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By World Sailing Carola Colasanto recorded a perfect start to the Youth Sailing World Championships 2024 with four bullets in four races on the first day of official racing on Lake Garda. In the iQFOiL windsurfing heats, the Italian was…
The SailGP Inspire Grand Final delivered classic San Francisco summer conditions, with moderate to strong winds reliably punching through the fog each day. The standard of the WASZP fleet has never been higher, particularly in the women’s fleet, which was…
Four major titles in a super Sunday of sport for the Spanish, as Spain secure $2Million in prize money by taking the SailGP Grand Final in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – July 14, 2024 – They say things come in…
It’s all to race for in the battle for third, with France edging Spain by just one point after day one in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – July 13, 2024 – Set against the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge,…
With the stunning trophy from the world-renowned architect and designer Patricia Urquiola now the centrepiece of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, training for victory has been the focus for all of the teams in June. The British, Americans and Swedish…
The global racing championship will bring fans even closer to the action with new in-person and remote graphical viewing and augmented reality experiences via the SailGP app LONDON – July 12, 2024 – SailGP, the world’s most technologically-advanced and exciting racing on…
GWA Big Air Wingfoil World Championships Gran Canaria – Suardiaz and MacDonald are world champions taking a new discipline to new heights in one of the closest finals in GWA history The Big Air pioneers who took the first ever world…
Penalties, crashes and capsizes. Photo finish winners and screaming starts. Five winners across 13 events – but it all comes down to this. The season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco is here! The fast and furious two-day racing format…
Preparations are in order and the groundwork has been done by the next generation of champion sailors ahead of the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships in Lake Garda. The world’s brightest talents will put on a show between 13-20 July…
Hobart yachts gear up for Australian Yachting Championships amidst Winter Series As anticipation builds for the prestigious Australian Yachting Championships set for January 2025, Hobart yachts are starting their preparations. The Derwent Sailing Squadron’s Winter Series has taken centre stage,…
Launching with a reddish-grey, gravelly lunar surface in the foreground, Day 1 of the GWA Big Air Wingfoil World Championships Grand Canaria 2024 took off today eclipsing scores and heights from last year’s championship. Competitors hammered through two rounds in…
By popular demand the 2025 52 SUPER SERIES returns to two venues which were new to the circuit in 2022 and 2023. They are followed by an overdue visit to Cascais, Portugal for the third event, the Rolex TP52 World…
Sail trim is perhaps the single most important factor in boat performance. Whether you’re a weekend dinghy sailor or you sail on a 100-ft maxi, adjusting sail shape to maximise the wind that you have at your disposal is the…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – July 10, 2024 – SailGP, the most exciting racing on water, today unveiled a return to Sydney’s iconic harbour for a record sixth event as part of its 2024/2025 Season calendar. KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney…
On Monday, the 29er European Championships held as part of the 25th Gdynia Sailing Days concluded. The event featured 138 teams from 25 countries. The Polish teams dominated the championship, winning four out of six gold medals. From Wednesday, three…
Latest Racing on the Edge reveals a race against time, as four teams fight for their spot on the 2024/2025 Season startline This weekend’s SailGP Season 4 Grand Final is set to be the final event for one national team…
Marstrand, Sweden (8 July 2024) USA’s Chris Poole/ Riptide Racing became the first American skipper to win the GKSS Match Cup Sweden this weekend, the founding event of the World Match Racing Tour and this year celebrating its 30th Anniversary….
The ILCA U21 World Championship has come to a thrilling conclusion, marking the end of an intense week of competitive sailing in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. To wrap up the event, sailors were faced with a breeze from 330º at…
Offringa and Mortefon win in Pozo Izquierdo and lead the World Cup in Slalom X ➢ The Aruban and the Frenchman riders are the first windsurfers to be crowned in the new PWA discipline ➢ The Grancanarian Alexia Kiefer is…
Argentine teenager Catalina Turienzo and defending Youth World Champion Lysa Caval from France were already in the finals, counting two and one points/wins respectively, waiting for their opponents to come through. Turkish Olympian Derin Atakan won her semi-final relatively easily and got her ticket to the 4-rider final. In the other semi-final, Magdalena Woyciechowska from Poland showed…
Viana do Castelo, Portugal — The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th, has completed the second day of the final series. The day was marked by very consistent sailing conditions, with wind starting from…
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Santa Lucía de Tirajana, July 6, 2024.- The seventh and penultimate day of competition at the Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup 2024 was filled with excitement in the stands of Pozo Izquierdo, as riders returned to compete in the new…
Viana do Castelo, Portugal — The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th, has completed its 4th day of successful racing. Strong sailing conditions today marked the beginning of the final series. The…
Santa Lucía de Tirajana, July 5, 2024.- On the seventh day of action at the Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup 2024, spectators enjoyed the return of the Waves discipline, with the men’s and women’s double eliminations taking place. For the…
Viana do Castelo, Portugal — The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th, has completed its third day of successful racing. Another day of near-perfect sailing conditions afforded the sailors opportunities to gain in…
Australia’s America’s Cup campaign for the Unicredit Youth and Puig Women’s regattas in 2024 has announced a supplier partnership with Australian designed foiling dinghy creator WASZP to help train our elite squad bound for Barcelona. The WASZP is a proudly…
The windsurfers from France and Aruba are the top riders dominating the new windsurfing discipline in Pozo Izquierdo Santa Lucía de Tirajana, July 4, 2024 – The sixth day of competition at the Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup 2024 thrilled…
Viana do Castelo, Portugal – The second day of racing is in the books for the 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th. Today was another gorgeous day for sailing, conditions were warm and…
Marstrand, Sweden (4 July 2024) A break in the weather allowed the Nordea Women’s Trophy at GKSS Match Cup Sweden to complete its quarter-final stage today with the top three teams joining Sweden’s Anna Östling (Team WINGS) in the semi-finals….
➢ The Canarian, last year’s Junior World Champion, excelled during the championship in Pozo Izquierdo, solidifying his bid to retain the title ➢ Second and third places were secured by the Greeks Lennart Neubauer and Gregory Stathopoulos ➢ In the Masters category, British…
Sarah-Quita Offringa (Aruba) and Pierre Mortefon (France) lead the windsurfing discipline, which is making its world premiere in Gran Canaria Santa Lucía de Tirajana, July 3, 2024 – A historic day for windsurfing in Pozo Izquierdo. The fifth day of competition…
As skipper and co-pilot of the Orient Express Racing Team’s AC75, Quentin Delapierre is focussed as the clock ticks down to the start of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Barcelona in 50 days’ time. While his primary objective is getting…
There was a palpable sense of tension rising around the Port Vell throughout June as the business end of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup gets real. The time for thinking is over, it is all about execution now and…
Viana do Castelo, Portugal – The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship kicked off in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th. Today marks the first day of racing, and the sailing conditions continue to surpass expectations in what will become…
Marstrand, Sweden (2 July, 2024) USA’s Chris Poole/ Riptide Racing and Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson/ Berntsson Sailing Team share the lead of the 2024 GKSS Match Cup Sweden open event after two days, each team posting five wins in the qualifying…
Class Rules Update:The latest version of the class rules are now live, effective from 1 July. The changes can be found in the rules and include: If you have any questions or require clarification please contact our class manager Martin…
The Canarian, who finished second last year, delivered a stellar performance, beating German Julian Salmonn, followed by the Spanish-German Philip Köster. Lina Erpenstein (GER) and local rider Alexia Kiefer completed the podium in the women’s category. Santa Lucía de Tirajana,…
The 49er and FX skiffs gave us a taste of the Olympics this summer in the YCPR Magic Regatta! 🇵🇱 Buksak and Weirzbicki (POL 49er) showed that they are ready for an Olympic medal, dominating throughout the event last weekend….
As the final act of the America’s Cup Trophy Tour, Barcelona’s ‘Summer of Sailing’ was officially presented today with all four trophies that make up the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup presented together for the very first time. The event…
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