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18 Oct
FROM DEBUTANT TO CHAMPION: HAMILTON MAKES BERMUDA GOLD CUP HISTORY

Hamilton, Bermuda (18 October 2026) Bermuda Gold Cup debutant Christian Hamilton (GBR) and his Khumbu Racing Team of Ian Williams, Richard Sydenham and Jon Gundersen stunned World No 1 Chris Poole (USA) to lift the King Edward VII Trophy on Sunday as champions of the 74th edition of the Bermuda Gold Cup, the penultimate stage…
17 Oct
POOLE AND HAMILTON SET FOR GOLD CUP SHOWDOWN

Hamilton, Bermuda (17 October 2026) A new champion will be crowned at the 2026 World Match Racing Tour Bermuda Gold Cup with first-time finalists Chris Poole [USA] and Christian Hamilton (GBR) making it into the final two. Poole beat Oscar Engstrom (SWE) 3-1 in the quarter-finals before defeating Denmark’s Jeppe Borch by the same score…
16 Oct
GOLD CUP HEAVYWEIGHTS FIGHT BACK TO SECURE FINAL EIGHT SPOTS

Hamilton, Bermuda (16 October 2026) The big fish in the Bermuda Gold Cup repechage pond all made it through to the quarter-finals on day three of competition in Hamilton Harbour. Chris Poole (USA), Johnnie Berntsson (SWE), Pauline Courtois (FRA) and Eric Monnin (SUI) all progressed into the final eight via the repechage round and now…
October 18, 2026
FROM DEBUTANT TO CHAMPION: HAMILTON MAKES BERMUDA GOLD CUP HISTORY
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POOLE AND HAMILTON SET FOR GOLD CUP SHOWDOWN
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GOLD CUP HEAVYWEIGHTS FIGHT BACK TO SECURE FINAL EIGHT SPOTS
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2026 SCHEDULE

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2026

Stage 1 – *Macao Match Cup, Macao, 25-29 March
Stage 2 – Ficker Cup, Long Beach, CA, USA, 24-26 April
Stage 3 – *Congressional Cup, Long Beach, CA, USA, 29 April – 3 May
Stage 4 – Porto Montenegro Match Race, 8-10 May
Stage 5 – GKSS Spring Cup, Långedrag, Sweden, 16-17 May
Stage 6 – NJK Open Spring Cup, Finland, 22-24 May
Stage 7 – OM International Ledro Match Race, Italy, 19-21 June
Stage 8 – *GKSS Match Cup Sweden, Marstrand, 29 June – 4 July
Stage 9 – Internationaux de France de Match Racing, Pornichet, 17-19 July
Stage 10 – Chicago Grand Slam, USA, 14-16 August
Stage 11 – Detroit Cup, USA, 20-23 August
Stage 12 – Oakcliff International, Oyster Bay NY, USA, 27-30 August
Stage 13 – Thompson Cup, Oyster Bay NY, USA, 1-4 September
Stage 14 – Dublin Match Cup, Ireland, 24-27 September
Stage 15 – Szczecin Match Race, Poland, 8-11 October
Stage 16 – *Bermuda Gold Cup, 14-18 October
Stage 17 –*WMRT FINAL, AMAALA, Saudi Arabia, 10-14 November
*WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.wmrt.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/worldmatchracingtour TWITTER: www.twitter.com/worldmatchtour The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's longest running professional sailing series since 2000 featuring world-class championship events across the globe. The world tour is sanctioned by World Sailing with exclusive "Special Event" status. Follow all the action on www.wmrt.com © World Match Racing Tour MB01JVDM7KLVRKF
High stakes, tight racing and the world's best sailors | Bermuda Gold Cup 2026
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.wmrt.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/worldmatchracingtour TWITTER: www.twitter.com/worldmatchtour The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's longest running professional sailing series since 2000 featuring world-class championship events across the globe. The world tour is sanctioned by World Sailing with exclusive "Special Event" status. Follow all the action on www.wmrt.com © World Match Racing Tour
CONGRESSIONAL CUP 2026 HIGHLIGHTS SHOW
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.wmrt.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/worldmatchracingtour TWITTER: www.twitter.com/worldmatchtour The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's longest running professional sailing series since 2000 featuring world-class championship events across the globe. The world tour is sanctioned by World Sailing with exclusive "Special Event" status. Follow all the action on www.wmrt.com © World Match Racing Tour
MACAO MATCH CUP 2026 HIGHLIGHT SHOW
The final day of the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup with the semi-final stage and final to come. The regatta is recognized as the ‘granddaddy’ of modern world-class match racing: the premier and longest running event of its kind in North America. Founded by Long Beach Yacht Club in 1965, the Congressional Cup set the standard for top-level match racing worldwide, and pioneered the concept of on-the-water umpiring. Each year, the world’s top-ranked sailors return to Long Beach, Calif. to compete in this rousing five-day regatta, vying for the prestigious Congressional Cup trophy and the Crimson Blazer.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP 2026 - 3RD MAY
Day 4 of the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup with the end of the Round Robin and the semi-final stage to come. The regatta is recognized as the ‘granddaddy’ of modern world-class match racing: the premier and longest running event of its kind in North America. Founded by Long Beach Yacht Club in 1965, the Congressional Cup set the standard for top-level match racing worldwide, and pioneered the concept of on-the-water umpiring. Each year, the world’s top-ranked sailors return to Long Beach, Calif. to compete in this rousing five-day regatta, vying for the prestigious Congressional Cup trophy and the Crimson Blazer.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP 2026 - 2ND MAY
The Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup is recognized as the ‘granddaddy’ of modern world-class match racing: the premier and longest running event of its kind in North America. Founded by Long Beach Yacht Club in 1965, the Congressional Cup set the standard for top-level match racing worldwide, and pioneered the concept of on-the-water umpiring. Each year, the world’s top-ranked sailors return to Long Beach, Calif. to compete in this rousing five-day regatta, vying for the prestigious Congressional Cup trophy and the Crimson Blazer.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP 2026 - 1ST MAY
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.wmrt.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/worldmatchracingtour TWITTER: www.twitter.com/worldmatchtour The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's longest running professional sailing series since 2000 featuring world-class championship events across the globe. The world tour is sanctioned by World Sailing with exclusive "Special Event" status. Follow all the action on www.wmrt.com © World Match Racing Tour
2025 WMRT FINAL SHENZHEN BAO'AN - HIGHLIGHTS SHOW
DAY 5 HIGHLIGHTS - The Macao Match Cup 2026 The last day of the event and it all comes down to 2 teams in the final. And what a final, 5 matches, all down to the wire - enjoy! OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.wmrt.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/worldmatchracingtour TWITTER: www.twitter.com/worldmatchtour The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's longest running professional sailing series since 2000 featuring world-class championship events across the globe. The world tour is sanctioned by World Sailing with exclusive "Special Event" status. Follow all the action on www.wmrt.com © World Match Racing Tour
DAY 5 HIGHLIGHTS - The Macao Match Cup 2026
LIVE - Macao Match Cup 2026 Day 5 - finals day! The final day of the season opener here in Macao - who will be the last two teams going for the title? OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.wmrt.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/worldmatchracingtour TWITTER: www.twitter.com/worldmatchtour The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's longest running professional sailing series since 2000 featuring world-class championship events across the globe. The world tour is sanctioned by World Sailing with exclusive "Special Event" status. Follow all the action on www.wmrt.com © World Match Racing Tour
LIVE - Macao Match Cup 2026 Day 5
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