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Ainslie signs Oakley Capital agreement to fund British America’s Cup bid

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 23, 2025

British sailor, Ben 'Ainslie, has secured the funding he needs to run his America's Cup 2027 campaign. He announced a deal with Oakley Capital Tuesday following a stressful phase?in a mission to?bring the Cup back home. Ainslie’s Athena Racing…

Alinghi returns as America's Cup partners are named

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 22, 2025

Alinghi will return for the 2027 America's Cup. Organisers of the competition confirmed on Monday that the Swiss outfit was one of at least five teams comprising a new America's Cup Partnership. Alinghi announced in April that they would cease…

Abu Dhabi wins the first SailGP Championship for Britain

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 30, 2025

The SailGP 2025 Championship was won by Britain on Sunday. They beat New Zealand and Australia to win the championship and $2 million. Dylan Fletcher of Emirates GBR said that the victory was "unbelievable" and that he felt "overjoyed right now"…

Argo and Zoulou renew their duel as MOD70 titans prepare for Atlantic showdown

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 19, 2025

The MOD70 'trimarans Argo & Zoulou are set to renew rivalry at the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race, which starts on January 11, in Lanzarote. Argo (American flagged) and Zoulou (France flagged), both skippered by Jason Carroll can reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour as they race over 3…

British SailGP team signs Bithell to 2026 reunion with Fletcher

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 9, 2025

The SailGP team in Britain has signed Stuart Bithell to be their wing trimmer. This will reunite him with Dylan Fletcher who was his Olympic gold medal-winning partner at the Tokyo Games for the?49er. Bithell is a veteran of 'four' SailGP seasons…

British copy formula of SailGP's "$2 million lottery" win

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 7, 2025

The skipper of Britain's Dylan Fletcher had a message for his crew as he lined up to compete in the SailGP grand final three-boat race last month: "Welcome the $2 million lottery". "The expression meant that there was nothing to lose, and that it is an opportunity.

Top contenders for RORC Transatlantic Race

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 1, 2025

In less than 50 day, four of the world's most advanced offshore racers will compete across the 3,000-mile Atlantic Ocean. This promises to be the most diverse Royal Ocean Racing Club Transatlantic field in recent years. Nineteen boats are taking part in the race…

France's Barrier is the only all-female team to win the Jules Verne Trophy

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 28, 2025

Alexia Barrier, the French skipper and seven female teammates will begin their Jules Verne Trophy quest on Saturday off the coasts of Brest. They aim to set the world's first non-stop circumnavigation time with an all-female team without any outside help.

SailGP Abu Dhabi Final: Sailing crews aim for $2 million SailGP prize

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 28, 2025

Abu Dhabi will offer tricky light winds, a compact course and a $2 million prize for teams competing for a spot in the SailGP Grand Final this weekend. SailGP’s fifth season culminates in a race where the crew with the highest score wins it all. This is called Formula One on the water.

SailGP Abu Dhabi Final: Crews eye $2 Million Prize

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 27, 2025

Abu Dhabi will offer tricky light winds, a compact course and a $2 million prize for teams competing for a spot in the SailGP Grand Final this weekend. SailGP’s fifth season culminates in a race where the crew with the highest score wins it all. This is called Formula One on the water.

The Sailing-Black Foils are ready to strike in Abu Dhabi

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 24, 2025

New Zealand's Black Foils have a quiet confidence as they head into the SailGP season finale. Peter Burling has declared that his team is exactly where he wants them to be, as the championship showdown in Abu Dhabi looms. The Kiwis are heading…

HP seeks $1.8 billion in damages from Mike Lynch’s estate following UK Autonomy lawsuit

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 18, 2025

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's lawyers informed the London High Court that they are seeking to recover nearly $1.8 billion in damages from the estate of Mike Lynch, who died in 2003. This is due to HP's acquisition by HP of Autonomy, his British technology firm.

Normandy duo wins Class 40 glory with thrilling finish

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 17, 2025

After one of the most exciting finishes in recent race history, Normandy sailors Guillaume Pirouelle (left) and Cedric Château (right) won the Transat Cafe L'Or Le Havre Normandie Class 40 division on Monday. After a 4,869 nautical mile journey from Le Havre in France via La Coruna in Spain…

Clipper crews face Roaring Forties crews in round-the-world race

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 16, 2025

On Sunday, ten amateur crews participating in the fourth Stage of the 2025/26 Clipper Around the World Race left the safety of Cape Town and headed to the notorious "Roaring Forties". The race organizers acknowledge that the leg from Western…

Ainslie will reveal America's Cup support in a few weeks

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 14, 2025

Ben Ainslie, a British sailing ace, expects to reveal within a few weeks who is funding his next America's Cup bid, and the team he will be bringing along for the event in Naples, Italy, scheduled for 2027. Ainslie has set himself the goal of "bringing the Cup home" from the United States…

Brady's power boating team wins back-to-back E1 World titles in Miami

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 8, 2025

Tom Brady's Team Brady won the E1 World Championship for a second time in a row on Saturday, after holding off Rafael Nadal and Team Rafa's late challenge at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Sam Coleman, a British pilot, and Emma Kimilainen from Finland led the "Championship of the Water"…

Beyou and Lagraviere, a French duo, tame the Atlantic to win Transat

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 7, 2025

The French sailors Jeremie Béyou and Morgan Lagraviere won the Transat CAFE L'OR Le Havre Normandie in 2025 with their powerful IMOCA monohull Charal, crossing the finish line on Martinique at dawn Friday morning after dominating the race from the start.

French duo Cammas & Laperche win transatlantic victory in ULTIM class

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 6, 2025

After a close duel, Tom Laperche of France and Franck Chammas from Normandie won the ULTIM division in the Transat Cafe L'Or Le Havre Normandie 202025. The two crossed the finish in Fort-de-France Bay on Wednesday at 22:13.58 local time, aboard SVR-Lazartigue.

Dalin and Mettraux are crowned at the Night of Champions

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 6, 2025

World Sailing has named two offshore sailing stars its top achievers. French cancer survivor Charlie Dalin, and Swiss record-breaker Justine mettraux have won the prestigious Rolex World Sailor of the year awards in Ireland's Dun Laoghaire.

Canoeing - British canoeist banned for two years after posting explicit Instagram videos

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 1, 2025

Paddle UK has announced that British canoeist Kurts Adam Rozentals was given a suspension of two years and removed from the Olympic program after posting a video explicit on Instagram, and misinforming the media about the reason for his original ban.

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