World on Water Sept 12.25 ROLEX Maxis, Ocean Race Last Leg. Luna Rossa on AC Protocol, 18 Footers...

Please Subscribe if you like our Global Sailing content, Like and Share. It helps us show our content to more sailors. Thank you. This is your weekly Global Sailing Highlights show, the World on Water for September 12 2025. The first two days of racing at the 35th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup have delivered exceptional competition. The 47 yacht fleet split across five classes, has enjoyed some testing sailing conditions. The Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship fleet, featuring the most powerful entrants, and the Rolex IMA Grand Prix World Championship fleet, featuring pure thoroughbred racers, have both contested one coastal course and two windward/leeward races so far. V, and Django 7X, lead respectively. The three remaining classes have completed two coastal courses apiece. There were light winds at the start this week in Genoa for the 7 IMOCAs in The Ocean Race Europe fleet who were looking for speed at the start of leg 5 in the Med as they headed for the finish in Boka Bay Montenegro. The Luna Rossa team has resumed its program at the Cagliari base in light of the new Protocol, published on August 12. The document regulating the 38th America’s Cup introduces several innovations that affect various areas of the campaign. The Luna Rossa team members explain the key points to better understand how the next edition of the world’s oldest sporting trophy will work. The Sydney 18 Footers are a high tech build. Bret Van Munster is the brains and the constructor behind their 21st century building. He builds these sailing wonders. The Clipper 2025-26 Race started from Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth, UK, marking the beginning of an epic 40,000 nautical mile circumnavigation. Stage 1 of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is from Portsmouth to Puerto Sherry Spain. Our report is of the start and then we have an onboard report from race boat Gosh, one of the 10 boats in the fleet. The 2025 WingFoil Racing World Cup China has come to a close, bringing together 70 competitors from 12 countries on Daishan Island, at the delta of the Yangtze River. The event, which offered 500 points and €60,000 in prize money. The Yangtze River, a lifeblood of China, connecting regions and cultures for centuries, provided a stunning backdrop for the thrilling convergence of global talent.