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Ocean Race Europe – Coastal Race

The Ocean Race Europe fleet returned to competitive action in Cascais, Portugal Saturday for the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy coastal race.

Goodison to continue the Great Britain SailGP winning streak?

Great Britain head into the ItalySailGP leading the Season 2 Championship courtesy of Ben Ainslie’s team’s victory in Bermuda last time out.

Ocean Race Europe – Mirpuri take early lead

IMOCA and VO65 fleets start the Ocean Race Europe in light conditions, en-route to a mid-week finish in Cascais, Portugal

Star European Championship – Final Day

Just the one final race for the 2021 Star European Championships in Split, Croatia on Saturday to decide the podium places

RORC adapt France bound races following border restrictions

Following the French Government declaring restricted travel between the UK and France, the RORC has updated the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet and its other applicable races likely to be affected

Lake Garda Optimist Meeting – Final Day

597 Optimist sailors from twenty countries completed the 39th edition of the Garda Optimist Meeting this weekend.

Tokyo moves to Delivery Mode with 63 days to Opening

The final meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 concluded with 63 days remaining until the Opening of the Games

Goodison replaces Ainslie for Italian and Great Britain SailGP events

Olympic Gold medallist and three-time Moth World Champion Paul Goodison will replace Ben Ainslie in the Great Britain SailGP Team for the Italian and Great Britain SailGP events

First J/9 Daysailer Launched

The new J/9 daysailer went from what looks like wedding cake white icing (a foam) mould to first launch at Stanley’s Boatyard in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Tokyo Games – Coronavirus state of emergency extended and expanded

Japan’s Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has extended and expanded the coronavirus state of emergency until the end of May

33 Nations Compete at Finn Gold Cup in Porto

The 65th Finn Gold Cup opens in Porto, Portugal, this week with around 60 sailors from 33 nations taking part. It is the first time that the whole fleet will race together since the 2019 Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne, Australia . . .

Hull Turn Milestone for Arksen 85

Arksen, at Wight Shipyard Co. on the Isle of Wight, have reached another milestone with the recent hull turn of Project Ocean, the first Arksen 85