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New Zealand to Continue Sailing Ban under Level 3

Yachting New Zealand expect sailing to continue to be banned under coronavirus level 3 restriction in New Zealand when it comes into place on Tuesday, 28 April

UK Sport confirm funding for elite athletes until March 2021

In their latest UK Sport podcast the UK Sport CEO Sally Munday confirmed that funding for elite athletes was secure until March 2021

America’s Cup – Britannia is back from Cagliari and ready to sail

Good news, or any news from the 36th America’s Cup organisation is always welcome, and today they have gone into overdrive

Full steam ahead for INEOS Team UK second AC75

Boat builder Jason Carrington and his team are nearing completion of the INEOS Team UKs second America’s Cup AC75

UK Sailing Club shutdown continues

With the UK Government COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ continuing for at least another three weeks, I have run a check on the operating status of a selection of major UK sailing clubs

Lockdown continues but moves afoot to restart sailing

Britain will stay in lockdown for “at least” another three weeks as the UK recorded another 861 coronavirus deaths in hospitals, taking the total to 13,729

Re-inventing the Solent Sunbeam

Ten years ago the first GRP Solent Sunbeam was added to this near 100 year old classic Fleet. Since that landmark launch day – 8 July 2010 – eleven new GRP Sunbeams have been built

IOC warns International Federations on unsustainable ‘entitlement’ relationship

The IOC took a stronger stance with regard to the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Games over the weekend. In separate interviews both IOC president Thomas Bach and IOC committee member Richard Pound, warned that the re-arrangement will result in “massive” additional…

World Sailing President Kim Andersen replies to media criticism

World Sailing President Kim Andersen has been under a lot of pressure with regard to the apparent critical financial situation of World Sailing during his tenure. Following a highly critical article in the Norwegian Sail Magazine, the president of World…

eSailing numbers have exploded during COVID-19 lockdown

When coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown came, eSailing exploded on the scene and is set for Olympic inclusion

America’s Cup facing coronavirus stand-off

The 36th America’s Cup comes under more pressure as all the countries involved remain in lockdown

Yachts & Yachting to merge with Sailing Today

The UK sailing magazines Sailing Today and Yachts & Yachting, are to merge and join forces for the duration of the current crisis