World Match Racing Tour

The World Match Racing Tour (or WMRT) is an annual series of professional sailing match race events held in multiple countries. Since 2006, the winner of the WMRT series has been named the Match Racing World Champion.

Established in the year 2000, the WMRT brings together a diverse group of world-class sailors, including America's Cup and Olympic champions, to compete in the global championship series. WMRT holds the 'Special Event Status' designation from World Sailing, the governing body of the sport.

Throughout the course of the Tour, participating teams compete in various boats, with each event featuring identical boat models. Teams regularly switch boats during the competition, emphasizing the importance of the sailors' skill and strategic abilities.

WMRT is among the select group of World Sailing 'Special Events,' a category that includes renowned competitions such as the America's Cup and The Ocean Race. It is the longest-running professional sailing series in the sport. Past champions of the tour include Ian Williams, Peter Gilmour, Adam Minoprio, Phil Robertson, Taylor Canfield, and the current defending champion, Torvar Mirsky from Australia.

For professional sailors, the World Match Racing Tour has been seen as a valuable steppingstone towards the America's Cup, offering an opportunity for teams to refine their match racing expertise at the highest level. Initially focused on monohull match racing since its inception in 2000, the introduction of M32 multihulls in 2015 marked a significant change. Furthermore, with the America's Cup shifting to foiling monohulls for its 36th edition in 2021, the WMRT is expected to continue including events featuring a variety of boat types, encompassing monohulls, multihulls, and even foiling boats, starting in 2019.