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A look at the Race Viewer this Thursday morning shows that a larger number of boats are still on the move. The News Overview provides ongoing updates on race developments. The latest reports contain information on the results of the most important categories, IRC 1 and 2 , as well as the situation in the various class rankings. The Live Leaderboard provides ongoing information on the leaders in the individual categories and classes. The detailed standings can be found in a table with all rankings.

----- The most important summary points:

- 'SVR Lazartigue', the Ultim of Tom Laperche (FRA), is the absolute fastest and the winner of the Ultim rankings.
- 'Black Jack 100', a Reichel-Pugh 30 Custom of Tristan Le Brun (FRA), is the fastest monohull in elapsed time.
- 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux SUI is ranked 10th monohull in elapsed time.
- 'Leon', a JPK 10.50 2.20 of Alexis Loison FRA, is in 1st in the IRC overall calculated ranking.
- 'Paradox3', a trimaran sailing under the SUI flag, wins the Multihull MOCRA calculated ranking.
- 'Association Petits Princes-Queguiner' of Elodie Bonafous (FRA) is ranked first among the IMOCAs
- 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux (SUI) is ranked fifth among the seven IMOCAs

The Live Results Table provides detailed information on the current positions of all 25 groups/classes based on sailed (Line Honours) and compensated (Live Corrected) time. The Race Viewer provides the graphical overview as usual. ----- The Event Website.

The Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) is the winner of the 2025 Admiral’s Cup. After an intense battle during the RORC Channel Race, six inshore races in the Solent and the prestigious finale, the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Yacht Club de Monaco team is victorious. Runner-up for the Admiral’s Cup is the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Completing the Admiral’s Cup series podium is the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. ----- The final results and the final report. ----- For more details, visit the Live Results Table, the Admiral's Cup-Website, the Race Viewer, and the Fastnet Event Website.

The first two races were held yesterday at the Contender World Championship. Among the 170 participants, Paul Verhallen NED and Antonio Lambetini ITA are tied for the lead, three points ahead of Andrea Bonezzi ITA. Uwe Hoffmann SUI follows in 137th place, and Dieter Keller SVS is in 145th. ----- The results and the event website.

The final and qualifying races for the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships in Brest, FRA, were concluded yesterday. ----- In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA (U17) leads after nine races, 10 points ahead of Emma Schleicher GER and 12 points ahead of Francesca Maria Salerno ITA. No Swiss sailors are among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men's category has now sailed five final races and has already completed 13 races. Mattia Saoncella ITA (U17) is now in first place, 2 points ahead of Rory Meehan AUS and 8 points ahead of Kylian Manhaval FRA. The Swiss follow in 18th place (Loïc Huguenin) and 30th place (Finley Evans DRCS/RVZS). Devin Hauser DRCS has dropped to 37th place. Also in the top half of the rankings is Robin Sijan Zico Zeley DRCS/RVZS in 43rd place. ----- The U17W junior women have also reached eight races, with Naama Palaltnik ISR in first place, 3 points ahead of Parla Kabasakal TUR (U15), and 8 points ahead of Rüya Ugurlu TUR. The only Swiss participant, Ernestine Inversin, has moved up to 15th place. ----- In the U17M, Peyton Dits NED and Finn Brüll NED are tied for the lead, 4 points ahead of Moritz Schleicher GER. The best Swiss are Yoan Györvary CNI in 28th place and Raphael Kobel CNI in 32nd place. ----- The results. ----- Today, Thursday, the Medal Races will take place. ----- The event website.

Donald and Phyllis Lippert (GER) lead after 10 races at the Pirat European Championships on the Lipno Reservoir (CZE) by 11 points, ahead of Stefan and Cora Theuerkauf (GER). Andreas and Martin Ebel (GER) are 25 points behind the leaders. The two Swiss boats of Flurina and Valerie Schneider (SUI) follow in 37th place, while Barbara and Eliane Widmer (SUI) are in 41st. ----- The ranking list.

The "Vakarao RaceSense Platform," in operation a week ago at the J/70 Cup on Lake Garda as a race management tool, is gaining increasing acceptance in many one-design classes, and is receiving unanimous praise from sailors. And the development continues. ----- The Wireless Race System in English (PDF)

The Live Results Table provides detailed information on the current positions of all 25 groups/classes based on sailed (Line Honours) and compensated (Live Corrected) time. The Race Viewer provides the usual graphical overview. ----- The Event Website.

Today, Wednesday, at 7:00 a.m., all 13 Admirals's Cup 1 and 13 of the 15 Admirals's Cup 2 participants crossed the finish line in Cherbourg, France. The winners in corrected time are Van Uden / Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team NED in AC1, and Django JPK, expected to be in AC2. ----- The Live Results Tabelle, the Admiral's Cup Website, the Race Viewer, and the Fastnet Event Website.

Yesterday, the daily program was well adhered to at the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships in Brest, FRA. ----- In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA (U17) leads after 7 races, 6 points ahead of Emma Schleicher GER and 8 points ahead of Francesca Maria Salerno ITA. No Swiss among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men's category has already reached 8 races, with Peleg Rajuyn ISR still in first place, tied on points with Mattia Saoncella ITA (17) and 4 points ahead of a trio led by Kylian Manhaval FRA. The Swiss follow in 21st place (Loïc Huguenin) and 22nd (Finley Evans DRCS/RVZS). Devin Hauser DRCS has dropped to 33rd. Also in the top half of the rankings is Robin Sijan Zico Zeley DRCS/RVZS in 45th place. ----- After six races in the U17W junior women's category, Parla Kabasakal TUR (U15), Naama PAalatnik ISR, and Rüya Ugurlu TUR are in 1st to 3rd place, separated by 3 and 5 points respectively. The only Swiss participant, Ernestine Inversin, has dropped to 20th place. ----- In the U17M, three Dutchmen – Milo Zaal and Peyton Dits – are tied on points, and Merlijn BoswiJk is now 2 points behind. The best Swiss are Yoan Györvary CNI in 34th place and Raphael Kobel CNI in 39th place. ----- The results. ----- Here is the race plan for tomorrow, Wednesday. ----- Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information on the iQFoils-specific racing program until July 31, the Medal Series finale. ----- The event website.

This afternoon, the 170 participants, including the two Swiss Uwe Hoffmann and Dieter Keller SVS, divided into four groups, will start to the first two of 10 races at the Contender World Championship on Lake Garda. ----- The event website .

Early this morning, the first Line Honors Monohull yachts arrived at the finish line, with Black Jack 100, a Reichel/Pugh Custom 30, owned by Vos MON, taking the first two places ahead of SHK Scallywag HKG, the Maxi Dowell owned by David Witt. Leopard 3, Pyewacket 70, and Tschuss 2 also finished the race. ----- Five of the seven IMOCAs that started also finished. 'Association Petits Princes, Queguiner' with Elodie Bonnefous FRA is first, 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux SUI is fifth. ----- After the finish of the absolute fastest, 'SVR Lazartigue' of Tom Laperche FRA and 'Banque Populaire' of Arman Le Cleac'H, in the 'Line Honors Multihull', were reported 24 hours ago, 15 more multihulls have now arrived in Cherbourg. ----- The Race Tracker shows the positions in all categories under the 'Leaderboard' link. ----- The Event Website.

Today, Tuesday at 7:00 a.m., the Admiral's Cup 1 competitors, who will cross the finish line over the next 24 hours, are still close together, and the outcome remains uncertain. In first, 'Beau Geste', the TP52 Botin WB of Karl Kwok HKG, and 'Jolt 5', the Botin 52 IRC of Peter Harrison MON, have swapped first place. ----- In the Admiral's Cup 2, the leading trio 'Jolt 6', a Carkeek 40 Mk2 GP M2 piloted by Pierre Casiraghi MON, are tied with 'Callisto', the GP42 B&C MOD of James Murray NZL, and 'Beau Ideal', a Botin 41 Custom owned by Karl Kwok HKG. ----- The Admiral's Cup Website and that Live Tracking, as well as the Fastnet event website.

Yesterday, sailing resumed at the 2025 iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships in Brest, France, after a windless day. ----- In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA (U17) is leading after four races, 2 points ahead of Yfke Van der Meer NED, and 4 points ahead of Francesca Maria Salerno ITA. No Swiss sailor among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men's category finally completed four races, with Peleg Rajuyn ISR in first place, tied on points with Mattia Saoncella ITA (17), and 2 points ahead of Artun Şenol TUR and Itamar Levi ISR, who are also tied on points. The best Swiss sailor is Devin Hauser DRCS. Loïc Huguenin NFT follows in 32nd place. Finley Evans DRCS/RVZS is 36th. Luca Györvary CNI is also just inside the first half of the rankings in 72nd place, having sailed another race. ----- The U17W juniors sailed one race and after three races Naama Palatnik ISR, Parla Kabasakal TURA (15) and Tsz Yuet CHheung HKG are tied for first place. The only SUI participant, Ernestine Inversin Nft, is 12th. ----- In the U17M, three Dutchmen - Peyton Dits, Finn Brüll and Milo Zaal - are tied for first place. The best Swiss is Raphael Kobel CNI in 34th place, and Yoan Györvary CNI is 36th among the 118 ranked. ----- Here is the Race Plan for tomorrow, Tuesday. -----
The Results.
Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race[/URL] provide information on the iQFoils-specific racing program until July 31, the Medal Series finale. ----- The Event Website.

Following the registration process, the 170 participants in the Contender World Championship, including the two Swiss sailors, Uwe Hoffmann and Dieter Keller (SVS), will be on the water this afternoon for the official pre-race training. ----- The first two of 10 races are scheduled to begin tomorrow, Wednesday. ----- The Event Website..

The Ultim favorite ‘SVR Lazartigue’ skippered by Tom Laperche FRA (with Frank Cammas FRA and Peter Burling NZL) crossed the finish line in Cherbourg FRA early this morning at 05:20 CET. Thirty minutes later, ‘Banque Populaire’ skippered by Arman Le Cleac'H followed. The other two Ultims are expected to finish the race in the next two to three hours. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Monohull’ category, with 250 nm to go, ‘Black Jack 100’, a Reichel/Pugh Custom30, skippered by Remon Vos MON, leads ahead of 'SHK Scallywag HKG', a Maxi Dowell, skippered by David Witt. Justine Mettraus SUI, on the IMOCA Teamwork/Team SNEF, follows in 12th place, 90 nm behind the leader. ----- The Race Tracker shows the positions of all categories under the Leaderboard link. ----- The event website.

The Admiral's Cup participants, who are sailing in the 411 boats Monohull Line Honor's category, are still close together today, Monday, at 07:00 in the Admiral's Cup 1 Class. Currently, 'Jolt 5', the Botin 52 IRC of Peter Harrison MON is ahead of 'Beau Geste', the TP52 Botin WB of Karl Kwok HKG. ----- In the Admiral's Cup 2 group, 'Django JPK', a JPK 11.80 2.28 Mod KTC8 of Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, is leading, ahead of 'Garm', a JPK 11.80 2.35 Fin6 Mod of Per Roman GBR. ----- The Admiral's Cup Website and the Live Tracking, as well as the Fastnet Event Website.

The two final races on the last day of the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships shook up the rankings at the top of the boys' competition. -----While the leader, Konstantinos Portosalte GRE, did not slip up and became Youth World Champion with a galactic lead of 31 points, the four pursuers all suffered crashes. The best performer of the day (ranks 3/3) was Eric Scheidt BRA, son of the eight-time Laser World Champion, who had been written off on the penultimate race day. Robert Scheidt, finished second and took silver. Six points behind him, Sadrihan Suer TUR (ranks 8/2) followed in third place. The Swiss finished the World Championships in 20th (Leo Gosling), 49th (Edward Hirsch), and 60th (Yann Van De Vyver) place. ---- - The leading trio in the girls' competition did not put a foot wrong and confirmed their podium positions in the last two races. Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP is the world champion, 10 points ahead of Isabella Suazo PER and 21 points ahead of Derin Bartan TUR. Leanne Turrin SUI follows in 26th place. ----- The results, the Final report, and the event website.

Neither news nor daily video, nor any new rankings can be found on the internet this Monday morning. Apparently, there was not enough wind on Sunday to complete the Race Plan. The results from Saturday therefore remain valid. ---- - The race plan for today, Monday, has been announced, but according to Windguru, it is uncertain whether the wind will cooperate. ---- - Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information about the iQFoils-specific race program until July 31, the end of the Medal Series. ----- The event website.

Today marks the start of the 2025 Contender World Championship, which will run in Malcesine/Lago di Garda until August 3. The entry list includes 170 Contender pilots, including the two Swiss participants Uwe Hoffmann and Dieter Keller SVS. ------ The event website.

Yesterday, 110 Contender sailors completed the Pre-Worlds on Lake Garda, a five-race prelude to the Contender World Championships, which begin today. ----- The winner was Marco Ferrari ITA, one point ahead of Mark Bulka AUS and 10 points ahead of Max Billerbeck GER. The only Swiss competitor, Uwe Hoffmann SUI, came in 75th. ---- - The final results and the event website

Excellent participation in the 48th Old Boats Regatta. ----- In the Grand Parcours category Bois moulé, the three Toucans of Christophe Magnin CVE, Tom Casanova, and Jean Philippe Ryter CVVT made it onto the podium. ---- - In the Grand Parcours Classiques,, three 6.5m boats are in the lead with Bruno Engel and Pierre Monachon tied for first place, and Claude Laval in third place, two points behind.
----- Les Corsaires, skippered by Pierre-Marie Amiguet, are 2 points behind Mathieu Birbaum CVVi François Chevalley CVVT, who have the same number of points, and are at the top of the Corsaires and Canots. ---- - Les results and the CVVT website

Since yesterday, Saturday, the Fastnet Race (preview on YouTube) has been slowly underway. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Multihull’ category, Tom Laperche FRA's (with Frank Cammas FRA and Peter Burling NZL) Ultim favorite ‘SVR Lazartigue’ is in the lead, ahead of ‘Actual Ultim 4’ and ‘Banque Populaire’. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Monohull’ category, SHK Scallywag HKG is in the lead. The first 10 keelboats are sailing within 15 nm and the positions are changing every minute. Justine Mettraus SUI, on the IMOCA ‘Teamwork/Team SNEF’, was in 6th place. ---- - The Race Tracker shows the positions of all categories under the ‘Leaderboard’ link. ----- The event website.

The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon.

Since yesterday, Saturday, the Fastnet Race (preview on YouTube) has been slowly underway. This morning, the leading boat had only covered 235 of the 720 nm. ---- - For the Admiral's Cup participants, starting in the 411-boat Monohull Line Honor's category, the Fastnet Race result will be scored with a factor of 3 and cannot be deleted. ----- Today, Sunday at 7:00 a.m., the first five yachts in the Admiral's Cup 1 Class are tied. Currently, ‘Imagine’, the TP52 3.35 B&P, owned by Holger Streckenbach GER, is in first place. In the Admiral's Cup 2 group, ‘Beau Ideal’, a Botin 41 Custom, owned by Karl Kwok HKG, is 1 nm ahead of ‘Callisto’, the GP42 B&C MOD, owned by James Murray NZL. ----- Die Admiral's Cup Website. -----

The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon, as well as live tracking. ----- The Fastnet Event Website.

Yesterday, the first races were held in light winds at the iQFoil Youth & Junior World Championships 2025 in Brest, France, with varying numbers of heats in the four categories U19W/U19M/U17W/U17M. ----- In the U19 women's category, Medea Falcioni ITA leads after 3 races ahead of Zofia Zarzecka POL and Yfke Van der Meer NED. No SUI among the 53 participants. ----- The U19 men were able to hold one sprint race. Among the 8 winners and thus first in the rankings is Robin Zeley DRCS/RVZS. Eight SUI are among the 124 classified. ----- The U17W juniors completed two races, and Tsz Yuet Cheung HKG is first ahead of Garance Chatelier-Daisay FRA, tied on points with Parla Kabaskal TUR (U15). Ernestine Inverson SUI is 10th among the 48 ranked. ----- After two races, Peyton Dits NED leads the U17 boys, two points ahead of Eitan Kately ISR and Merlijn Boswijk NED, who are tied on points. The best Swiss sailor is Raphael Kobel, ranked 21st among the 118 sailors. Yoan Györvary CNI is 32nd. ----- The results. -----
Articles 12 and 13 of the Notice of Race provide information about the iQFoils-specific race program until July 31, the end of the Medal Series. ----- ----- The event website.

Yesterday, the ‘Voile d'Or’ long-distance regatta was held on Lake Neuchâtel as part of the regional FVLJ championship in cold and wet weather. ----- On the podium of the Jaugés (11 boats at the start) are Pierre-Alain Schneider CNTY, Dolphin 81, in 1st place, Stefano Rosato CVN, T920, in 2nd place, and Pierre Gudel CVG, Farr 280, in 3rd place. ---- - In the Non-Jaugés (11 boats at the start), Klaus Hofer CVE, Toucan won ahead of Toni Utiger CVE, X-99 in second place and Ricardo Rüst CCSRC in third place. ----- The website of CV Chevroux.

Today, Saturday, July 26, 2025, the start of the Fastnet Race (Preview YouTube), the world's largest offshore race with 446 participants on the Entry list takes place from off the Royal Yacht Squadron line, West Cowes, from 11h20 BST (12h20 CET), with rolling starts for the classes separated by 10-minute intervals. ----- The race for the line honors will most likely be between the four Ultim Foiling Trimarans, with special attention to be paid to the record holder, the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue of Tom Laperche FRA with Franck Cammas, co-skipper, and Tom Burling NZL, multiple America's Cup, Olympic, World, and SailGP champion in the crew. But also the 7 IMOCA-60 with Justine Mettraux SUI will deliver an exciting race among themselves. ----- The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a summary of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of Friday afternoon's press conference and skippers/weather briefing. The start of the race, divided into different categories, can be followed via livestream. ----- The event website.

It wasn't quite enough. Maja Siegenthaler/Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg SUI/TYC, who had been leading the all week had their worst day yesterday (ranks 13 and 4) and had to relinquish the lead to Yska Minks/Wouter Toornstr/Barbara Huber NED (ranks 3/6). Reinier de Kler/Marco Prins/Edwin Kooyman NED in third place are 21 points behind the new world champions. ----- On the first two days of the World Championships in Oosterschelde NED, the wind blew at 14-18 knots, but on the following two days, the wind shifted to the north and dropped to 6-7 knots. Swiss Olympian Maja Siegenthaler TYC and her team Patrick Morgenthaler/Michèle Guggisberg coped very well with the changing conditions. ----- Die [URL=wxw.manage2sail.com/nl-NL/event/8fa67dfa-c0dc-4c8d-b136-e9155f9e1d38#!/results?classId=10b9e1aa-c3da-45d1-848b -161437a2ff9b]results. 52 teams from 8 nations are listed on the list of participants. Seven teams traveled from Switzerland.

Why not set a counterpoint to today's start of the Fastnet Race? Slow Down in our hectic world? ----- Enjoy the start of the 14 homemade sailboats with a length of 5.8 meters (19 feet) at 00.00 today for the third stage of the Mini Globe Race 2025. At 9,700 nautical miles, it is likely to be the most difficult and dangerous. The course leads north past Australia across the Southern Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa. ----- The favorite remains Swiss skipper Renaud Stitelmann , CER Genève, who already won the first two stages. ---- - The website of the McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025.

Yesterday, the final races 3 and 4 were held in the Gold and Silver Fleets at the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships. ----- Konstantinos Portosalte GRE now clearly dominates the boys' fleet with a 15-point lead over Emmanouil Anastasios Vomvylas GRE. New in third place is the best U16 sailor, Nikko Palou ESP, 22 points behind the leader. Stefanos Samaras GRE and Nathan Wehrle FRA follow one and three points behind, respectively. Erik Scheidt BRA, in sixth place, has lost touch with the leaders, trailing by nine points. The Swiss rankings: Leo Gosling in 16th place, Edward Hirsch in 51st place, and Yann Van De Vyver SUI in 56th place. ---- - Once again, there has been a change in positions 2 and 3 in the top trio of girls, with Blanca Ferrando Babe ESP extending her lead over Isabella Suazo PER to 17 points. Derin Bartan TUR in 3rd place follows another 4 points behind. Leanne Turrin SUI is still in 26th place. ---- - The results and the report from Thursday. Yesterday's report from Friday is not yet available at the time of going to press. Check later in News. ----- Today, the final races are on the program. ----- The event website.