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RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show – The RYA is excited . . .

The RYA is excited . . . and well might they be. After years of falling attendance figures at the RYA preseason showcase for the sport, there has finally been some good news

Spithill’s US SailGP Team aiming for victory when it matters most

Jimmy Spithill is using the Super Bowl for inspiration as he plots success for the United States in SailGP’s US $1 million Grand Final race next month

America’s Cup – Another Time

The Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, recently posted a number of prints from photo albums of the Herreshoff family

30 year Sentence for Official in Rio Olympic Bid Corruption Scheme

Former head of Brazil’s Olympic committee, Carlos Nuzman, sentenced to 30+ years for bribery to buy votes for the Brazilian city’s successful bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Flying Fifteen Inland Championship goes to the wire

Jeremy Davey and Martin Huett from Draycote Water SC took a one point victory at Chew Valley Lake SC after four races were completed over the weekend of the 9 and 10 October.

Hannah Mills to race with British SailGP team this weekend

The sixth event of the season, taking place this weekend in Cádiz-Andalusia, will now include six athletes onboard all F50s for racing resulting in the league’s Women’s Pathway Program athletes racing onboard for the first time in SailGP

Ainslie takes Great Britain SailGP franchise ownership

Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain SailGP Team becomes the first competing team in the SailGP league to take franchise ownership

Not one, not two, but three days without racing at the Dragon Gold Cup

To lose two consecutive days of racing at a major sailing championship may be regarded as a misfortune . . . to lose three looks like a disaster.

Holman and Lewis lead after day 2 of RS200 Nationals

Climbing into 1st place overall, Arran Holman and Toby Lewis lead into day three of the RS200 National Championships at Exe SC.

Optimist British National & Open Championships – Final

The 2021 IOCA (UK) Optimist British National & Open Championships took place at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy from 31 July to 6 August.

Matt Beck is WASZP 2021 European Champion

After five days of intense competition and 14 races completed, WASZP UK Sailor Matt Beck is the WASZP European Champion.

Chichester Harbour Race Week – Day 1 Results

Competitors for Day 1 of Chichester Harbour Race Week, with over 360 entries, were held onshore while the weather became more managable