Sailing News

2022 SailGP Denmark GP - GBR Hit Rock
Ben Ainslie’s SailGP team strikes-out ahead of Denmark Sail Grand Prix

Following an incident involving a rock and a hard place . . . It is looking unlikely that Ben Ainslie’s SailGP Team will be able to race Firday.

2022 RORC Round Britain Medallia
Round Britain & Ireland Race – Medallia Takes Line Honours

IMOCA Medallia, skippered by Pip Hare, took Line Honours in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race in an elapsed time of 10 days 13 hours 23 minutes and 22 seconds.

5.5 Metre Aspire POL17 of Mateusz Kusznierewicz
Aspire wins 5.5 Metre Swiss Open

Aspire of Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek and Ed Wright won the 5.5 Metre Swiss Open at Brunnen on Lake Lucerne, hosted by Regattaverein Brunnen, on Wednesday.

2022 CHI Race Week - Fireball and 29er
Chichester Harbour Race Week – Day 3

Chichester Harbour Race Week reached mid-point at Hayling Island SC with its third day of racing for the 350+ entries.

GP14 Worlds – Day 4 is another day lost to the vagaries of the weather

Another day lost to the vagaries of the weather at the 2022 GP14 World Championships in Ireland.

2022 GP14 Worlds Skerries D3
GP14 Worlds – Day 3 and three races completed

Day 3 of the 2022 GP14 World Championships in Ireland and they have started racing. Official news is very hard to come by . . . but what is known is that three races have been completed.

2022 CHI Race Week - Committee Boat
Chichester Harbour Race Week – Day 2 Results

Chichester Harbour Race Week continues at Hayling Island SC – Monday 15 to Friday 19 Aug 2022 and it was something of a special day with the break in the heatwave and the first rain since sometime back in June.

2022 29er Nats - Sesto-Cosby and Wilkinson
29er Nationals – Santi Sesto-Cosby and Leo Wilkinson sweep Open, National and Youth titles

With the 29er National Championships at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club following closely on the 2022 Worlds in Barcelona it was a quick turnaround for the crews who took part in both events.

2022 ILCA4 Youth Worlds Joshua INGLESFIELD GBR
ILCA 4 Youth World Championship – Day 1 in Vilamoura

Two races were completed Monday in each fleet at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by Vilamoura Sailing, Portugal.

2022 RORC Round Britain D9
Round Britain and Ireland Race – Joy & pain on assent to Muckle Flugga

At 10:00 BST on Monday 15 August, Stuart Greenfield’s S&S 34 Morning After was ranked as the overall leader after IRC time correction in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race.

2022 F15 Nationals at HISC
Flying Fifteen return to birthplace for European Championship

The Flying Fifeteen class continue their close attchment to Cowes with the class European Championship and the UF50 event – a celebration of F15 designer Uffa Fox’s life and legacy.

2022 GP14 Worlds Skerries
GP14 Worlds – Day 1 on hold . . . Latest Update

Day 1 of the 2022 GP14 World Championships failed to get away Sunday and will try again Monday . . .But it seems Monday racing also abandoned