Dinghy helmsman dies in sailing accident at Finn UK Masters Championship
Tragic accident at ILCA master regatta
Massimo Patelli, a 51-year-old sailor from Romagna, Italy, unfortunately lost his life due to an accident during the ILCA 6 Master class regatta on Saturday 30 April
World Sailing – Ukraine Crisis, Support our Sailors
World Sailing is showing its support by creating a centralised funding page to provide much needed financial aid to Ukrainian sailors. All funds pledged will go to the Sailing Federation of Ukraine who will distribute it to the athletes.
World Sailing follow-up statement on Ukraine
World Sailing follow-up statement concerning the situation in Ukraine
Olympic 49erFX sailor dies in training accident
Tunisian Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez has died aged 17 after a training accident in waters off the capital Tunis on Sunday
Jubilee Sailing Trust operations face closure
The Jubilee Sailing Trust will be forced into ceasing operations ending a forty-four year history, unless it can urgently raise a minimum of £500K by Thursday 14 April
Dutch sanction fourteen Russian superyachts
Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, reports that Dutch customs authorities have placed fourteen yachts of Russian ownershp at Dutch yacht builders under supervision
Infiniti 52 – Electrifying DSS performance straight out of the box
The Infiniti 52’s DSS foil isn’t designed to make the boat fly, but it does significantly reduce displacement and drag, again increasing speed
National Crime Authority seize 192-foot Superyacht in London
The UK National Crime Authority has seized a $50 million superyacht owned by an unnamed Russian.
SailGP – Ainslie and Mills launch Protect Our Future at San Francisco event
Sir Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills OBE launched their new climate education platform in San Francisco ahead of the final SailGP event of season, the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix.
Mark England named Team GB Chef de Mission for Paris 2024 Olympics
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced Mark England OBE as Chef de Mission for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Shackleton’s lost ship is found in Antarctic after 107 years
Scientists have found and filmed one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank.