2026 World Championships NOR and Entry published
The Notice of Race for the 2026 Tampa, USA World Championships is now published.
Also, the entry is open for both the Admiral's Cup warm-up event and the Worlds are now open here -
Admirals Cup - https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/31123
World Championships 2026 - https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/31124
60 Years of AUS A-Cat sailing
This year, the AUS Association celebrated 60 years of A-Cat sailing as an association. Former AIADCA President and A-Cat legend, Ian 'Storm' Johnson, has done many hours research in the archives to produce this interesting biography of their Association. This was presented at their 60th celebrations at St Leonards Yacht Club and Motor Squadron in early Feb 26.
Read it here - https://www.a-cat.org/sites/default/files/A%20CELEBRATION%20BOOKLET%20ORIGINAL.pdf
Bruce Mahoney and Bob Hodges Capture North American A-Class Midwinter Championship
KEY LARGO, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2026) — Bruce Mahoney (USA) and Bob Hodges (USA) captured top honors at the 2026 North American A-Class Midwinter Championship, hosted annually by Upper Keys Sailing Club. Extreme wind and weather conditions on the final day forced racing to be abandoned, locking in results from Friday as final.
A look forward to 2026 our IACA President Bailey White.
Dear A-Class Sailors,
Happy 2026 to you and welcome to our class’s 70th anniversary. With speeds up to 34+ knots these days, she is quick for a 70 year old!
Euros NOR published and entry open.
The Notice of Race for the 2026 European Championships is published.
Also the entry is now open here
2025 review of the year
A-Cat 2025 Review of the year.
Yet another epic A-Cat year, one filled with individual victories and disappointments. Some moved away from the class, a few sadly left us all forever. But some new recruits discovered the delights of their new class, while other old hands swapped their boats for different ones. And a year when both the teacher and pupil became champions.
2025 AGM Minutes published
2026 Tampa Worlds site now up.
The Website for the 2026 Tampa Fl. Worlds is now up at https://www.aclassworlds.com
Final day at the PredictWind A-Cat Worlds 2025
The final day of any boat class Worlds can often an odd one. Sailors battle each other all week. Throughout that time, as in real battles, small skirmishes, pockets of unseen individual personal heroism and little victories happen all over the field, aside from the main strategic objective. Nearly everyone is involved in some way or other. And the final victory could range from an overwhelming and inexorable force, that was usually apparent from early on, to a touch and go, narrow-margin, last ditch effort to secure the strategic objective.
