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Ultimate Sailing Calendar

Set sail on an exhilarating journey across the world’s most breathtaking regattas with the Ultimate Sailing Calendar.

Ultimate Sailing Calendar 2026 edition Ultimate Sailing Calendar 2026 edition
Ultimate Sailing Calendar 2026 edition
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Set sail on an exhilarating journey across the world’s most breathtaking regattas with the 2026 Ultimate Sailing Calendar. From San Francisco to Barcelona, the Caribbean to Corsica — this year’s edition captures the power, passion, and spectacle of high-performance sailing. Each month
showcases a unique facet of the sport: the thunderous starts of TP52s and F50s, vintage elegance under full sail, Olympic ambition, and offshore endurance in full stride.

The Ultimate Sailing Calendar is a perennial favorite of sailors. Action-packed and vibrant, big and bold: it’s 24” by 18” when displayed. Expertly printed on durable high-quality Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper, with environmentally friendly linseed and soya oil-based ink – it’s friendly to Mother Nature while looking good all year long. 

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Sharon Green creator of the Ultimate Sailing Calendar since 1983, is one of the world’s pre-eminent yachting photographers – and now a sought-after motivational speaker too. For more than three decades she has captured the most spectacular, action-packed and historic sailing images of the era: hanging out of helicopters and whisking through waves aboard jostling photo boats.

Entrepreneur, artist, adventurer … tales of her extraordinary career have inspired hundreds of devotees – just as her Ultimate Sailing images have wowed thousands of fans worldwide.

It’s invigorating and fun to keep learning, with new techniques, equipment, and of course, the newer, faster boats – always a thrill to seek out that
‘Ultimate Sailing’ image!”

From the Helm

  • "Just so you know your photos have made a huge impact on my life. For 30 years you have kept my daydreams alive. Thank you."


    -BEN TOWERY

  • "Sharon, you are one-of-a-kind! You are the 'Kleenex' of sailing photography. If you get my meaning. All the others are just tissues. I and I'm sure millions of others feel the same way."

    -MICHAEL RAABE


  • "Your images always give me such a thrill.. thank you for so many years of excitement."

    -DEIRDRE SHEEHAN


  • "Wow Sharon!! Amazing stuff! You have a beautiful way of capturing the action and essence of every event you shoot!"

    -MARK WHARTON REID

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Behind the Image: March — Merlin Under the Golden Gate
Behind the Image: March — Merlin Under the Golden Gate

The March spread in the Ultimate Sailing Calendar features the legendary yacht Merlin charging downwind beneath the Golden Gate Bridge during the Rolex Big Boat Series in San Francisco.

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Timeless Lines, Perfected Choreography
Timeless Lines, Perfected Choreography

Photographing the classics is when the wide-angle lens comes out. You want everything in the frame — sweeping sheerlines, polished varnish, full sails, and crews moving in choreography. These yachts are beautifully restored and deeply loved, and the pride in this fleet shows in every detail.

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At the Edge of Control: Swan Racing in the Bonifacio Channel
At the Edge of Control: Swan Racing in the Bonifacio Channel

Spray flies and adrenaline surges as the Swan fleet charges upwind through the Bonifacio Channel, where Corsica’s towering limestone cliffs funnel the Mediterranean mistral into one of the most demanding racecourses in Europe.

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When Two Sailing Mainstays Align: Landfall Navigation and Ultimate Sailing Chart a Shared Course
When Two Sailing Mainstays Align: Landfall Navigation and Ultimate Sailing Chart a Shared Course

In a sport shaped by tradition, innovation, and the continued contributions of dedicated organizations, partnerships like this reflect the evolving ways sailors learn, connect, and celebrate their experiences.

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Fresh to Frightening

The Sharon Green Story, a 19 minute documentary by Sharon Green - Ultimate Sailing and Gareth Kelly - Bowline Films, is now on tour

Flying high at the SailGP event back in 2022. These boats were out defying gravity foiling around San Francisco in the Grand Final of Season 2! It was Australia who walked with the 🏆 that day 👏.
An eye in the sky perspective 📸 🚁. From @transpacrace ⬇️ As Catalina fades behind them, 2,225 miles of open ocean lie ahead. Out there, sailors see it all: changing winds, big waves, amazing sunsets, and wildlife that makes the whole trip unfor
Charging into the weekend. Does anyone recognize this rocket ship? 🚀 Bonus points if you can guess the race! 🌬️ ⛵ 🌊
We don’t always get dressed up… but when we do it’s for events like the AC Hall of Fame Induction dinner. 💃 It’s fun to put the camera down every now and then and celebrate the world of sailing in a different way 🏆.
Film photography aboard EVERGREEN. 1978 Canada’s Cup 🇨🇦 ⛵️ The vibes, the green, the film, take me back! 📸

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