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America’s Cup technology in fight against Covid-19

America’s Cup team, Emirates Team New Zealand calls on automated warehouse techknowlogy so the team can safely return to work

Tom Squires . . . Olympic-bound

Olympic-bound Tom Squires feared his Olympic dream had gone as the Tokyo Games seemed about to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic

Kieler Woche 2020 going back to its roots

The top German sailing regatta, Kieler Woche, which has been postponed to September, will take place in a much reduced format this year

Exclusion zone set as ‘Whiskey Galore’ returns to Skye

Fact follows fiction with wreck of cargo ship on rocks between the Outer Hebrides and Skye

GP14 World Championships postponed

The GP14 International Class Association has postponed its 2020 GP14 World Championships until 2021

World Sailing to delay CEO appointment

World Sailing is expected to delay the appointment of a new CEO until there is more certainty around World Sailing’s budget

Terry Hutchinson and American Magic’s Quest for the America’s Cup

America’s Cup commentator Gary Jacobson recently talked with NYYC American Magic’s skipper and Executive Director Terry Hutchinson – Video here

2020 Fireball Worlds cancelled

The 2020 Fireball Worlds due to take place in Howth, Ireland, in August have been cancelled and the UK Nationals suspended

Lockdown victory for Steve Sallis at RS300 National Tour opener

Only a week before the UK coronavirus lockdown, the RS300 fleet returned to Stewartby Water SC for the 2020 Rooster RS300 National Tour season opener

World Sailing Statement . . .

World Sailing’s Board of Directors posted the following statement Tuesday evening

Team GB confirm Sailing Team for rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games

BOA and RYA have confirmed that the 15 sailors selected for Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will remain the same for the rescheduled Games in 2021

Ineos Team UK switch to PPE face shield production

INEOS TEAM UK is supporting the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by manufacturing PPE face shields for key workers in the local area around their team base in Portsmouth