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Melges 24 World Championship – Bora Gulari leads after Day 1

Bora Gulari of the USA on New England Rope leads the 2022 Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by Lauderdale Yacht Club

Solo Spring Championship – Gillard on count-back

he 2022 Solo Spring Championship hosted by Felpham Sailing Club provided a three-way podium tie, with Tom Gillard claiming the honours

Ian Walker joins North Sails UK

Ian Walker, who recently announced he was stepping down from his position as RYA Racing Director, is to take charge of North Sails UK.

Game Changer – First Foiling iQFOiL Tack captured on camera

iQFOiL history was written by 15-year-old Harry Joyner from Australia as he foiled through the first-ever tack on his iQFOiL equipment live in front of his coach’s camera

A-Class Worlds – Parent and Landenberger are new Champions

It came down to the final race for the A-Class Open World title, with Ravi Parent USA finishing two points ahead of Jakub Surowiec POL to claim the overall victory

Cadet Class Spring Championship – Surf’s up at Pevensey Bay

The second leg of the Vaikobi Cadet Class Spring Championship, the Peter Scott Trophy, was held at Pevensey Bay SC. Winners were Toby Bush and Kemmel Thorogood who won three of the five races

British Team set for Youth Sailing Worlds

RYA name the sixteen young sailors selected to represent Great Britain at the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championshipsin the Hague

SailGP adds Singapore Grand Prix to 2022-23 series

SailGP has added Singapore to its Season 3 calendar, with the city-state hosting Asia’s first Sail Grand Prix on January 14-15, 2023.

Slingsby on board with American Magic

The New York Yacht Club American Magic has signed Tom Slingsby, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and multi-class world champion, to its sailing team for the 37th America’s Cup

Infiniti 52 Tulikettu sinks in North Atlantic after hitting UFO

Xtra Stærk Ocean Racing Society has reported that the Tulikettu Racing Team Infiniti 52,Tulikettu, has been lost in the Noth Atlantic aafter colliding with an Unidentified Floating Object

RS200 Northern Tour face wind and ‘waves’ on Pennington Flash

Alistair and Helen Norris took a cleansweep at the Leigh & Lowton RS200 Northern Tour event

First ever U25 Para Sailing World Championship

The new Championship event is intended as an avenue for the growth of the sport as World Sailing continues its campaign to see sailing reinstated for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games