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
Cowes Classic Week – The rise and rise of the Solent Sunbeam
An impressive 22 Solent Sunbeams ventured from Chichester Harbour to Cowes Classic Week last week, the class’s largest turnout at the regatta since its inception in 2008