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Route du Rhum underway off Saint Malo on Sunday

The 11th edition and 40th anniversary staging of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race got underway off the Brittany port of Saint Malo on Sunday

18 Footers League Club Championship

The Finport Trade Finance team hung on to win a heart-stopping Race 1 of the Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship on Sydney Harbour

Route du Rhum – Phil Sharp aims for second consecutive win

Phil Sharp, Class40 skipper of Imerys Clean Energy aims for a second consecutive win in the Route du Rhum

Laser Inlands at an Arctic Rutland

Will it or won’t it still be an Olympic class after 2020? Whatever the result of World Sailing’s anti-trust evaluations, there is no doubt that the Laser will retain its popularity . . .

Offshore Race gets the nod for 2024 Olympics

Friday at the World Sailing Annual Conference in Sarasota, USA, the Mixed 2 Person Offshore event was agreed by the WS Council for the 2024 Olympic Games, removing the Finn class

A-Cat French Nationals – Final

A good entry of 56 for the A-Cat French Nationals, held at Lac de Maubuisson near Bordeaux, France – won by Benoit Marie of France

EU Anti-Trust Commission looking at World Sailing

The World Sailing Board has issued a statement confirming that the EU Anti-Trust Commission has requested further information in response to a complaint it has received

Looking Ahead to AC36

America’s Cup Q&A episode one: what are the teams looking forward to in the next America’s Cup? – Video here

Etchells Worlds final wrap up video

Final wrap up video of the Etchells Worlds from Mitch Pearson/SurfSailKite that includes live action and drone footage, along with interviews

The clock is ticking for World Sailing

As the clock ticks down, World Sailing will attempt to save themselves from complete ridicule and assemble something resembling competitive sailing in the 2024 Olympic Games.

World Sailing Equipment Committee recommendations

The World Sailing Equipment Committee met on Wednesday in Sarasota, USA, to discuss the Equipment and Format proposels for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

L1 wins first eSailing World Championship

France’s L1 won the inaugural World Sailing, eSailing World Championship Final after a tense winner-take-all final race