The ISAF Nations Cup Asian Regional Final got underway with the Bahrain Maritime Sports Association (BMSA) at Al Jazzeer Beach with an impending forecast of a Shamal wind and rough seas.

Annemieke Bekkering and Annette Duetz turned on the afterburners of their 49er FX skiff to take three wins from three races on the second day of Delta Lloyd Regatta in Holland.

The third day of racing at the Soling World Championship was hit with challenging conditions with only one race finishing on a shortened course.

The opening day of the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Holland started with a strong-wind for the 700 competing boats.

Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) completed a triumphant Leg 7 early on Wednesday to bolster their hopes of finishing with a podium place in the Volvo Ocean Race and also keep alive the possibility of overall victory.

Team Brunel were on Tuesday battling towards possible victory in Lisbon on Leg 7, just over two weeks after skipper Bouwe Bekking (NED) had declared that he feared their challenge for the overall Volvo Ocean Race trophy was likely to fall short.

National sailor Mohamad Faizal Norizan's return to match racing ended with a bang as his MSA Match Racing Team took the title of the third edition of Liga Layar Malaysia (LLM) 2015.

Yuri Tokovoi (UKR) mastered the challenging conditions on the first day of the Finn World Masters in Kavala, Greece with two race wins to lead the 204 boat fleet.