Today Race 4 started around 10 am with a fresh building Mistral breeze of 15-22 knots. French Corinthian team Lynx took the bullet with a right side call on the first beat. Kidzink Youth UAE came 2nd with Ares Youth/Women from Australia took 3rd.
Race 5: the Mistral filled in with gusts of 30 knots creating some great photos at the windward mark.
Race 6: several boats abandoned as it was getting very rough, but the Mistral eased to a steady 22 knots with gusts over 25 knots.
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Results before Jury
The overall results before Jury show Kidzink Youth still leader in front of Socare Marbrerie and Lynx from France second and third respectively.
Hyères World Championship 2026 © João Saraiva Mendes
Porco Rosso’s tactician Will Sargent stated: “Today our helmsman was Miki Romanyk. During the first two races we were trying to process everything onboard and the third everything clicked. We had a great start and are used to strong winds in Hobart.”
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After a broken mast yesterday for a Belgian team, today was Julien Bunel’s turn to have a breakage. Despite that, his team is still in second place!
The Nations Cup is extremely tight between France who is leading with their top three boats in 2nd, 3rd, and 5th slightly ahead of UAE who has their top three boats in 1st, 6th and 8th place. The Nations Cup’s name was changed this year to honor Katie Jackson who was the Executive Secretary of the World Council in the first 10 founding years of the class and was instrumental to the success of the class those years. France and UAE will battle it out tomorrow to determine the Nation that takes home the Katie Jackson Nations Cup.
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Technology supporting the racing
Every boat is equipped with a GPS tracker, adding a technological dimension to the championship and enabling the fleet’s movements to be followed throughout the racing: Link to MetaSail tracking.
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Photos & Videos from Day 4:
Link to Photo Album of Day 4 – Photo credits: ©João Saraiva Mendes
All the Videos from this event on our YouTube channel
How to follow the action
Everything about the event is on the official SB20 Worlds Hyères 2026 website. During the championship, daily written reports will be published here on the SB20 Class website, while our Facebook and Instagram pages will cover the action on and off the water, with daily videos on social media and our YouTube channel.