Members of the global sailing and yacht racing community are invited to save the dates of November 19–20, 2026 for the 16th edition of the Yacht Racing Forum.
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The world’s leading conference dedicated to the sport and business of sailing will once again bring together industry leaders, athletes, organisers, sponsors, and suppliers for two days of high-level conferences, debates, networking and business.
Registration is now open on the Forum’s new website. Participants who register before April 30 can benefit from the Early Bird Discount and save 20 percent.
Following a highly successful edition last year, the 2026 Forum promises to once again reunite the sport’s major events and most influential personalities from around the world. The programme will cover the key pillars of international sailing, while continuing to attract the industry’s most influential figures.
“One of our key objectives this year is to truly engage all stakeholders across competitive sailing. We want the Yacht Racing Forum to represent sailing globally, in all its diversity and strength,” says Bernard Schopfer, CEO and organiser of the event. “We will continue to spotlight the sport’s leading brands and personalities, while placing greater emphasis on mainstream sailing and the industry ecosystem that sustains it.”
Taking place on the final day of Metstrade and the day after, the Forum offers a unique opportunity to combine attendance at the world’s leading marine equipment trade show with two days of high-level conferences, targeted networking, and business development.
All participants will then come together at the traditional Sailor’s Night on Thursday evening — an informal and convivial gathering that brings together the international sailing community for relaxed, high-quality networking over a drink.
Last year’s edition welcomed more than 250 delegates from 26 countries. As the sport’s leading B2B platform, the Forum once again confirmed its role as the main meeting point for brands, event organisers, teams, suppliers, and innovators seeking to generate new business leads and explore commercial development opportunities.
I check-in with Tudor Team Alinghi’s director for technical and sailing, New Zealand America’s Cup veteran Dave Endean – the man in charge of making sure that in AC38 the Swiss syndicate improves on its somewhat lacklustre performance in the last Cup in Barcelona.
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