Following the King’s Cup, yesterday’s well-received charity event between the Royal Yacht Squadron and the RC44 class, the unseasonably fine weather on the Solent continued for the opening day of the 44Cup World Championship Cowes, the highlight of the five event 2026 44Cup series. Thanks to the proximity of the regional weather systems, today the 12-15 knot wind was not the prevailing southwesterly but instead was blowing up the Solent from the southeast. This permitting the race committee to set up the course up and down in the central Solent’s North Channel, although the race course was highly tactical, the tide turning first on the right side of the course as the afternoon progressed. Read More