Dutchman Mark Slats sent a satellite message that – It is pretty windy but I’m very much in control – as he rounded Cape Horn early Sunday morning
Sailing News

8 New Challengers for America’s Cup
At the close of the late entry deadline, The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand confirmed there had been an additional 8 Notices of Challenge received.

International Olympic class racing returns to Weymouth
The RYA has finally confirmed what we revealed in early October . . . that Olympic Class Sailing Returns to the UK in 2019 – only three classes, but its a start

World Sailing and the one that got away!
With World Sailing moving to the next stage of their Dinghy Selection Trials for the single-hander for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games it’s time to look at the one that got away!

World Sailing dinghy Sea-trials for early 2019
World Sailing invites Member National Authorities to bid to host the Sea-trials for the selection of Equipment for the Paris 2024 Olympic Men’s and Women’s One Person Dinghy Events

Mike Golding – Sailing in the Olympics is definitely niche
Solo round the world sailor Mike Golding was invited to the World Sailing Annual Conference, along with Dee Caffari, to give their perspective on solo and short handed ocean racing at a key forum

World Sailing and the winds of change
While the changes for the 2024 Paris Olympics made the headlines – in the sailing media anyway – What may have a more lasting effect on World Sailing was the presentation of the Governance Commission Report.

World Sailing pulls it off!
After the considerable time spent on the “problem” of the Olympic Events and Equipment for the 2024 Olympics, a line was finally drawn with confirmation of the World Sailing Council event listing on Sunday

Finn class has become collateral damage
Statement from the International Finn Association – After Finn is excluded from the Olympic Games after 2020

World Sailing agrees new Olympic Events for 2024
World Sailing AGM voted for 2024 Olympic slate as proposed in WS Council that includes a Mixed 2 Person Keelboat Offshore, Kite-Foiler Mixed and a Two-Person-Dinghy Mixed event

Open Letter from Finn Class to World Sailing
On Friday the World Sailing Council voted to replace the one person dinghy mixed event with a mixed double handed offshore event, equipment (class) unknown

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