Sailing News

Europe Nats - Steve Cockerill
Laura Baldwin challenges for lead on Day 2 of Europe UK Nationals

Laura Baldwin, Britain’s 2004 Olympic representative in the Europe, showed her Olympic class, with three race wins on day 2 of the Europe UK National Championships at Weymouth on Saturday

Coastal Race provides fantastic finish to The Ocean Race Europe

Class leaders Offshore Team Germany (GER) and Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team (POR) confirmed as the respective IMOCA and VO65 winners in the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe.

WASZP Nationals Day 1
WASZP UK Nationals – Matt Beck is day 1 leader

Another class braving the Covid restrictions and the weather this weekend is the WASZP class with their UK Nationals at Rutland SC.

Europe Nationals at WPNSA 2021
Europe UK Nationals – Cockerill clean-sweep of day 1

Steve Cockerill took three race wins on day 1 of the Europe UK National Championships at Weymouth

RORC IRC Nationals
IRC National Championship is underway

The RORC IRC Class National Championship leaders after three races: Niklas Zennström’s FAST40+ Rán, Stuart Sawyer’s J/121 Black Dog, and Adam Gosling’s JPK 1080 Yes!

Santander Invitational Test Event
Podium finish for Fletcher and Bithell at Santander Test Event

Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell claimed a podium place after finishing third in the 49er medal race at the Santander 49er, 470 Invitational Test Event

Giraglia Rock - ARCA
Arca SGR takes Rolex Giraglia line honours

The 100ft Arca SGR took Rolex Giraglia line honours on Thursday, followed by Magic Carpet Cubed, with Leopard third home having dropped back in the middle of the small depression.

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Tokyo Games Playbooks – Third & Final versions published

The IOC, the IPC and the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 have published the third and final editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks

SailGP Italy Fleets 2021
SailGP return to Sydney Harbour for 2021

Australia Sail Grand Prix will be the ninth SailGP event in the global championship’s second season calendar

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Eric Twiname Junior Championships cancelled

The RYA has announced the cancellation of the 2021 Eric Twiname Junior Championships following the withdrawal of Bassenthwaite SC as hosts.

Tokyo 2020 Games
Team GB upgrades Covid PCR testing for Tokyo Games

The British Olympic Association has signed a PCR testing service plan with Randox Health for Team GB’s Covid-19 testing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in 2021

Fireball
2022 Fireball Worlds for Ireland at Lough Derg YC

The 2022 International Fireball World Championships will now take place in Ireland at Lough Derg YC from 22 to 26 August 2022