World on Water Aug 29.25 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Holcim PRB redress, Ocean Race Leg 3 start, Aegean +

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This is your weekly Global Sailing Highlights show, the World on Water, for August 29 2025.

The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was launched in 1980 by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, and welcomed Rolex as a Title Sponsor five years later. In 2025 the prestigious club will pay tribute to its founder, His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, who passed away in February, but whose forward-looking vision led to the creation of an institution that has become an international benchmark in yachting.

An International Jury has awarded redress to Team Holcim-PRB after their Leg 1 collision with Allagrande Mapei Racing in Kiel Germany. Both teams retired from the opening stage, but Holcim-PRB will now earn Leg 1 points based on their average performance across Legs 2–5.

No further penalties were issued, and both crews say they’re eager to put the incident behind them and focus on the race ahead.

The seven IMOCA teams left the ancient port city to begin the 650-nautical-mile leg 3the Mediterranean to Nice France. The fleet set off in 12 to 17 knots of north-easterly breeze, tacking along the Spanish coast toward the first scoring gate at Cabo de Palos. The conditions on leg 3 are expected to be complex, with a low-pressure system moving into the western Mediterranean that could produce anything from strong upwind battles to fast downwind runs.

On the morning of Monday, August 25, the yachts participating in the Aegean Regatta set sail for Agios Efstratios, in the 24th edition of the international sailing race that continues to make history across the beautiful Aegean Sea.

Dublin Bay delivered a full test of stamina and skill on day two of the 2025 Ilca Under-21 World Championships, with some clear leaders beginning to emerge.
South-east winds gusting up to 25 knots brought exhilarating downwind surfing and short, steep two-metre seas, putting fitness and hiking technique firmly to the test. Tired but upbeat sailors came ashore looking forward to recovery time before more fresh conditions in the coming days.

Doug DeVos' American Magic Quantum Racing emerge with a slender one point lead overall at the end of a long mentally and physically demanding three race programme on Day 3 on the Bay of Palma at Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week in Mallorca.

The 2025 Fireball World Championship kicked off in record-breaking style, hosted by Circolo Vela Arco and running on the waters of Lake Garda – Trentino until Friday, 29 August. This major international event will be followed in early September by the Italian Single-Handed Championships. A total of 136 boats from 14 nations are competing, the largest Fireball fleet ever assembled outside the Anglo-Saxon countries in the class’s history.