre-worlds

Glenn Ashby won the A-Cat Australian Championship with six wins from seven races to finish 12 points ahead of Pete Burling of New Zealand

Route du Rhum – Thomson counting down the miles

British skipper Alex Thomson, on Hugo Boss, is in good shape this Thursday morning, counting down the miles to what should be his first taste of victory in the IMOCA class.