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World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has renewed the Special Event status of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) through to 2028. The announcement comes after the conclusion of the 2018-19 World Match Racing Tour Championship Final…
Perhaps it is because people are becoming increasingly time poor, or because it neatly side-steps the problem of keeping a large crew together, but one area of offshore racing undeniably gaining popularity is double-handing. This unique discipline of our sport…
LOS ANGELES, CA – On the 50th edition of the Transpacific YC's 2225-mile race from LA to Honolulu, at 0200 Pacific Daylight Time this morning the YB tracking system had activated an emergency signal from John Sangmeister's Santa Cruz 70…
PHUKET, Thailand – Over 450 sailors, families and friends from more than 20 countries are set to make Cape Panwa Hotel their home this week as they head to Phuket to take part in the Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek,…
Bruce Keen (GBR) kept his nerve and won the close battle for the ACO 10th Musto Skiff World Championship 2019 title in Medemblik, after it came down to the very last metres on the finish line of the final race….
Newport, Rhode Island: After a front carrying torrential rain passed through overnight, the Weather Gods graciously delivered sunshine and fresh 10-12 knot breezes to Rhode Island Sound for the fourth and penultimate day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship….
The news that the first America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta of the 36th America’s Cup cycle will take place in Cagliari, Sardinia from April 23 – 26, 2020 has been announced at an event hosted by the Challenger of…
Holding an eight point advantage going into the final day, and then doing enough to hang on, enabled Chris Bake's Team Aqua to be crowned the 44Cup Marstrand World Champions for 2019. Bake’s team claimed this year's title ahead of…
After a marginal forecast left the nine-strong 44Cup fleet parked at the dock until 1300, the Swedish wind gods came good, allowing four races to be held in 8-12 knots on the penultimate day of the 44Cup Marstrand World Championship…
The battle for gold at the ACO 10th Musto Skiff World Championship 2019 is heating up in Medemblik, Netherlands, and despite thunderstorms and heavy rainfall on Friday; the race committee got two out of three scheduled races in. Bruce Keen…
Following an extended period of reflection and careful deliberation, the Finn class is today announcing details of its plans to try to 'rebalance the slate. Within the slate of Olympic Sailing events voted for in Sarasota in 2018, there is…
Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose and unfortunately today was the latter for day two of the 44Cup Marstrand World Championship 2019. At the skippers briefing in the morning PRO Peter 'Luigi' Reggio kept the crews ashore. The race…
The 21st Finn Silver Cup, the U23 Finn World Championship, begins this weekend in Anzio, Italy. There are 28 sailors from 16 countries entered, including nine sailors under 19 years old. Anzio has a long history in Finn sailing, having…
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 11, 2019) – Two races in 11-14 knot breezes today proved that winning will be no easy task at the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve…
LONDON – July 10, 2019 – SailGP flies into the UK to make its debut on European waters in just one month. On August 10 and 11, SailGP will serve as the opening feature of the iconic Cowes Week regatta…
After the third day of the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019, Rick Peacock (GBR) grabbed a big lead in the provisional overall ranking. The talent coach of the Dutch High Performance Project is nine points ahead of compatriot…
The opening day of the 44Cup Marstrand World Championship 2019 was one of exceptional sailing conditions in 15 knot winds, under brilliant sunshine and usually on top of a short, sharp chop making for an exhilarating, if wet ride for…
Former world champion, Thomas Hansson-Mild, from Sweden, is the new OK Dinghy World No. 1, taking the spot from his compatriot, the winner of the recent European championship, Fredrik Lööf. Hansson-Mild has had a very successful season so far, winning…
July 10, 2019 – The next Yacht Racing Forum, in Bilbao, Spain (November 25-26) will once again reassemble the sports’ leading personalities in one place during two days to network, debate the future of the sport and make business. The…
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 10, 2019) – Last night at Gurney’s Marina and Resort, 400 hundred sailors representing six countries joined sponsors and race organizers at the elegantly-staged Welcome Reception for the 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht…
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 9, 2019) — After a postponement ashore and then on the water this morning, a light breeze filled in nicely for the greater part of two races on Rhode Island Sound at the 12 Metre World Championship…
The Defender and Challenger of Record organizations for the America’s Cup presented by Prada have announced the specialist race management, rules and measurement teams chosen for the competition’s 36th edition taking place in Auckland, New Zealand in 2021. Race Management…
Australia’s reigning Olympic Laser champion Tom Burton won the Laser Worlds in Miho, Japan late this afternoon, while Matt Wearn’s sterling performance in the final two races has earned the West Australian second overall; a satisfying result for Australia and…
Poland’s sailing capital, Gdynia, will come alive with the sights and sounds of the world’s best young sailors when the 2019 Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships commences on 13 July. 409 sailors from 66 nations will race across nine youth…
On the second day of the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019 there is a new leader. It is the reigning world champion Jon Newman. By winning the second and third race, the Australian managed to climb from eighth…
(Miho Bay, Japan) After ten races, Australia’s Tom Burton holds a12-point lead over his nearest competitor, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz fromFrance, going into the final day of the 2019 ILCA Laser Standard Men’sWorlds. Two final races are scheduled for tomorrow to determine…
Entries across all classes and division are shaping up well for Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing as the organiser, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC), announced the winner of the early entries prize draw which offered the full value of…
After three races on the spectacular opening day of the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019, British sailor Bruce Keen has taken the lead. The world champion of 2012 and 2015 has a lead of four points over his…
(Miho Bay, Japan) Today marked the first day of the final series atthe 2019 ILCA Laser Standard Men’s Worlds. With the top sailors nowall grouped in the Gold Fleet, the battle of the world's best will nowunfold. Today’s conditions were…
Marstrand, Sweden (7 July 2019): Phil Robertson (ChinaOne Ningbo) has become Match Racing World Champion, defeating USA’s Taylor Canfield (US One) 3-0 in the finals in Marstrand, Sweden. It is Robertson’s second world title following his World Match Racing Tour…
Four sets of medallists were decided on an exciting fifth and final day of racing at the 2019 Para World Sailing Championships in Puerto Sherry, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain. Damien Seguin (FRA), Fabrizio Olmi & Davide Di…
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 7, 2019) — In preparation for next week’s 12 Metre World Championship (July 8-13) in Newport, R.I., a fleet of 16 12 Metres competed in Sail Newport’s annual Newport Regatta and counted it as their official 12…
The world’s attention will be on Melbourne this summer with the world’s best sailors heading down under for the Melbourne – Summer of Sailing. Six months out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay from Sorrento all…
After a disappointing opening to their 2019 Tour Voile campaign, missing out on the eight-boat Final for the first of three back-to-back days of stadium racing in Dunkirk, Oman Sail’s Stevie Morrison, Quentin Ponroy and Abdul Al Mashari bounced back…
Marstrand, Sweden: Local favourite Nicklas Dackhammar (ESSIQ Racing) today secured his place in the Semi-final of GKSS Match Cup Sweden for the 2018-19 Match Racing World Championship, sending home six-time world champion, Ian Williams, in a straight 2-0 match. Dackhammar…
On the last day of fleet racing at the 2019 Para World Sailing Championships in El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain, the line-ups for Sunday’s final showdown were confirmed. Thirty-three boats will battle it out on the Bay of…
Kühlungsborn, Germany: The last day of the Dragon Grand Prix Germany 2019 proved to be a cliffhanger as overnight leader Peter Gilmour, sailing Yred (JPN) with son Sam and Yasuhiro Yaji, and second placed Dmitry Samokhin, sailing Rocknrolla (RUS) with…
Miho Bay, Japan: After six qualifying races, the final two sailed in ideal 15-18 knot winds; the Gold fleet is now decided and will determine who will be named the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Champion. New Zealand’s Sam Meech…
One of Australia’s largest junior sailing events will head to the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) this summer as the 2020 Gill Optimist Australian & Open Championships descend on Williamstown from 2-9 January 2020. The event will be run…
The battle to qualify for the final day of racing intensified on the second day of the 2019 Para World Sailing Championships in El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain. The top 10 of each fleet is starting to take…
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