Claire Leroy (FRA) and Marie Björling Duell (SWE) have joined the line-up for the Women's Match Racing World Championship 2019 in Lysekil, Sweden.

The World Match Racing Tour, under new ownership since 1 January, has announced an extension to the 2018 season in order to complete the World Championship following its sale by Aston Harald in December.

In very tricky conditions, skipper Lucy Macgregor and her British Team Mac with teammates Annie Lush, Nicky Walsh, and Kate Macgregor were declared 2018 Women's Match Racing World Champions in Ekaterinburg, Russia, defeating the French Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team skippered by Pauline Courtois sailing with Maëlenn Lemaitre, Louise Acker, and Sophie Faguet.

Ekaterinburg's famous Verkh-Isetsky pond keeps presenting the sailors with great challenges and the penultimate day of the 2018 Women's Match Racing World Championship saw the trend continue as the field was reduced to four teams in a strong northwesterly wind.

The top four teams after the round robin earned the rights to play tourist for the day and explore the historic city of Ekaterinburg while the remaining teams fought for the chance to join the top four in the quarter finals. And a good battle it was on Verkh-Isetsky pond.

The second day of round robin sailing in Ekaterinburg, Russia, at the 2018 Women's Match Racing World Championship saw a change of conditions as the first four teams punched their tickets for the Quarter Finals and will wait for the other four.

The racing for the 2018 Women's Match Racing World Championship got underway under cloudy skies with a light rain falling most of the day. But the dark skies did not dim the enthusiasm as the sailors and race officials hit the water and completed eight flights before joining in the Opening Ceremonies.

Eleven teams from around the world have arrived in Ekaterinburg, Russia to compete in the Women's Match Racing World Championship 2018. Racing will begin on the Verkh-Isetskiy pond tomorrow.

An exciting final day saw the experienced Danish Team Kattnakken defeat Swedish Team Bergqvist Match Racing in a very blustery final series.

The day began with the final spots in the quarter final still up for grabs and ended with the field reduced to four teams from four countries moving on to the semi finals.