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February 12, 2026
American 'Magic', the sailing team owned by U.S. sports investor Doug?DeVos and based in New Zealand, bought Danish SailGP record-holders ROCKWOOL racing for $60 million. The deal was announced on the eve before the New Zealand event of the global league.
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February 12, 2026
American Magic, a sailing team owned by U.S. sports investors Doug DeVos and ROCKWOOL, have bought the Danish 'SailGP' speed record holders ROCKWOOL racing in a 60 million dollar deal announced on the eve before the New Zealand event of the global league.
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February 6, 2026
Canada-U.S. With tensions erupting from sport to geopolitics, Team Canada's opening press conference at the Milano Cortina Olympics was held on Thursday. The message of the Canadian Olympic Committee was?clear. The rivalry on the field is still real, and the stakes have definitely increased.
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February 2, 2026
The deadline for America's Cup entries has been extended by two months, to the end of March. This will allow more teams to compete in the blue-ribbon event next year at 'Naples. The entry deadline has been extended until March 31 to give teams more time to prepare for AC38.
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January 27, 2026
SailGP high-speed catamaran will trade the Atlantic for a Mediterranean in 2026 after Valencia is confirmed as the new Spanish venue of the?championship under a 3-year agreement. The inaugural?Valencia event will be held on September 5-6, 2020. This month, the season began in Perth.
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January 22, 2026
The owner Olivier Magre described the feat as "a fantastical dream". A father and son from France have transformed a radical Mach50 into a triumphant transatlantic race, winning the overall victory at 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race. Palanad 4…
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January 22, 2026
Organisers announced on Wednesday that New Zealand would begin its defence of the America's Cup on Saturday, July 10, next year, in the Italian city of Naples. The contest will end 'the following weekend'. The winner of the elimination round…
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January 22, 2026
Airline Emirates has renewed its partnership with New Zealand, as the team prepares to defend America's Cup at the America's Cup next year in Naples. Emirates Team New Zealand defeated Ben Ainslie’s British crew in the America’s Cup Match Final in Barcelona 2024.
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January 22, 2026
Ben Ainslie's British Team announced on Wednesday that they will compete for the America's Cup under the name GB1; Dylan Fletcher has been named as the helmsman for their latest attempt to?lift this coveted trophy. GB1 has not named a second…
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January 20, 2026
Race organisers announced on Tuesday that a crew member of a German yacht participating in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Transatlantic Race had died after an accident occurred during the crossing between Spain and Antigua. The club previously…
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January 20, 2026
The Russian court service reported that a U.S. national was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for 'crossing the border in possession of a weapon, when he left the United States on a ship to meet a Russian woman whom he had met online. In a statement released on Monday…
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January 19, 2026
The race organizers reported that a crew member on the German yacht Walross 4, was unconscious after an accident occurred deep in the Atlantic Ocean. This led to a coordinated rescue in mid-ocean. The Nissen 56 owned by Berlin's ASV was about 1…
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January 19, 2026
Czech investment group 'KKCG' announced on Monday that it would make a voluntary offer of up to 182 millions?euros ($212m)?to increase its stake in Italian Yacht maker Ferretti, and also push for a management change. KKCG has made an offer that values Ferretti at 1.2bn euros…
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January 19, 2026
According to calculations, Czech investment group KKCG announced on Monday that it had launched a partial voluntary offering to double its'stake' in Italian yacht manufacturer?Ferretti. KKCG will present its own slate of candidates to the Ferretti board after the deal is completed.
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January 18, 2026
A 34-metre revolutionary yacht has revolutionized offshore sailing, completing the 3,000 nautical mile Atlantic crossing in less than seven days. It won the'monohull line honours' and set a record for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race. The MOD70…
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January 18, 2026
Emirates Great Britain, the reigning SailGP champions, started off this year with strong winds in their sails. They successfully defended their Perth Sail Grand Prix title with a dominant performance on Sunday. The team led by Dylan Fletcher…
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January 16, 2026
Sam Goodchild, who won the IMOCA Globe Series title 'in 2025', has quickly shifted to the intensity? of a fully crewed race, breaking the RORC Transatlantic Race Record aboard Argo, a?MOD70?? trimaran owned Jason Carroll. Argo finished the 3…
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January 16, 2026
SailGP 2026's season opener on Saturday in Perth promises high-octane sailing with the notorious 'Fremantle Doctor,' a?wind that has already caused a brutal start to racing. The south-westerly winds have been a major factor in the practice sessions, and Spain's Los Gallos crashed during training.
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January 13, 2026
Three days into the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race the fleet has already'shown their hand' -- they have committed en masse the classic southern escape. They are slipping along the African coast from the Canaries, before swinging to the west to make the long trade wind run to Antigua.
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January 13, 2026
The SailGP 'Championship' will include the Switzerland Sail Grand Prix in 2026, the racing circuit announced on Tuesday, after Lake Geneva made its debut last season. Geneva will replace Saint-Tropez on the 2026 Season Calendar, and the race is scheduled for September 19-20.
