IMOCA 2026 Season: Five Races, One Brutal Standard If you want to understand where offshore sailing really lives now — you don’t look at one race.
You look at the calendar. And in 2026, the IMOCA class didn’t just put together a season — it built a proper test piece.
Five races. Different formats. Different pressures.
Same outcome: if you weren’t ready, you were going to get found out.
At the centre of it all, Class President Antoine Mermod looked ahead to his ninth season at the helm with a simple message — the numbers might ebb and flow, but the level never drops.
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Solo. Crewed. No easy miles.
16-05-2026
Port of the Day
Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard
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When the seven bells rang out on the ninth of May, five fabulously enthusiastic teams found their positions on the emerald waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 7th Annual Hotel & Tourism Association Regatta, an event that fuels the spirit of competitiveness and camaraderie among the territory’s hospitality and tourism industry, was in full swing, hosted by the prestigious St. Thomas Yacht Club and Sailing Center.
On this day, teams raced aboard the Center’s one-design IC24s, completing a series of competitive races that tested their sailing prowess, communication, teamwork and the very essence of the territory’s marine tourism product. Emerging triumphant was the Coral World’s all-women team, who outshone everyone to claim first place with an impressive haul of 5 points.
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Club of the Day
Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC)
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